Mailport: 11/08
DIY BoatyardsIn response to your recent request for good DIY boatyards: Berkeley Marine Center in (where else?) Berkeley, Calif., offers the best of both...
Wanted: A DC-DC Converter
Ive created a 24-volt system by connecting two 200-amp-hour 12-volt batteries in series to drive an electric outboard as auxiliary power for our 25-foot...
Mailport: 10/08
Spot-On ReportingYour recent assessment of the locator service SPOT (Practical Sailor September 2008) was spot on. We recently took it along on a Pacific...
Painting Your Own Deck
My wife and I have owned our boat since 1985. We now keep it in the British Virgin Islands, where the Caribbean sun is...
Mailport: 08/08
Gelcoat Miracle Cures Has Practical Sailor tested Presto Protech (www.prestoprotech.com)? I tried what seems like a similar product on a truck a few years...
Troubleshooting AC Units
I have an air-conditioning unit with more than 14,000 BTUs. Here in Florida, with a 38-foot boat, that just doesn’t hack it. The unit’s...
Mailport: 07/08
Globe-Trotting MorganI just completed a family, 17-year, and 50,000-mile circumnavigation onboard Hippos Camp, our 1985 Morgan 43. And I think the Morgan 43 should...
Mailport: 06/08
Teak oil for Cap Rail?I have been following your articles on teak maintenance with great interest. I have an Oyster 56 with teak decks...
Fuel Filtering Systems
I am the new owner of a 1979 Tayana Vancouver 42 with a Volvo D2-55B diesel engine installed in 2004. Fuel is held in...
Mailport: 04/08
Viva the Morgan 30Reading this article ("30s from the 70s," February 2008), I could not believe the shameless omission of the Morgan 30, which...
Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
