At first glance, the Bayfield 32 looks less like a fiberglass production boat from the 1980s and more like somebody shrank a traditional sailing ship until it would fit in a...

In September we tour the Hans Christian 48T — the offshore cruiser many sailors call the holy grail — walk the custom Antigua 60 Soolaimon, and weigh the bargain-priced Jeanneau Sun...

We received a letter from a reader asking us which acids might be used to clean a bronze propeller. Although we’ve found it fairly easy to remove even the most aggressive...

However you choose to use your scarce time, we’ll wager that you’d rather not spend it removing bottom paint. If you are an owner of an older boat with a decade of accumulated hard bottom paint that is flaking and cracking, now is a good time to start weighing your options for removing the old paint. Should you do it yourself, or hire the professionals—or a bit of both? Our experts break down the different approaches to removing old antifouling and the compare the estimated costs of each.

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) covers the rules of navigation and lights and shapes that sailors need in order to avoid collision. However,...

When we decided to replace the worn-out, real teak on our transom sugar scoops, we thought it might be best to look into synthetics. After a number of boat shows and...

This boat is dangerous for one simple reason—it looks like the answer. It’s big enough, pretty enough, modern enough, and suddenly, somehow, almost affordable enough. That’s the moment a sailor’s brain...

The gear shift on smaller outboards is typically a stubby little 3-inch lever tucked away on the starboard side. On a tender or skiff, it’s easy enough to reach around and...

This little red switch was invented for a much simpler boat than most of us own today. Fifty years ago, a boat might have two ordinary lead-acid batteries, a modest alternator...

A lazarette that closes at the wrong moment can cost you a broken finger—or worse. I should know. Early in my career, a failed latch on an oil field tank cost...