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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,...

40 Years of Breaking Boat Gear

Practical Sailors 40th anniversary came and went last year without hoopla. We talked a while about marking the event with a stroll down memory...

Annapolis, tip #5

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, Fourth EditionJohn RousmanierePage 323Excerpted from The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, Fourth EditionHANDS ON: Anchoring HintsSafe anchoring depends as much...

The Catalina 270 LE vs. The Beneteau First 265

People who start in small boats and trade up often view 27 feet as some kind of milestone, and rightly so. At around 27...

Allied Princess 36

The Allied Boat Company built its first boat about 1962. It was the Seawind ketch, designed by Thomas Gillmer, a professor of naval architecture...

Testers Examine Running Rigging Options

The first sign of cordage use dates back about 28,000 years. Archeological findings in Europe have carbon dating confirmation of twine imprints found in...

Ocean Voyaging on Two Hulls

After starting out in monohulls many years ago, Im now cruising aboard my third catamaran. All of my cats-a Maine Cat 30, a Kelsall...

Mailport: 08/08

Gelcoat Miracle Cures Has Practical Sailor tested Presto Protech (www.prestoprotech.com)? I tried what seems like a similar product on a truck a few years...

Hallberg Rassy 342 New Boat Test

Like all the Hallberg Rassys in production, the Hallberg Rassy 342 was designed by Argentine naval architect German Frers (who aficionados claim designs some...

Tool Tips

Having the right tool makes every boat maintenance or repair job that much easier. Having it handy makes an even bigger difference. With that...