CO Detectors: Fireboy/Xintex Wins; Safe-T-Alert is a Best Buy
Marine carbon monoxide detectors are important. For reliability, we like the hard-wired CO Sentinels; for price, it's MTI's Safe-T-Alert.
Slant Six Throw Bag
One product not included in the Nov. 1 report on crew-overboard testing, was the Slant Six Throw Bag from Seattle Sports Co., which...
Float-Tech
The Float-Tech PFD, which is offered in seven sizes, provides 27 lbs. of buoyancy, and its makers say that it's designed to turn...
COB Recovery — Making Contact
In the first of two installments, writer, sailor, and safety authority John Rousmaniere reports on a landmark test of gear and methods used to assist in crew overboard recovery.
COB Recovery Making Contact
In the first of two installments, writer, sailor, and safety authority John Rousmaniere reports on a landmark test of gear and methods used to assist in crew overboard recovery.
PS Advisor: 10/15/05
High-Tech LifelinesI have a Pearson 323 and was inquiring of Layline, the retail outlet, about the replacement of my stainless lifelines with Spectra line....
Lifeline Netting
Since the time that cotton was first cultivated in ancient Mexico in 5700 B.C., netting came only in cotton's natural color, which is a...
Mid-size Inflatables: Mercury Wins
Mercury's 240 outperformed six other roll-up inflatables with a dry ride, excellent control, and the lowest price. Bombard's AX2 is good, but short on space. And West Marine's RU-260 is big, but expensive.
PS Advisor: 08/01/05
Jackline OptionsMy wife and I recently traded up to a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 35. It's beautiful, fast, comfortable, and comes with nearly everything...
Equipping for Crew Overboard Safety
In anticipation of a landmark test of COB retrieval gear scheduled for later this summer, seamanship authority John Rousmaniere assesses the gear we currently rely on.
Bahamas for $5000? The Watkins 27 foot Sailboat
Is the Watkins 27 the ultimate small cruising sailboat? In this video, we take a deep dive into the Watkins 27 — a classic...
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Jeanneau 55 Boat Review
This recent sailboat from Jeanneau may as well be a spaceship. They’ve taken all the time-honored designs of a monohull aft cockpit and turned...