New Sailboats
EPA Mandate Sparks Fuel-vent Filter Test
Can carbon or silica-gel filters improve fuel quality?
Every day, as the temperature rises and falls, gases inside your fuel tank expand and contract. The emissions released during this diurnal breathing have raised concerns at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and in July 2011, the agency mandated passive carbon canister filters on all installed gasoline-tank vent lines to collect fuel evaporation emissions. While older boats are not required to retrofit, we wondered how such a filter would affect fuel quality and engine performance—and whether carbon is the most effective filter media—so we launched tests using E10, gasoline, and diesel to find out.
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PS Boat Review: Island Packet Estero
Subscribers Only — Florida-based Island Packet targets a relatively narrow niche, so the toughest competitors to its new boats are often... -
Estero’s solid FRP hull, balsa-free deck is built to last
Subscribers Only — Island Packet Yachts has been building cruising boats for over 32 years. It builds five different hull... -
New Boat Review: A Look Inside the New Leadership 44
Subscribers Only — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy recently received its newest sail training boat: the Leadership 44. Built by Morris... -
Leadership 44 is Strong, Stiff, and Lightweight
Subscribers Only — The Leadership 44 is built in Morris Yachts’ factory on Mt. Desert Isle, Maine, using advanced building... -
New Boat Review: Hunter 33
Subscribers Only — Practical Sailor recently test sailed Hunter Marine’s new Hunter 33, a redesign of the company’s popular... -
Hunter Factory Blends Old and New Technology
Subscribers Only — The Hunter 33 is built in Alachua, Fla., using high-quality resins and laminates and conventional open molding... -
Funding the Dream
Subscribers Only — In the June 2001 issue, Practical Sailor looked at financing boats and recommended that prospective boat buyers... -
A Practical Look at Sailboat Cockpit Design
Subscribers Only — A sailboat cockpit’s design and layout can determine the process of boat-handling tasks, including everything... -
New Boat Review: Beneteau Oceanis 41
Subscribers Only — Beneteau’s new Oceanis 41 features a unique hull shape and a new cruising perspective, with a design that... -
Building a New Beneteau
Subscribers Only — The building process that gives rise to the Beneteau Oceanis 41 begins in France, where digital design files stir a...
