November 15, 2004
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PS Advisor: 11/15/04
Kiwi Slides and Handle Holster
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Wax Test Results
Subscribers Only After spending a year outside in New England's rigorous weather, our test specimens revealed which waxes endure, and which don't.
Trolling Motor as Dinghy Auxiliary
Subscribers Only Here's a dinghy-power option that might make sense — if your circumstances permit. It's quiet, clean, and cheap, but also slow, and may lack staying power.
Mailport: 11/15/04
Gear Lifts
Subscribers Only A new hoist from Island Marine Products gave us a chance to revisit a little-changed field where fault is hard to find. We still like the Garhauer and Kato lifts.
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.
