Tools & Gadgets

Hold the Redi-Edge on a flat surface and lightly draw the knife edge through the 20-degree edge angle formed by two small, hardened cutting...

Practical Sailor’s annual wrap-up of the year’s best sailing equipment looks at our favorite top-rated products from November 2007 to November 2008, including the...

While world leaders and presumed financial wizards set to work trying to right the global economy with some very expensive bailers and sponges, Practical...

With the increased demand to have all the electrically powered comforts of home onboard, it should come as no surprise to boaters that the...

Sailors who are looking for a chartplotter, who tend to stray from the beaten path, or who spend a fair amount of time fishing...

The last time Practical Sailor looked at tillerpilots (Sept. 1, 1996 and Jan. 1, 2001), testers concentrated on a series of bench tests evaluating...

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...

As Practical Sailor prepares for a new round of anchor tests, weve been on the hunt for new anchors, as well as new accessories....

According to German toolmaker Wera Tools, much of the corrosion we find in the cross-hairs of our Phillips-head and other stainless-steel fasteners is a...

Few things are as frustrating as trying to run a new wire through a boat. Unless the builder had the foresight to include some...