My new Kelly-Hanson mainsail was delivered. Some of you have been curious to know more about the features and quality of sails—especially because the prices look unbeatable. I haven't had a chance to try it on the boat yet, but everything looks good so far. This custom order priced out at about $350. —Eds
We've just started selling these Kestrel 2500 Pocket Weather Meters through the magazine. We like the fact that they provide all of the information a boater could want without being covered with buttons or being full of menus that require the owner's manual to figure out.
Among other things, this little unit does wind speed, max gust, air temp, water temp (they're waterproof and they float), and barometric temperature with pressure trend. It also has a nice backlight for night use. It's rugged and comes with a case, lanyard and a 5 year factory warranty. If you're interested, here's a link to the meter at our store. We've marked the price down to compete with the big internet outdoor places. —Eds
Here's the ultimate small-boat lantern. Tiny LED light attaches to common 9Volt battery and provides excellent illumination. This special Pilot model has a switch to go from bright white light over to night vision saving red LED light—perfect for use on the boat at night.
Virtually indestructible, these Pak-Lights don't roll away on you like a flashlight, standing upright on their squared battery, fitting in the palm of your hand, or between your teeth like we often end up using ours.
They are made in America by a family in Oregon that lives off the grid on 20 acres. One of the sons patented the light when he was about 15 years old, having designed it for his brother who was looking for an ultralight flashlight for a 2600-mile trek on the Pacific Crest Trail. Not only was the light small, it went the entire trip on one battery. Now survival experts and military forces enthusiastically endorse Pak-Lites and regularly carry them into combat.
The light will burn 30+ hours on an alkaline battery and 75+ hours on a lithium battery. The bulbs and switch will last essentially forever. The switch has gold contacts and the light comes with a 25 year warranty.
Additionally, we had them customize our light with their Glow Cap top. This means the top of the light glows in the dark through the night after use making it easy to find during anchor watch.
Also potentially serves as an emergency trailer taillight, port side running light and chart reading light.
