Fabric Hatch Vents: The Breeze Booster Outdraws Windscoop
Theyre not for use underway, but hood-shaped fabric air scoops can be a godsend when theres but a slight breeze stirring the heat. Theres...
Special Section – VentillationLet the Merry Breezes Blow!
On stock production boats, its often said that the primaries are too small, the head needs upgrading and the cabin is poorly ventilated.The latter...
Soundown and Hough Put a Lid on Engine Noise
Engines make noise. Crew-especially when theyre trying to hold a conversation, sleep, or just relax-don't like noise. The solution? Isolate the crew from the...
Offshore Log: An Evolution in EPIRBs
Sailing shorthanded makes you think a lot about safety. Even after you develop confidence in your boats ability to take what the ocean hands...
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...
Battery Power Packs: Are They Too Good to Be True?
The etymology of the word blivit is questionable. A clean way to describe this term is stuffing 2 pounds of material into a 1-pound...
Top 10 Products for 1999
Choosing the best gear for sailboats isn't easy. But at Practical Sailor were used to doing just that. The job is easiest when empirical...
Battery Power Packs: Are They Too Good to Be True?
The etymology of the word blivit is questionable. A clean way to describe this term is stuffing 2 pounds of material into a 1-pound...
PS Advisor
That Slippery Shock CordCan you recommend a knot to be used successfully with shock cord? Marv SannesSalem, OregonShock cord is tough to tie. It...
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...
The Great Loop – The Basics
Join us this week as we discuss taking a sailboat around North America's great boating adventure - The Great Loop. We discuss advice from...
