Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006).
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
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. …
Fending Off the Funk
A 52-paint checkup: Antifoulants 12 months later.
The Great Goo Chase Begins
Testers search for the perfect teak caulk - or at least one that doesn't incite acts of rage.
Sticky Situation
After a year of testing, the proof is in the goop.
A Fistful of Splicing Fids
The stainless set from Selma combines elegant design with durability.
Hand Abrasives Round-up
3Ms Sandblaster sanding sponges and plain wet/dry sandpaper stand out.
Metal Cleaners
Miracle Cloth is the best at getting grime off.
Star brite Tops Marine Rust Erasers
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...
Color Coated
Four years later, Interlux and Epifanes make the cut.
Deep Keel vs Shoal Draft – Which Should You Buy?
Deep keel or shoal draft: which should you buy? In this episode, we look at one of the biggest sailboat buying decisions cruisers face....
Latest Sailboat Reviews
Endeavour 37 Used Boat Review
Rob Valdez and John Brooks founded Endeavour in 1974 using the molds from Ted Irwin's 32-footer to launch the business. The company built about 600 32s in all. Spurred by this success, Valdez and Brooks began looking around for a larger sistership to expand the line. Just how they "developed" the 37 is a tale best left untold until the principals pass away or become too senile to read the yachting periodicals. Brooks calls the 37 a "house design," and that is generous. The total number of Endeavour 37s built is 476 a lot for a boat that size.
