Cabin heater on Origo 2000CB alcohol stove. (Photo/ Drew Frye)

DIY Stovetop Cabin Heater

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For my small F-24, with no cabin heating and no justification for the complexity of an installed system, this has been one of my...
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VC17 OFFSHORE Pre-Application Prep

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It’s been a few years since Interlux (Akzo Nobel) discontinued the popular VC17 and VC17m antifouling due to environmental and safety concerns. However, it...

Essential Knots and How To Tie Them

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Marelon Through-Hulls: Why They’re Worth Reconsidering

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16 Independent Marine Suppliers You Should Know About

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Online juggernaut Amazon, big-box behemoth Walmart, and West Marine—with more than 250 stores nationwide—are the biggest sellers of marine supplies in North America. But...
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How to Replace Sailboat Plexiglass Windows: A DIY Guide

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Many coastal cruising production sailboats designed during the heyday of the 70s and 80s emerged from the factory with plexiglass cabin windows. These larger-than-standard...
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The 2025 Sailboat Market Split: Winners and Losers

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In my opinion, 2025 was a weird year for the sailboat buying and selling world. We saw listings pile up, price cuts, motivated seller...

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    Practical Sailor is now a digital only product. The June issue was the last PDF and print issue. The increasing costs of paper and postage moved us to this difficult decision. But Practical Sailor still exists.

    Downloadable, PDF editions of new issues are no longer available. Each week, new content appears on the site and is shared via email in a more timely manner. And our new YouTube channel is filled with boat and product review videos. By logging onto the site, you’ll have access to everything we publish. There is nothing to download anymore.

    Readers were notified of this change multiple times in pages of the magazine and via email, beginning in April.

    New editors, writers, formats. We hope you’ll continue to benefit from Practical Sailor and continue to subscribe.

    The Practical Sailor editors

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