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Tap Water thats Better than Bottled

To ensure safe, fresh-tasting drinking water onboard, you need to clean your freshwater tank, pre-filter all water going into the tank, screen the vent and disinfect the contents. The next step,...

Catalina 22 Used Boat Review

In its 10th anniversary issue in 1980, Sail magazine named the Catalina 22 the boat that had represented the breakthrough in trailer/cruisers in those 10 years. There is no denying the...

A Smart, Easy Way to Rewire

Running the wires for new electronics requires your best cursing vocabulary, lots of sweat, twisting body contortions, luck, and the occasional bandage. For tips on how to make this job easier,...

Hose Fitting Tips

Photos by Drew Frye Pulling hoses is generally low on the fun list. They are in bad places, jammed onto crusty hose-fitting barbs, and have stiffened over the years. As part of...

Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review

When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In 1986, when production ceased, over 350 Cape...

Plugged Through Hull Solution

My summer cruise took me up to the Discovery Islands just north of Desolation Sound off the coast of British Columbia with sailing buddy Paul aboard Natasha, my 1978 Islander Bahama...

The ZERO KEEL and ALPHA RUDDER – Are Kraken Yachts Really...

If you're looking for a blue water ocean going family cruising sailboat where the keel wont fall off, Kraken Yachts has you in mind...

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Island Packet 440

For nearly 30 years under the direction of designer and CEO Bob Johnson, Island Packet accomplished what few modern boatbuilders have been able to...