Floating Through the Winter Season
As temperatures on Tampa Bay area dip into a bone chilling 49 degrees this morning, I again find myself sympathizing with my friends in...
Roll-bar Anchors in Mud
In the February 2015 report on anchoring in mud we took a slight detour from our usual process, although we have done similar reports...
Marine Antifreeze Problems: When Pink Antifreeze Freezes
There's nothing like buying several $3 bottles of marine antifreeze to protect your $30,000 boat, then coming home to discover the unused bottles frozen...
Taming Engine Room Noise
Practical Sailor reader Duncan Hood wrote us last week, asking about engine room noise insulation and prompting me to dive into our files to...
Testing the Kannad SafeLink and Mobilarm V100
The Type III life jackets, on the other hand, offered several attachment options that worked better. We tried a variety of Type III jackets...
What is the Best Keel for A Shoal Draft Boat?
The popularity of our recent discussion of shoal draft boats prompted a dive into the archives on related topics, and we were delighted to...
Improvised First Aid Afloat
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of us find ourselves like cruising sailors, left to our own ingenuity to ensure our safety and well-being.
Over...
Rethinking Anchor Snubbers
What length, diameter, and type of snubber do you use? What do you need?
The main purpose of a snubber is to reduce loads on...
The DIY Spinnaker Sprit
Our recent test of the latest generation of top-down furlers for cruising spinnakers brought up some questions from readers about the type of add-on...
Keel Bolt Inspection and Repair
If your potential dream boat has more than 20 years behind her, one item that will likely come up on a survey is keel...
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...
