New One-Burner Alcohol Stoves Meet Their Market
Cookmates two new small alcohol stoves are a good fit for daysailers and boats with limited galley space. Unlike propane stoves, these non-pressurized alcohol...
Practical Sailor Puts Monster-Sized Coolers Through a Melt Down
In a sailboat, "refrigeration" is a somewhat vague term. It could refer to a built-in, compressor-driven system designed to cool food and drinks as...
Freezer Safe Tracks Fridge Temps
No bigger than a pack of gum, Freezer Safe is a digital recording thermometer that collects temperature data and displays it graphically. The battery-operated...
Aussie Grills Like It Hot
In our June 2006 issue, we looked at six propane marine barbecue grills from four makers. The Magma Catalina was rated our Best Choice...
Small Stove Update: Seaward Stoves Unseat Top Picks
Following our reviews last year of single-burner stoves (July 2006) and two-burner stoves (September 2006), Seaward Products sent us three products for a small...
Galley Ranges and Small Stoves Update
We received four galley ranges for our test&emdash;three propane stoves and one alcohol stove. The propane models were: Force 10 Gourmet Galley (Model 63351),...
Portable Marine Refrigeration Test
One of the advantages of a compressor-driven portable refrigerator is that it can also serve as a freezer. And compared to thermo-electric coolers, they...
Marine refrigeration: Thermoelectric Cooler Test
The main drawback of thermoelectric coolers is power usage. This will likely be an issue during extended use or for boats with small battery...
Quickline reel takes the snags out of line storage.
The folks at Quickline USA have developed a line-storage idea: The Quickline Flat Rope & Reel. With three sizes 15-, 18-, and 21-inch reel...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Universal Diesel Engines – What You Should Know
This week we take a look at the Universal Diesel Sailboat Engine and its history including the Atomic 4 sailboat engine followed by the...
