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Gelcoat CrazingFor the past (too many to admit) years I have been working on the completion of a Corbin 39. Recently I have noticed...
Peel Away Still Most Effective Bottom Paint Stripper
Strippers using plastic covering sheets, like Peel Away and West Marines MarineStrip, stay active longer than other strippers.
Hurricane Watch
When I moved from Michigan to Rhode Island in 1980, sailing my old Pearson Triton through the lakes, canals and Hudson River, it never...
Banish Junky Anchor Rode Markers
For the boat owner who thinks he has everything, there is yet still another bit of electronic wizardry…a widget that tells you how much...
Spare Parts
Westerly Owners AssociationFollowing publication of the September 1999 Used Boat Survey of the Westerly Centaur 26, we received correspondence from Joe Douglas, editor of...
New Glass, Poli-Glow and Vertglas Gelcoat ‘Restorers’ Last Longest
Acrylic film coatings give tired-looking hulls high gloss, but in most cases they are stop-gap measures—sooner than later paint is the ultimate answer.
Upgrading the PS Test Boat
A review of our costs and man-hours again begs the question of whether dumping money into old boats is a good idea.
Special Maintenance Section:Newcomers Bristol and Woolsey Are Promising Teak Treatments
What lasts, what doesn't. Our latest exposure results.
Special Maintenance Section:Pettit Trinidad SR Leads a Large Group of Bottom Paints
Pettit Trinidad SR tops the list of owner-applied paints.
Special Maintenance Section:Newcomers Bristol and Woolsey Are Promising Teak Treatments
What lasts, what doesn't. Our latest exposure results.
Marinas Are Quietly Banning Older Boats
Are marinas starting to quietly ban older boats? Across California and other high-demand coastal areas, boat owners are reporting increasing difficulty getting slips for...
Latest Sailboat Review
Morgan 34 Used Boat Review
By today's standards, the Morgan 34 is a small boat, comparable in accommodations to a lot of 30-footers. When the boat was designed, she was as big as most other boats of her overall length. In profile, the boat has a sweeping, moderately concave sheer. The ends of the boat are beautifully balanced: the bow profile is a slight convex curve, the overhanging counter aft is slightly concave. Esthetically, hull shapes of this period from the best designers are still hard to beat.