PS Advisor 05/01/99

CQR AnchorIn your anchor tests in sand (January 1, 1999) you rated a 22-lb. Bruce against a 35-lb. CQR. Why not a 33-lb. Bruce,...

Top 10 Products for 1999

Our annual selection of outstanding equipment, headlined this year by the Spade anchor, Nexus instruments and the Isotemp water heater.

Special Section – AnchoringAnchor and Mooring Chains: Vinyl-Covered Chain is the Pits

Stainless chain resists best, but attracts barnacles.

Special Section – AnchoringIn Mud, the CQR and Barnacle Rank at the Top of...

For holding power, the Barnacle is a big surprise.

Special Section – AnchoringAnchor and Mooring Chains: Vinyl-Covered Chain is the Pits

Stainless chain resists best, but attracts barnacles.

Special Section – AnchoringIn Mud, the CQR and Barnacle Rank at the Top of...

For holding power, the Barnacle is a big surprise.

Banish Junky Anchor Rode Markers

For the boat owner who thinks he has everything, there is yet still another bit of electronic wizardry…a widget that tells you how much...

Sea Anchors & Drogues

Taking bad weather bow-to or stern-to is a fundamental quandary. Much depends on your boat. Then you have to decide which sea anchor or drogue to buy. We sort through the decision tree.

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Bruce vs. Claw. Keel Depth.

Live On A Cheap and Small Sailboat! The Newport 27

Living on a sailboat might be all the rage amidst high cost of living but, what about the high cost of sailboats? This week...

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PY26 Used Boat Review

This C. Raymond Hunt design from the 1970’s has standing room and ample beam, making her a roomy family coastal cruiser. Our criticisms are few, the most serious of which is the iron keel.