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Cleaning Your Hull

Before diving into a hull cleaning project, check first what the rules are in your marina. Marinas are regulated under the Clean Water Act...

DIY Fairing and Filling

Epoxy deserves its wonder resin status as a highly adhesive, water-resistant laminating resin. It is the secret sauce behind a shelf full of fillers,...

Testing a Deckvest Made for Children

Foam life jackets can be hot and cumbersome on a long passage-especially if youre a kid and like to move around a lot. With...

Selling your Sailboat

Life jackets to running RiggingPitch your old mildewed life jackets (PFDs) and buy new. This goes for most deteriorated accessories. They don't add value,...

Mailport: Pine Tar Advocate, Snubber Sense, and More!

Walker Bay WeddingLast summer my fiance and I got married and I rowed her from the boat to the beach for the ceremony on...

Best Boat Bottom Paint 2017

The list of contradictions that define our sailing affliction is long. We need an anchor that buries deep but can be freed at a...

In Search of the Ultimate Boat Hook

The basic design of the humble boat hook hasn't changed much over the years, but it has seen upgrades in construction and materials, along...

Reading the Weather

The air surrounding us on the surface of the earth weighs about 1.2 kilos per cubic meter, and when we stack up these invisible...

Cost of Miscalculating Hatteras

At the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis last fall, I paused at the newly launched $2.5-million Gunboat 55, Rainmaker, felt the hole in my...

Rethinking Sailboat Structure

When it comes to describing a sailboats most valuable attribute, its surprising how varied opinions can be. Staying afloat should be our first priority,...