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A Boat Buyers Recourse
I recently purchased a “got to have it” sailboat. I have found that the surveyor’s assessment was way off base.The AC pump passed inspection,...
Bird repellants, solvent safety, GPS antennas
Florida is hard on boats from sun damage, mildew, bottom blisters and birds. I keep the ospreys from perching on my tricolor light by...
Before and After the Cruise Checklists
Last October, PS Editor Darrell Nicholson wrote about the importance of checklists and his inbox was inundated with mail from sailors who shared their...
Are You Ready to Kludge Your Way Home?
The first use of the word kludge is attributed to Jackson W. Granholm in 1962, describing an ugly programming solution that was “an ill-assorted...
Twist Your Way Back to Safe Harbor
Last month we looked at some get home “kludges” if your rigging fails. Here I’ll share some other quick fixes to get you home...
Snubber Diameter for Larger Sailboats
We recently had a letter from Teun and Chantal Bos, who were trying to determine what diameter anchor snubber to use. Practical Sailor did...
COVID-19 Requires Sanitation Caution
Although many of our usual measures we take to keep our crew healthy are sufficient to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading, extra caution is...
Return to Sailing in the Midst of COVID-19
COVID-19 is going to drag out. A vaccine and significant herd immunity are both more than a year away. We’ll flatten the curve and...
Simple Tricks for When You’re Going Aloft
Early summer is about the time we notice that something needs our attention at the top of the mast—an antennae connection, faulty mast light,...
PS Advisor: Grounding and bonding
A client sent me an excerpt from your eBook “Marine Electrical Systems,” and I was a surprised to see the following line of thought.
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