Mailport: 01/09
A Pitch for Ultimate SoleIn the December 2007 Practical Sailor Advisor, you requested feedback on Ultimate Sole, a product for coating cabin soles. Two...
Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Tests Portable Depth Sounders
One would expect that one of the least complicated and most critical pieces of electronic equipment on a boat would also be the most...
Tankless Scuba Diving
The last few years, weve used a neat, 12-volt battery-powered "snuba" rig&emdash;a snorkeling-scuba hybrid&emdash;to inspect our test boats hull. We first reported on this...
SeaPack Desal System Turns Salt Water into Sweet Water
Options for securing water at sea during emergency situations have traditionally been limited to solar stills, catchment systems, portable reverse osmosis units, or pre-staging...
Ocean Testing the Best Sailing Gear
My partner, Beth, and I have sailed more than 85,000 nautical miles, including a three-year tropical circumnavigation via Cape Hope and an eight-year, high-latitude...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the...
Davis’ WindScribe
Davis Instruments usually sticks to good, simple nautical gear. With considerable justification, the company boasts that its no-nonsense Echomasters™ are "the world's best" radar...
Headings: Future Fixture or Fancy Fad?
Reverse VangThe gooseneck on most Open Class boats is situated either right at deck level or in some cases mounted on the deck itself-rarely...
Integrated Instrument Systems
At some point, one or more of the instruments you installed 10 years ago, or that were on the used boat you purchased, will...
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...
