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DIY Cell Phone Bilge Alarm

A cell phone bilge alarm is a great safety feature to have on board, but how can you create one affordably? In this tutorial, you will learn how ...
On March 30, 2017 / By Administrator
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Installing Davits

From modest coast hopping to offshore passage making, we all need to get ashore when anchored in that secluded bay, hidden estuary, or busy harbor, so having a ...
On March 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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How to Choose Line for Cruising Sailboats

Kyle from APS shows you the choices for halyards, sheets and control lines, for cruising inshore, coastal and offshore boats to make it easier for you to find ...
On February 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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Dealing with Dirty Sails

Among the many chores we’ve got ahead of us this winter, removing, and storing sails is one of them. This is also a good time to clean the ...
On February 16, 2017 / By Administrator
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Review of the Bruntons Sigma Drive

Jon aboard Prism, a Hans Christian 33, talks about the reason he chose to try a Bruntons Sigma Drive, explains the installation and reviews the results after using ...
On February 9, 2017 / By Administrator
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How to Deal with Riding Turns on a Winch

Riding turns always occur at the worst possible moment – here’s how to shift a riding turn from a winch. Sod’s Law states that you’ll only get a ...
On January 19, 2017 / By Administrator
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How to Reef While Sailing Downwind

You don’t always want to have to come head-to-wind to reef. In this extract from his latest book, The Complete Ocean Skipper, Tom Cunliffe talks about how to ...
On December 15, 2016 / By Administrator
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Can You Have Too Many Zincs?

Sacrificial anodes are used to protect a sailboat’s metal components from galvanic corrosion, a process during which more noble, cathodic metals like stainless steel cause less noble, anodic ...
On December 1, 2016 / By Administrator
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A Simplified Internet Connection for Boats

Practical Sailor looks at the WiriePro, an integrated antenna/WiFi adapter/router that allows you to quickly connect to the internet using either a shore-based Wi-Fi network or cellular service ...
On November 9, 2016 / By Administrator
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Is Stainless Steel Really the Best Metal for Use in an Anchor?

Each time Practical Sailor conducts an anchor test, they get questions about the materials used in anchors, particularly stainless steel. Stainless steel is much less prone to unsightly ...
On October 13, 2016 / By Administrator

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