July 2006
A Fistful of Splicing Fids
Subscribers Only The stainless set from Selma combines elegant design with durability.
PS Advisor: 07/06
Hand Abrasives Round-up
Subscribers Only 3M’s Sandblaster sanding sponges and plain wet/dry sandpaper stand out.
Safety Gear for Kids
Subscribers Only Seven life vests take the plunge: Stearns rises to the top.
Compact Cookers
Subscribers Only Petite, portable, and powerful: Single-burners face off.
Voltmeters for the dweeb in all of us
Subscribers Only
The Custom Marine Computer
Subscribers Only Compact, energy efficient systems offer an affordable alternative to a laptop.
Getting a handle on VHFs
Subscribers Only Feature-filled Standard Horizon edges Icom.
Dufour 44
Subscribers Only Fast passages and Franco-Italian flair
Mailport: 07/06
The high price of safety rules
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.
