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Tests of eight basic GPS handhelds and four cartographic models finds Magellan falling behind its arch competitor.

Our test of 19 diaphragm pumps finds the Guzzler 2600 a Best Buy, and the Henderson Mk V a good choice for its excellent design and performance.

Hanked-on sails, while having certain advantages, are disappearing in favor of roller furling jibs and genoas.

Nothing lasts forever. Not even a good boat. Viva, the 1975 Tartan 44 we bought in 1993, didnt expire, but was sold last fall...

Advice and products to keep the hum off your radio or even worse, your autopilot from hanging a left everytime you transmit on the SSB.

Its called ground tackle-mooring weights, chain, lines, snubbers, shackles, swivels, anchors-all intended to hold your boat still when moored or anchored.

Considering the KISS principle vs. the techno-cruiser, Nick Nicholson asks 'How Simple Is Simple?'

This month we conclude our three-part series on life rafts. Well, almost. Unfortunately, there are a few issues we havent had room to discuss yet, and must wait until upcoming issues.

As mentioned in this months editorial, Migrator Yacht Co. has changed hands. After 17 years and 17 boats, Eric Woods sold the firm to Dennis Walsh and Marty Niemiec, who moved the molds to their yard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. A few East Coast dealers have been signed up, which represents a change from the direct sales approach taken by Woods.

I first met Eric Woods some time in the early 1980s, when he worked for C.E. Ryder, builder of the Southern Cross and Sea...