Practical Sailor Takes a Close Look at the State of Boat Cleats
On average, a sailboat thats used 60 times a year actually spends only about 6 percent of its annual cycle underway. During the rest...
Stainless Steel: Advantages and Ailments
When the raw castings arrive at the hardware manufacturing facility, the first step is often to tumble them in a heavy-duty drum to remove...
Mailport: December 2010
I thought the letter in the November 2010 Mailport about how black antifouling paint worked better than other colors was interesting. I have not...
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...
Shopping Sail Shape
I am a Florida coastal cruiser looking to replace the roller-furled 135-percent genoa on my Tartan 3500. One sailmaker says cross-cut is the only...
Mainsail Track Hardware
Sailmakers are familiar with the half dozen manufacturers of in-boom furlers, all of which remain very expensive. Aaron Jasper, told us: "They are fussy...
Singlehanded Sailors Notebook
First sailed in 1978 and held in even-numbered years, the Singlehanded TransPac (SHTP) crosses 2,120 miles of Pacific Ocean from windy San Francisco Bay,...
Headsail Furlers Sans Swivels Face-Off
The August issue spotlighted seven genoa furlers that use head swivels to get the job done. The top-rated products among them were the Harken...
PS Advisor 01/15/99
Adding a StaysailCan you advise where I can find basic design parameters for adding an inner forestay to my 40-footer? Jim FitzgeraldHollywood, FloridaAdding an...
Boat Deck Hardware: Rope Clutch Test Update
In the March 2009 issue, Practical Sailor bench-tested eight rope clutches, including a prototype from Garhauer Marine, a California-based marine hardware maker. Garhauer recently...