Many dockside pumpouts require an adaptor to be screwed into the deck fitting. Carry one on board

With more countries introducing regulations, holding tanks are an issue that won’t go away Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Traditional marine heads that discharge sewage straight out through a skin fitting ar...

A vice, at top above, has many uses aboard. Siphon breakers, at left, are the only thing preventing water from slowly flooding the engine. A sail repair kit, above, is a necessity.

Things you need with you when you get away from it all Issue 24 : May/June 2002 Successful cruising is largely about independence — not in the sense of being indefinitely self-sufficient, but in that ...

Assembling an Autostream self-feathering propeller.

A quick look at the complicated business of finding the right propeller Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 Nearly all cruising and most racing sailboats have an auxiliary engine and an associated propeller. Apar...