Mailport 10/01/00
Life Raft TestsI have just finished reading your final article on life rafts (July, 2000) and feel compelled to comment on a few issues...
PS Advisor 01/15/98
From Freshwater to SaltI plan to move from the Chicago area to North Carolina. My Catalina 30 has spent its entire life on Lake...
Mailport 02/01/98
Scanning SonarRegarding the article, Field Testing the New Breed of Scanning Sonars in the September 1997 issue, I agree that it is very helpful...
Mailport 02/15/98
EPIRB StoriesIn the mid-afternoon of June 5, five days out of Southwest Harbor, Maine, en route to Oban, Scotland, the 42-foot sloop I was...
Mailport 03/01/98
Debating Radar HeightRegarding Bill Browns letter in the November 1, 1997 issue, in which he claims that a radar should be placed real high,...
PS Advisor 04/15/98
How Old?We are in the market for a blue-water cruiser to retire on and see the world, following 12 years of sailing our Dufour...
Mailport 05/15/98
Managing Boats My wife and I were five weeks into our year-long sabbatical aboard Harpswell, our 47-foot Alden ketch, when we realized there are...
Mailport 08/01/98
Hydraulics Stink…Or Do They?Regarding your article on hydraulic drives for sailboats (May 15, 1998), in my capacity as a marine surveyor I have extensively...
PS Advisor 10/01/98
Keel Bolt ConundrumWe have owned an Allied 39 for 23 years. She was built in 1970 and among her strengths is an external lead...
Mailport 10/01/98
Sticky Anchor ChainFor our Brewer 12.8 I recently bought new galvanized chain for the electric windlass. The galvanizing made the chain quite rough, causing...