May 1, 2005
PS Advisor: 05/01/05
Accon Bimini Fitting
Subscribers Only Quick and reliable, a boon for biminis.
Load Lock
Subscribers Only A simple device for keeping your gear and on-deck miscellany tied down.
New Marina Guidebook for Florida
Subscribers Only After hurricane-delayed research, a new guidebook for marinas along Florida's East Coast is now available.
Harken's Carbo Ratchet Blocks
Subscribers Only Made from fiber-reinforced plastic, these blocks are stronger and lighter than their predecesors, but a little more costly as well.
White Paint Match-up
Subscribers Only White bottom paints look good, but can they do the job?
Reefing Preferences from the Pros
We surveyed a cadre of experienced delivery skippers from around North America to find out what systems and gear they favor for reefing mainsails, and to find out what they don't like, and why.
Hunter 38
Subscribers Only Hunter's newest midsize offering combines performance and the company's historic attention to comfort. It's faster on paper than comparable boats, and priced to sell.
Big-Screen Chartplotters Under $2,000
Subscribers Only Standard Horizon is right on target with its highly rated CP1000C. It bests two other value-priced, 10-inch plotters.
Mailport: 05/01/05
Into the Fray
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.
