Diesel Engines

Jabsco Oil Changing System Turns Chore Into Cakewalk

The best way to get all of the oil out of the engine (after a thorough warm-up) is to drain it from the plug...

Dinghy Engines

Editor's note: Although many of the engines profiled in this archive report have changed since it was first published in 2006, many of these...

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...

Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality

It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the...

A Speedseal and a Jabsco Puller

Alex Parker makes and sells Speedseals worldwide for most of the raw-water pumps commonly found in pleasure boats. Visit the website listed below, or call the toll-free...

Trolling Motor Test

The tiller handle extends 15" from the main shaft and can be easily extended to 21". The control head does not tilt upward. A...

Trolling Motor as Dinghy Auxiliary

For dinghy propulsion, if we can make this motor last a few years in the light-duty circumstances described above, we won't be going back...

Reintroducing Mr. Funnel

The Nov. 15, 2002 issue of Practical Sailor contained a report on 10 deck-fill fuel filters. Besides the results of tests (both visual and...

Outboard Engine Locks

In the April 1 PS Advisor we discussed locks for clamp-on outboard engines. This occasioned letters from readers, which in turn prompted us to...

PS Advisor: 05/15/04

Resale Value of RepoweringWe own a 1975 Tartan 34C, still powered with the original Farymann R30 (V2) diesel engine. In its 28 years of...

Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review

Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...