Mailport: 12/06

MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006).

Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality

It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Along with a dozen other cruisers whod chosen to thumb our noses at hurricane season (ah, those were simpler times), we were pausing in Providenciales before heading south. …

Two-burner Cooktops

Force 10 takes top honors; Origo named Budget Buy.

Compact Cookers

Petite, portable, and powerful: Single-burners face off.

The Great Grill-a-thon

Testing the toys of summer: 4 grills, 2 kettles, 36 burgers.

Pint-Sized Propane Locker

Explosive and heavier than air, propane is not the sort of thing you want beneath your bunk. The grills we tested this month (See...

The practical griller

We get a masochistic sort of pleasure out of our messier tests, but we don't typically share those details. This months grill test is...

PS Finds Out Whos Keeping It Cool

Zero Degrees is a bargain at $20; CIs Music Cooler delivers tunes to boot.

Coleman Wins Cooler Cool-Off

The Ultimate Extreme Marine from Coleman and the expensive Frigid Rigid hold ice longer than comparably sized portable coolers from Igloo, Rubbermaid and Icey-Tek.

Teak and Holly Sole Repair The RIGHT Way! Sailboat DIY Projects

This week, Bert Vermeer takes us through a teak and holly sailboat cabin sole repair on a 2005 Tartan 34 with water damage from...

Latest Sailboat Review

Tally Ho: Historic Boat Review

This is not going to be your typical Practical Sailor boat review. Not by any stretch of the imagination. You will not be able...