Boat Maintenance

Fill your bucket with these favorites for a boat that shines from the bilge to the bow.

MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006).

It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Along with a dozen other cruisers whod chosen to thumb our noses at hurricane season (ah, those were simpler times), we were pausing in Providenciales before heading south. …

A 52-paint checkup: Antifoulants 12 months later.

Testers search for the perfect teak caulk - or at least one that doesn't incite acts of rage.

After a year of testing, the proof is in the goop.

The stainless set from Selma combines elegant design with durability.

3Ms Sandblaster sanding sponges and plain wet/dry sandpaper stand out.

Miracle Cloth is the best at getting grime off.

Most of us, at one time or another, have left the anchor chain on the bow or tools exposed to the elements—thus opening the...