More DIY Projects

• Indoor Sailboat Refinishing

  — I am restoring old fiberglass sailing club boats (Rhodes 19s) in a confined, heated space in winter, and I need to...

• Practical Sailor’s Semi-annual Bottom Paint Test Checkup

   Subscribers Only — In this article, our semi-annual report on antifouling paints for sailboats, testers rate two sets of paint...

• Best Boat Soaps for Regular Washdowns

  — Sticking to a regular boat bath regimen not only keeps a boat looking good, but it also helps protect it from...

• Nonskid Test Update

   Subscribers Only — Practical Sailor recently tested a nonskid mat from Soft Deck Inc. as a followup to our January 2012 report on...

• Stuck Like Glue

   Subscribers Only — Just about every sailboat owner has at some point mixed up a batch of epoxy to fill a hole, glue parts back together,...

• Ralph’s Great Adventures in Laminating

   Subscribers Only — Technical Editor Ralph Naranjo equates spare time with boat projects. His basement shop/test facility has spawned a...

• Antifouling for Aluminum Boats

   Subscribers Only — When Achim and Erica Ginsberg-Klemmt upgraded to an aluminum sloop, they had to confront one of aluminum’s major...

• What’s In the Practical Sailor Toolbag?

  — Formerly the manager of a full-service boat yard, Practical Sailor Technical Editor Ralph Naranjo offers a survey of...

• Bottom Paint Stripping

  — Although we’ve tackled our share of varnish with a heat gun and scraper, we’ve never used them to strip...

• 25 Paints Make it Past the 24-month Mark

   Subscribers Only — In July 2009, 61 samples of antifouling paints, including several new formulas, went into the water in Sarasota,...