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...
A Surfer’s Solution to Snubbing Lines
Surfers will relate to these new snubbers from Tommie Springer in Australia, even though they haven’t reached U.S. stores. They are made of the...
A SurferÂ’s Solution to Snubbing Lines
Surfers will relate to these new snubbers from Tommie Springer in Australia, even though they haven’t reached U.S. stores. They are made of the...
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.
Cabin Heater Update
After a test report was published in the Jan. 1, 2005 issue on eight small portable electric heaters, a number of readers contacted Practical...
Portable Cabin Heaters
Among the 12V models, the Back Seat is tops; among the 110 V models, we like the Caframo; and the alcohol-powered Origo is always a reliable standby.
Cobb Cooker
If you don't mind a few ashes, here's a smart alternative to propane on your afterdeck.
Hanse 360 Boat Tour: The 36 Footer That Feels Like a...
he Hanse 360 is one of the most talked-about new cruising sailboats in the 36-foot range, and in this Practical Sailor boat tour we...
Latest Sailboat Reviews
Endeavour 37 Used Boat Review
Rob Valdez and John Brooks founded Endeavour in 1974 using the molds from Ted Irwin's 32-footer to launch the business. The company built about 600 32s in all. Spurred by this success, Valdez and Brooks began looking around for a larger sistership to expand the line. Just how they "developed" the 37 is a tale best left untold until the principals pass away or become too senile to read the yachting periodicals. Brooks calls the 37 a "house design," and that is generous. The total number of Endeavour 37s built is 476 a lot for a boat that size.
