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Navigating With Radar: Mature, Reliable, Essential Among your array of navigation equipment, radar is an essential. If you don't have it, you should. radar can be an instrumental tool in your navigation, if you know how to use it. By learning the basics of how radar works, what information it gives, and how to interpret data, you can make yourself a much more aware?and a much safer?skipper. By Bernie Weiss

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When Fog Rolls In: Navigating in Limited Visibility Weather is always an element over which we have no control. We can, however, be better prepared for what Mother Nature might bring by learning in advance how to handle our vessels and improve our navigation skills in a variety of environments. Fog is a common obstacle in some areas, and although it can be intimidating, having the tools and the understanding to navigate through it takes much of the stress out of the situation. By Tom Neale

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Diesel Heat There is no reason that cruising can't be a year-round adventure, no matter where your cruising grounds are. With all the comforts of home you can use to equip your boat, why not include diesel heat? Stay warm in your pilothouse even when it's snowing outside! But before you make the leap to year-round warmth, know the difference between the various heating options. It's in your best interest to know the limits, set-up requirements, and maintenance issues that go along with this luxury. By Steve C. D'Antonio

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The Nordhavn 43: Redefining A Smaller Passagemaker PAE's line of Nordhan trawlers is usually associated with hard-core passagemaking, offshore runs, and the serious end of trawlering. However, they fit much more than just the offshore passagmaking lifestyle. The new Nordhavn 43 is a perfect example of a boat that's built to go anywhere, but that's just as comfortable, and as fun, in inland and coastal waters. Between the equipment and layout that comes standard and the lengthy options list, this trawler is one that surely works with the lifestyle, however relaxed or intense it may be. By Bill Parlatore

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A Woman's Touch: The Richness We Weave Into Cruising Cruising, especially in our niche, is most often a couple's experience. Frequently, it is shared with family and friends, and overall it is a team endeavor that makes cruising enjoyable and safe for everyone involved. In this profile of several cruising couples, learn what makes the woman in a relationship an essential cruising partner. Whether it is her boat-handling skills, navigation skills, expertise in the galley, decorating style, or special treatment of guests, there is an important element to boating that women bring to the table. By Sally Bee Brown

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Cruising With More Demand Than Supply A boat's generator can output only so much energy, and the more appliances and goodies you add to the boat, the more power will be required. When reader Raymond Auger added a washer/dryer to his Grand Banks, he found it was the "straw that broke the camel's back" with regard to managing onboard power. Lacking space to add a larger generator, he found a way to better monitor the amps his equipment was pulling from his generator. Check out his clever over-current alarm and see how you, too can be more energy aware! By Raymond Auger

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A Mexican Makeover Full-time cruisers and PMM readers Tom and Judy Blandford have been out cruising the West Coast and the waters of Mexico for years. They've gotten to know the area, a little bit of the language, and most recently, the boat yards of Mexico. Their 55-foot Hatteras was in need of significant refurbishing, inside and out. The details and the story of their project, which took over two years in all, happened at a boatyard in Mexico that transformed their "handyman's special into a dream cruiser. By Tom and Judy Blandford

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Hi-Star 42 Europa: New Boat, Familiar Styling China-built trawlers are becoming viable players in a trawler market. The Hi-Star 42 Europa is a sleek design new to the industry. The Europa styling gives it a familiar look to trawler cruisers, but its design features make it more of a modern faster trawler. A boat tour of this vessel reveals well-crafted woodwork, a sensibly designed interior, and a very functional pilothouse and flybridge. Come aboard this affordable new trawler! By Robert M. Lane

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Georgian Bay If you had the pleasure of cruising the Great Lakes, you know what a treat those freshwater systems are. Nestled between Lakes Huron and Ontario is a body of fresh water that is often compared to the caribbian?Georgian Bay. Reader Melanie Wood and her husband, John, spent weeks cruising the clear waters of Georgian Bay aboard their 30-foot Chris-Craft. They share with us the hightlights of these remarkable cruising grounds as well as some tips for how to do it on a smaller trawler. By Melanie Wood