The Crime of Owning a Small Boat
From shore, you can see the bright-green violation notice stuck to the hull of the San Juan 21. Several other boats in the soon-to-be...
Feature-loaded High-end Marine Handheld VHF Radios
Like the inexpensive handheld VHFs we reviewed in the April 2009 issue, high-end radios are handy to have as backups to a fixed VHF...
PS Advisor: Waterline Stains Revisited
I own a 1978 Columbia 9.6, which I sail on freshwater Lake Erie four to five months each summer at Sandusky Harbor Marina in...
Do-It-Yourself Boatyards
The cost of buying, owning, and maintaining a sailboat has spiraled to an all-time high. The ranks of entry-level sailors, starting out in smaller...
Practical Sailor Tillerpilot Test: the Simrad TP10 and the Raymarine ST1000 Plus
The last time Practical Sailor looked at tillerpilots (Sept. 1, 1996 and Jan. 1, 2001), testers concentrated on a series of bench tests evaluating...
Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Reviews New Raymarine A-series Chartplotter-sounder
Sailors who are looking for a chartplotter, who tend to stray from the beaten path, or who spend a fair amount of time fishing...
Marine Handheld GPS Test Update
A handheld GPS fits the needs of most daysailors, racers, and weekend cruisers, and at less cost than a fixed chartplotter. With updated charts,...
Conversion Kits that Turn Your Boat’s Ice Box Into a Galley Refrigerator
During the past few decades, a technical evolution has made the hardware that powers the refrigeration cycle more efficient and more reliable than ever....
Shore-Power Boat Fire Protection
With the increased demand to have all the electrically powered comforts of home onboard, it should come as no surprise to boaters that the...
Bluewater Sailors Review Tethers Underway
Double leg tether with Kong snap hook: Some sailors have told PS that they find the two-leg tether to be a nuisance because the spare...
The No Expense Spared Antigua 60 Cruising Sailboat Soolaimon
Join us for a boat tour of the gorgeous Antigua 60 cruising sailboat Soolaimon. She boasts electric winches, a mighty Lofrans electric windlass, and...
