PS Advisor: 04/15/03
Peltier GutsYour recent Refrigeration Survey has rekindledan old desire: I've often wondered if a thermoelectric plate, the type used in those small,portable, 12-volt...
Mailport: 04/15/03
Seaward FeedbackIn your February 1 issue, you state that a five-year-old Seaward 25 will bring between 85-90% of its original price. I disagree. Asking...
PS Advisor: 04/01/03
Constricted Diesel ExhaustI have been a subscriber since I was based in Washington DC from 1993 to 1998. Since returning to Melbourne I have...
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...
Catalina 25 Sailboat Tour
This Catalina 25 review also explains the important differences between the swing keel, fixed fin keel and wing keel versions, along with the standard...
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Gemini 31/3000 Used Boat Review
The funny thing about the Gemini is that it's an old design. Ken Shaw drew the lines in 1969. There's nothing particularly contemporary about it. However, by painting the cabin sides black (Euro styling), adding a swept-back fiberglass "pilothouse" and gradually adding length to the full-bodied hulls, the Gemini has always looked like she belonged with her contemporaries, whether that was the 1980s or 1990s.
