Spring Inspection Checklist for Boats
Spring is here. Time to step back, put on your inspector hat, and approach the boat as an independent hired inspector would.
Be prepared to...
Leaving Your Boat in a Foreign Port
A high percentage of cruisers we meet each year plan on leaving their boats in a safe place and flying home, often once a...
A Fast Bottom Paint Finish
In the quest for speed, sailors endlessly debate sail trim, the best cloth, the hottest cut, and which folding prop will do everything. In...
Choosing and Using Jackstands
Were guessing 90 percent of sailors have their boat hauled by a yard. A travel lift or crane plucks the boat from the water,...
Caulks Versus Mildew
We expect a lot from sealants. They must withstand UV, salt and cleaning chemicals, bond to everything, flex to absorb mechanical and thermal strains,...
Chlorine and Caulk Don’t Mix
While interviewing boat maintenance professionals for background information preferences, several quipped that in reality, they replace far more caulk because its mildewed than because...
Picking the Best Bottom Paint
This month's report on bottom preparation is another reminder that the most effective paint as determined by our past testing might not always be...
Sailors Reading List for 2019
Few pleasures can compare to the warm comfort of curling up with a good book while another winter front blows through. Whether youre holing...
Mailport: Dustless Sanding
Regarding your recent Waypoints article about making your own dustless sander (see Dustless Sander, PS April 2016 online) I added a Dust Deputy (~$50...
Repairing Plastic Tanks
Plastic holding tanks and water tanks have the advantage of not corroding, but they are hardly failure proof. Plastic holding tanks can crack and...
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...
