Mailport: 04/01/03
Liferaft Follow-UpI purchased a Viking Self-Righting Life Raft a couple of weeks before yourmost recent review and I am still reluctant to bring...
PS Advisor: 03/03
Rope Lifeline TerminalsYou have been a big help with maintaining my Catalina 27. I have been following the articles about lifelines and the reply...
Mailport: 03/03
Flare Flame and FizzleMy 28' S2 has been out of the water for a year and is about to go back in. In preparation...
PS Advisor: 02/15/03
Reefer SanityWhat a relief to get the good news that at least one part of the boat, the DC powered refrigerator, gets praise from...
Mailport: 02/15/03
Reader TipsThanks for the great reviews. You provide an important service. Even though your magazine is expensive, I recoup its cost each time I...
PS Advisor: 02/01/03
Chartering ChecklistI will be skippering a strange boat (strange to me, anyway) in a few weeks.We will be chartering out of La Paz, Baja...
Mailport: 02/01/03
More on RefrigerationI read Mr. Marchand's comments about refrigeration systems with some interest.I am not an expert in marine refrigerations systems, but I...
PS Advisor: 01/15/03
Aluminum-Stainless CorrosionI have a problem with my pedestal steering mount. I have to move the instrument-mounting arms. I removed the securing screws, but the...
Mailport: 01/15/03
Looser Lifeline DebateRalph Alter's letter in favor of keeping lifelines looser rather than tighter (Mailport, November 1, 2002) offered a challenge: "Let the arguments...
PS Advisor: 01/01/03
Varnish Over Treatment?I'm looking at buying a used boat - an Alerion Express - that currently has Cetol on its exterior woodwork. I greatly...
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