Water Tank Filters
Universal Cartridge Filters: While we only tested one universal cartridge filter housing (Pentek Slimline 2 x 10) specifically for this article, weve used many...
Types of Filter Media
Water filtration isn't rocket science, but some filter media is better suited for the marine environment than others. And, as we found in our...
Filters for Water Tank Vents
Ever find a bug doing the backstroke in your water tank? We have.Would you leave a glass of water sitting uncovered for weeks and...
Painting Water Tanks
When it comes to onboard water tanks, we prefer stainless, fiberglass, and even roto-molded tanks (in that order) to aluminum ones. Aluminum tanks tend...
Will Your Tanks Be Clean Next Spring?
When contributor Drew Frye commissioned his family's PDQ 32 catamaran six years ago, his daughter asked, What are these pink lumps in the sink,...
Testers Check Growth in the Lab and on the Boat
When testing a chemicals toxicity and its ability to biodegrade, a common procedure is to dilute each target chemical at various ratios of interest,...
PSs Top Picks for Winterizing
Protecting marine water systems from freeze damage is a deceptively simple goal. The terminology and various product claims can be confusing, and what seems...
Test Checks Burst Point and Freeze Protection
We tested each product for glycol content using a refractometer and either the ethylene glycol or propylene glycol scale, as appropriate. In the case...
Step-by-step Winterizing Tips
Water tanksFirst, scrub clean and dry the freshwater tank well. For water tanks, make sure it is empty, vacuum out every last bit, and...
Refractometer Takes Out All the Guesswork
What matters most, our testing confirms, is not so much which brand of pink stuff you choose, but how you use it. Even the...
The Cheap Big Cruising Sailboat – Endeavour 42
Interested in a 40-45 foot cruising sailboat? Sailing Florida or the Bahamas and need a shoal draft sailboat that’s big enough to be a...
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Cheoy Lee Clipper 36 & 42 Used Boat Review
Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong has been a commercial builder since the early 1900s and is one of the first molders of fiberglass...