Helps in every emergency. A stubborn beer cap, for instance. You never know when trouble will hit. Best to be prepared with the Tom Stokes-designed paracord accessory. It features a bottle opener and three-foot length of paracord in black or tan on a non-load-bearing carabiner to clip to your pack....

Weave 32 basic designs by hand from natural materials—and adapt them for hundreds more designs. Complete instructions with over 600 close-up illustrations of each step. “Practical answers...imaginative asides.”—Craft Connection.

Bolster Brackets are designed to support bolster or bunk boards. Slotted for vertical adjustment and feature non-slip dimples to avoid movement and increase load capacity. Tie down packages them in pairs with swivel brackets and bolts with nyloc nuts.

BEARING PROTECTORS | TRAILER BUDDIES by UFP by Dexter (Unique Functional Products) The only sure way to prevent wheel bearing failure on a boat trailer is with the Stainless Steel Bearing Protector. Bearings fail when they get wet or dirty in the course of normal use. Even short-distance trailering...

The amazing resurgence of the East Coast's premier saltwater gamefish has sent hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of their fathers' and grandfathers' favorite quarry: the magnificent striped bass. But the best tools and techniques have changed since the striped bass was nearly wiped out, and...

For more than 160 years, Klein Tools has manufactured premium-quality, professional-grade hand tools that deliver the performance, durability and precision needed to get the job done right. Our family of engineers, workers and craftsman continue to put six generations of expertise into every tool we...

If you don't have the time or patience for tying knots then, the Hose Clip Retainer is the solution. This re-usable bungee with tab can be used to secure a bolt snap to a hose, a gauge or a light. Simply thread the bungee loop through the eyelet of a snap, stretch around the hose, and bring the bung...

“The best explanation that I have seen of corrosion on boats.”―Nigel Calder, author of Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual “A powerful weapon in the war against metal deterioration.”―Cruising World Corrosion is a constant, often expensive, and sometimes dangerous problem for boaters. Moistu...

The Green Berets—a legendary corps of soldiers whose exploits made military history. But now, its very identity and role as a fighting force may be forever changed . . . Until the war in Iraq, Special Forces were the military’s counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy lines...

While sailing around the Caribbean, Ann Vanderhoof  and her husband Steve track wild oregano-eating goats in the cactus-covered hills of the Dominican Republic, gather nutmegs on an old estate in Grenada, make searing-hot pepper sauce in a Trinidadian kitchen, cram for a chocolate-tasting test at th...

Islands have always been fascinating places, their separateness evoking a sense of mystery and inspiring a yearning for exploration. California's islands are unique evolutionary laboratories, places where plants and animals have grown and interacted in isolation for millions of years. This comprehen...

From the author of the bestselling High Performance Sailing and Higher Performance Sailing comes the first scientific analysis of what makes fast sailors fast. Rejecting the idea that luck or innate talent are the keys to success, Frank Bethwaite shows how knowledge truly is power. Making use of vid...