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Intent on carrying on with boat projects without impacting the supply chain for essential materials during the COVID-19 pandemic, I started poking around in...

It's been an exceptionally wet winter in South Florida this year, so we're getting no respite in our ongoing battle with mildew. At least...

Your home toilet receives a plentiful washing and a dose of disinfectant every time it is ­ flushed thanks to chlorinated city water piped...

Reader David Brezina, who sails a Tartan Ten out of Montrose Harbor, Chicago recently had a question for Practical Sailor regarding drinking water. Like...

Snaps are the first failure point on many covers and dodgers. Often the stress cause by repeated shrinking and stretching during wet/dry cycles works...

For the average cruiser, the half-day passages pose a special challenge. The temptation is to leave early and knock out all the miles in...

As we found in our do-it-yourself nonskid test (Practical Sailor, "Do it Yourself Nonskid Test," November, 2013), revamping a nonskid deck is a time...

The earthquake that struck Indonesia, one of my favorite cruising grounds, earlier this year had me thinking again about the risk that few cruisers—including...

Two different harbors suffered almost the same fate as Hurricane Irma raked South Florida with hurricane force winds. In both places, tens of thousands...

A few years ago, we looked at how a do-it-yourself boat sale can save thousands of dollars that would ordinarily go to a broker....