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.
Cobb Cooker
If you don't mind a few ashes, here's a smart alternative to propane on your afterdeck.
Tubefan
Practical Sailor has done a fair amount of reporting in the past couple of years on the topic of keeping food cold on...
King of Koolers?
We've published quite a few words in recent months on refrigeration, fridge-free foods, and thermoelectric coolers. In the midst of these efforts we received,...
Thermoelectric Coolers: Four-Model Chilldown
Igloo cools fastest, Koolatron draws the least current, but for all-around marine use we'd go with the Adler/Barbour Tropicool.
Fridge-Free Food Follow-Up
PS readers offer up a smrgasbord of ideas about food that isn't picky about temperature.
Helpful Refrigeration-Free Food Ideas for Your Next Sailboat Outing
A lot of people can't imagine cruising without refrigeration, but in fact it was done successfully from the beginning of boats until about 20 years ago-and we're much better equipped to manage it today.
Refrigeration Survey 2002
PS readers are almost universally pleased with their choices in DC-powered refrigeration. The technology is well-developed and reliable.
Manual Galley Pumps
Three major brands - Whale, Fynspray and Wilcox-Crittenden - and three major types -lever and vertical hand pumps, plus three foot pumps - are evaluated.
The Boiling Point: Five-Way Single-burner Galley Stove Test
Stand-alone stoves are a fine way to keep things simple. Here are five models, burning three fuels.
The MASSIVE Hunter Deck Saloon 41
Could the Hunter 41 Deck Salon be one of the most comfortable liveaboard sailboats you can buy for a cruising couple? In this complete...
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Antigua 60: Soolaimon
When couples go cruising they often consider 42 ft (13 m) to be a sort of highwater mark for a cruising boat that two...
