Mailport: January 2010
The excellent article about the Rhodes 41 (Boat Review: Pearson-Rhodes 41, November 2009) was well-written and quite accurate. It covered many of the areas...
Mailport: 12/09
Electric OutboardsI have a Pearson Ensign 1962 now at a slip in New Rochelle, N.Y. This season marked the first time we had the...
Mailport: 11/09
Trigger Tether To keep from being pulled under in a collision between a tanker and my sailboat, I "pulled the ripcord" to release the...
PS Advisor: Replacing Lifelines
I replaced my boat’s 20-inch, single-line stanchions with 24-inch double-line stanchions as I have two young children (2 and 3 years old). What kind...
Mailport: 10/09
Multihull RebukeYou say that the September issues "Need for Speed" article is all about performance? Kidding right? Light-air performance? What you really meant is...
PS Advisor: The Curse of the Pox
Perhaps it’s a result of leaving my boat in the California sun and polluted air for half a year without a washdown due to...
Mailport: 08/09
Bottom Scrubbing As a new boat owner, I have questions, but here’s a quickie: I have recently had my boat hauled and sanded to...
PS Advisor: Synthetics for Marine Diesels?
I recently read that synthetic oils, such as Mobil 1 have been approved for diesel engines. Do you have anyone with knowledge or opinion...
Mailport: 07/09
online archivesI am a subscriber to Practical Sailor, but when I go to your website and ask the system for the article done five...
PS Advisor: Waterline Stains Revisited
I own a 1978 Columbia 9.6, which I sail on freshwater Lake Erie four to five months each summer at Sandusky Harbor Marina in...
How To Buy Sails – With Joe Cooper
Looking to learn how to buy sails for your sailboat? Deciding between Dacron sails or laminate sails? Thinking about how to buy carbon fibre...
