GPS 2000: Garmin GPS 48 and GPSMAP 175 Best Choices
Tests of eight basic GPS handhelds and four cartographic models finds Magellan falling behind its arch competitor.
Whale Urchin and Edson 30 Most Efficient Manual Bilge Pumps
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.
Four Small Boat PVC-Foil Furlers
Hanked-on sails, while having certain advantages, are disappearing in favor of roller furling jibs and genoas.
All Things Must Pass
Nothing lasts forever. Not even a good boat. Viva, the 1975 Tartan 44 we bought in 1993, didnt expire, but was sold last fall...
RFI Problems and Solutions
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.
Perma Buoy Chafe Gear Lasts Longest
Its called ground tackle-mooring weights, chain, lines, snubbers, shackles, swivels, anchors-all intended to hold your boat still when moored or anchored.
Offshore Log: How Simple Is Simple?
Considering the KISS principle vs. the techno-cruiser, Nick Nicholson asks 'How Simple Is Simple?'
The Life Raft Business
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.
Beautiful Block Island 40
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.
A Boat Of His Own
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...
Why Sailors Still Want This Slow Old Cruiser – Down East...
In this Practical Sailor boat tour, we take a deep look at the Downeaster 38, also known as the Down East 38, a classic...
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C&C 40 Used Boat Review
While C&C did not invent the racer/cruiser, the Canadian-based company has remained dedicated for two decades to the concept of the dual-purpose boat. With the notable exception of a few pure cruisers-the relatively low-performance Landfall 35, 42, 43, and 48-a racer-based cruising boat (the Landfall 38), and a real oddball (the Mega 30), most C&Cs have paid at least lip service to contemporary trends in racing boats.
