January 1, 2005
PS Advisor: 01/01/05
FenderStep
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Skywatch Windmate
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Knife Update
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X-40
Subscribers Only An established European builder offers a strong offshore performer with good looks, a few interesting twists, and only one or two minor flaws.
Headings: Future Fixture or Fancy Fad?
Subscribers Only Every four years, solo sailing luminaries assemble in France to race non-stop around the world in the Vendée Globe, and the equipment aboard their boats deserves examination as a harbinger of what we may some day see aboard our own boats.
Washdown Pumps
Subscribers Only If you need a lot of flow—and have the dough—get the Groco. Otherwise, we like the two models from Johnson and the $85 SHURflo.
Salt Fighters
Subscribers Only To go that extra step in protecting your boat and engine from salt, consider these products. We tested five, and Salt-Away is our top pick.
Mailport: 01/01/05
True Trickledown
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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.
