The Real Deal
April 29, 2026
To sell your boat in a buyer’s market, be honest and consider working with a professional broker.
To sell your boat in a buyer’s market, be honest and consider working with a professional broker.
You do not need to be a seasoned mechanic to have confidence in your engine.
Setting expectations and communicating clearly can make time on the hard shorter and more fruitful.
Few boat accessories reveal past maintenance failures more than clear vinyl enclosures.
This husband-and-wife team rebuilt a 1984 Downeast boat with a lot of gumption, a good bit of help and a driving desire to get back on the water.
Protect your boat’s value with expert cleaning tips. Learn how to tackle salt, grime, and stains to keep your vessel in top shape year-round.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both require making smart purchasing decisions.
With preventive maintenance now, a few more months of excellent cruising can follow prime boating season.
Hoses need regular inspection and periodic replacement, or all kinds of leaks and drips can result.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.
It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
