August 15, 2004
Mailport: 08/15/04
Surface Dive Deck Snorkel
Subscribers Only For underwater maintenance and shallow-water sightseeing around the boat, the 12-volt battery-powered Deck Snorkel is a handy and compact alternative to scuba gear.
Navman Tracker 5600 vs. Si-Tex ColorMax 6
Subscribers Only The Navman 5600 screen has been improved, but the Si-Tex machine outshines it in most important areas, including sunlight viewability and price.
Mailport: 08/15/04
Furlers: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Subscribers Only What the best riggers in the business have to say about the systems they install, maintain, and repair.
Inside Practical Sailor Blog
Eco-friendly Bottom Paints 2012
February 01, 2012
There are very few times when the door to my office is closed. Bottom paint rating tabulation time is one of them. For the past week I’ve been poring over bottom paint data collected earlier this month – three Excel tables representing more than 300 data points. Although mammoth data tables are not what drew me into this business, the bottom paint program is still one of my favorite projects. I’ve spent enough time scrubbing and scraping and painting to appreciate the importance of what we do.
