Build Your Own Long-range WiFi Antenna for Less than $100
7. Drill a couple of quarter-inch holes in the cap to make it easy to disassemble using a long screwdriver for leverage. Fill the...
New High-Tech Rope from Yale
If you are shopping for new halyards, don't miss the November issue of Practical Sailor. Just as we were putting the final edits on...
Attack of the Mutant Barnacles?
Paprika, chili peppers, diaper rash ointment, tetracycline powder . . . now you can add pet sedative to the list of potential antifouling agents...
PS Readers Letter Sparks West Marine Tether Recall
In response to a Practical Sailor query regarding the design of a popular offshore safety tether, West Marine issued a voluntary recall of its...
The Ultimate Underwater Camera Housing Endurance Test
Annie Greenbergs Associated Press story of the underwater camera housing that kept its Nikon camera in pristine condition and survived a 2,000-mile voyage, including...
Online Learning Worked for Me
A little voice said check your ego at the door when I plunked down my $700 for the Mariners Learning Systems online course for...
Abby Sunderland Awaits Rescue
Like any sailor, I was very relieved to hear that Abby Sunderland (right) was alive and well after a harrowing dismasting in the Indian...
Your Nautical Chart Prices Just Doubled
The price for U.S. nautical charts of the world effectively doubled on May 1, when the Federal Aviation Authority stopped distribution.Heres what I know...
Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness
PS ContributorsJohn Neal and Amanda Swan Neal of Mahina Expeditions bluewater voyaging school have weathered a few earthquakes and tsunamis in their decades of...
Don’t Trash that Old Garmin 48 GPS!
Step 2: Unplug the wiring to make it more accessible.Step 3: Remove the existing soldered-in dead battery. Both wires should be green, note which...
Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
