Barnacle Removers
In the April 1 issue of PS, we published a not-very-flattering description of a boat belonging to our friend Chris Landry, editor of Powerboat...
Gelcoat Restoration: Back From the Dead
In the January 1 issue, we reported the beginning of a long-term wax test. Included is a product called Poli Glow , which is...
Bottom Paint 2004
About the only thing that's predictable about them is that they're unpredictable. That's what the experts say about sharks and twisters, and we've always...
Underwater Metal Coatings: Test Results
We reported in the August 1, 2003 issue on the phasing out of tributyltin (TBT) as the biocide of choice for antifouling paints. While...
Topside Paint Finale
Which topside gloss enamel should you apply to make your aging beauty again glisten in dawn's early light?
Here are the answers, in absolutely the...
Wax On
Gelcoat is not all it's cracked up to be. (And crack—or craze—is what it does when it's too thick or is wrapped around too-tight...
Teak Treatment All-Stars After Six Months
Over the years, teak treatments and marine varnishes have been exhaustively tested by Practical Sailor. We can't recall when a test frame of some...
Sailtrack Lubricants
The goal is a mainsail that hoists easily and drops like a rock. A main that doesn't strike when set loose can be a...
LED Flashlights
At the end of our last review of LED flashlights, only about three and half years ago, (March 2000) we said that the development...
Antifouling Choices for Underwater Metals
Propellers, shafts, struts, outboard and Saildrive engine housings, and through-hull fittings, composed variously of bronze, stainless, and aluminum, are notoriously difficult to keep...
Universal Diesel Engines – What You Should Know
This week we take a look at the Universal Diesel Sailboat Engine and its history including the Atomic 4 sailboat engine followed by the...
