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Design For: Building Your Own Handrails
One of the most used and easily made items of safety gear on boats is the handrail. Rare is the boat which shouldn't have...
Design For: Cockpit Foot Brace
Modern yachts are frequently advertised as having spacious cockpits: and, indeed, they do. But it doesn't take many afternoons of sailing to discover that...
Stop That Leak!
The trick is to choose the right one. Some sealants get hard enough to sand or drill, and others stay supple. Some will stick...
Solution to a Problem: Custom Shower Sump and Pump
Amid the excitement and anticipation of taking delivery of a new boat, one tends to discount the importance of certain items. In my case,...
Checking and Replacing: Keelbolts, Part 1
Nevertheless, this safety margin does not guarantee eternal life for keelbolts. Corrosion takes its toll, sometimes more quickly than you might think. It is...
Boat Clinic: Minor Repair to Cored Decks
As long as the areas are small-no more than one or two square feet-repairs are quite simple and can usually be accomplished by injecting...
Can You-Should You-Build Your Own Fiberglass Tanks?
These tank makers are no doubt familiar with the construction, installation, and testing recommendations (including pressure-impulse strength tests) published in the American Boat &...
Stop That Leak!
The trick is to choose the right one. Some sealants get hard enough to sand or drill, and others stay supple. Some will stick...
Is Stainless Steel Really the Best Metal for Use in an Anchor?
Each time Practical Sailor conducts an anchor test, we get questions about the materials used in anchors, particularly stainless steel. Stainless steel is much...
Quick and Dirty Anchor Shank Strength Test
So you've read our many reports on anchor shanks, and you're thinking, I wonder what kind of steel my anchor shank is made of?...