Sail Track Lubes: Slide-All Lasts Longest
Whether fitted with slides and shackles on a metal track or plastic slugs in a mast slot, mainsails can be difficult to hoist or strike.
Corrosion-Resistant Bilge Pump Wire?
We receive electric bilge pump complaints with three general concerns: the wire leads are too short, the gauge too small and the copper wire strands not tinned.
Harken Carbon Fiber Airblocks
The innovators in Pewaukee have done it again. Those who like high-tech, light and strong will be transported. Harken has developed a new line...
Chandlery
Fire & Flame GuardIt's a clich but also true that theres nothing as scary as a fire on a boat, or anywhere else for...
Spare Parts
Kenyon InstrumentsReader Ernie Copp owns some old Kenyon instruments. The company has long been out of business. Following his successful search to find someone...
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.
Carl Alberg’s Family Sailboat for the Ocean – Alberg 37
Are you looking for a family sailboat that can cross the ocean and sail the Caribbean in safety and comfort? Carl Alberg designed the...
Latest Sailboat Review
Hunter 45DS Used Boat Review
Hunter Marine unveiled its latest large cruising monohull, the Hunter 45DS, in late 2007. The boat is essentially an upgrade of the 44DS, with twin wheels, a new transom, new styling, and a roomier, reconfigured interior. Hunter has sold 152 hulls since the boats debut, making it a fairly successful endeavor. To increase the Hunter 45DSs interior volume, designer Glenn Henderson opted for relatively high freeboard and additional length. Henderson also matched a nearly elliptical rudder with a smaller keel. The 54-horsepower Yanmar auxiliary engine moved the Hunter through calm water at 8 knots at 3,000 rpm. Testers sailed the 45-footer in flat water and 13.5 knots of wind, making 5.8 knots and were able to tack through 110 degrees. The current base price of the Hunter is $268,990.