Apseal & 303 Our Picks to Keep Canvas Dry When It’s Wet Out
If youve ever cursed your way through a sleepless night in a leaky tent in the rain, you know how important water repellency can...
PS Advisor 01/15/98
From Freshwater to SaltI plan to move from the Chicago area to North Carolina. My Catalina 30 has spent its entire life on Lake...
PS Advisor 02/01/98
Blister ProblemLast falls haulout for stripping and painting the bottom of my 1969 Pearson 35 lasted over seven months. By the end of the...
Good Intentions
Each fall when our test boat Viva is hauled for winter storage, I make a list of things to do before the spring launch....
Lifesling Goes Throwable
Were safety conscious at Practical Sailor. Readers know that, from the numerous articles about our in-the-water and bench tests. We rarely fail to comment...
I Can See Clearly Now: Cleaners For Plastic Windows and Ports
Walk through almost any marina and youll see that many of the boats-maybe even a majority-have clouded, muddied or scratched up windscreens, windows and...
Spare Parts 02/01/98
Portlight Gasket SourceIn the November 1, 1991 issue we reported on the difficulties-and a few successes-wed experienced trying to find obscure parts for our...
Spare Parts 03/01/98
Renault PartsReader Wayne Oastler of New Hartford, New York, wrote to say that he found parts for his Renault RC8D 8-hp. diesel from Renault...
Teak Treatments: Round Three
While a head-to-head comparison of teak treatments for longevity may not produce the breathless excitement of, say, a winter Olympics luge or curling competition,...
Rust Inhibitors: CRC Heavy Duty, Bull Frog & Lanocote Do the Job
Its been several years since we looked at rust preventatives, those coatings purported to protect marine metal surfaces against corrosion and oxidizing. Because rust...
Why Sailors Love to Hate the MacGregor 26
The MacGregor 26 might be the most controversial sailboat ever built. Half sailboat. Half powerboat. Water ballast. A 50-horsepower outboard. Capable of sailing… and...
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Catalina Morgan 440 Used Boat Review
The Catalina Morgan 440 is a massive ocean-capable design from the drafting board of Gerry Douglas, a prolific designer for Catalina Yachts for over...