Multiplexing Marine Electronics
In the last three years, Practical Sailor has looked at several ways to integrate personal computers into our navigation routine. In July 2006, we...
GPS Receivers for Smart Phone Navigators
Medicated chartplotters and charting software installed on computers without serial ports are slowly changing the architecture of marine GPS receivers. Where every marine GPS...
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...
Testers Take Tacktick and Nexus Wind Instruments for a Spin
Few things are as frustrating as trying to run a new wire through a boat. Unless the builder had the foresight to include some...
Shorepower Cop
Billed as the worlds only shorepower corrosion detector with reverse polarity indicator by West Marine, Marincos new Galvan-Alert attaches to your existing 30-amp shorepower...
Two 12-inch Chartplotters Go Head-to-Head
One of the biggest drawbacks to chartplotter navigation is that the size of the screen limits the amount of chart information that the viewer...
Practical Sailors Gear of the Year 2009
As each year nears its end, Practical Sailor editors find themselves poring over the dozens of products reviewed in the previous months to choose...
Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Reviews New Raymarine A-series Chartplotter-sounder
Sailors who are looking for a chartplotter, who tend to stray from the beaten path, or who spend a fair amount of time fishing...
Mailport: 05/09
Copperpoxy SagaIn light of your recent letters on copper/epoxy antifouling bottom coatings, Id like to share my experience. Near the end of my Searunner...
Heavy Weather Sailing Gear
From sea anchors, drogues, and trysails to forereaching and heaving to, tactics and gear for surviving a storm at sea vary greatly. During a...
What Is The Best Folding Bike For Your Sailboat?
This week we explore what the best folding bike is to keep on your sailboat and compare the time honored Dahon Folding Bike with...
