PS Advisor 04/01/00
Weather ClothsThe issue du jour is weather cloths. How do I mount them aboard my Cabo Rico 38 so they withstand a boarding...
Mailport 04/01/00
Anchor TestsI would like to commend your staff for the thorough and professional manner in which you conducted the recent anchor tests (December 1999)....
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Brass Plumbing NipplesOkay, now not only am I confused, so is one of the managers at my local West Marine store.Go into any West...
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Anchor TestsThanks for your continuing series of articles on anchors. As a fellow anchor-tester, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into meaningful...
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Flying With CO2 CanistersPart of my racing is in the Lake Superior offshore series, though my home is in Florida. I was planning on...
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Washer/Dryer CombosIn response to an inquiry concerning washer/dryer combos in PS Advisor, April 15, 1999, we have been living aboard a 45' trimaran with...
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Water Heater PlumbingI am planning to install on my 35 sailboat a hot water heater using the closed circuit cooling system of my engine,...
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Wind Generator NoiseMeeting all the design criteria for a sailboat wind generator does require some compromises.With respect to your commentary on the noise of...
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Sail PricesI keep reading in your publication-and others-how sailors will order new sails based primarily on price-bids. Years ago, before computer designed sail programs...
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Varnish on GelcoatIn the June 1999 issue, Frank Ficken sought help removing dried varnish safely from his gel coat.I suggest he try a Bruce...
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Cal 2-27 Used Boat Review
Our story begins in 1970, with the introduction of the Cal 29. Looking for something similar but a bit smaller, the company asked designer Bill Lapworth for a 27-footer, which at first was the Cal 27, a fin keel, spade rudder design with a convertible pop top; another incarnation of this basic hull was the T/2. But the concept of the 29 found its full expression in the Cal 2-27, which began production in 1975 and continued to 1977, after which it was again modified and called simply the Cal 27...again. Production of it ceased in 1986.
