Great Maintenance Products: 2006
Fill your bucket with these favorites for a boat that shines from the bilge to the bow.
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...
Is the Hunter 356 a Bad Boat?
Thinking about buying a Hunter 356 or shopping for the best 35-foot sailboat for cruising, weekends, or living aboard? In this full Hunter 356...
Latest Sailboat Reviews
Antigua 60: Soolaimon
When couples go cruising they often consider 42 ft (13 m) to be a sort of highwater mark for a cruising boat that two...
