Both Ken and John make solid points. John used the word infomercial and part of that word is what they can substitute for critical comments - information. They need to overwhelm us with close-up photos and detailed specs which exceed the level of detail on the manufacturer's sites. For example, they don't have to say that a given Mainship's generator is inaccessible; take a picture which demonstrates this. Battery switches in the engine room? Photograph those and then show a boat with switches in the pilothouse which operate remote relays. Practical Sailor often roams the boat show docks and photographs good ideas. Passagemaker has had articles written mostly by Steve D'Antonio about correct practices for installations of mechanical and electrical components. Those would help you when evaluating a boat. The use of the equivalent of a canned spreadsheet with all the details of a boat and its equipment would allow us to better compare different boats. The idea of some calculations is good as they do appear in other publications and there are tons of experts in Annapolis to show them how to do it. They could also do interviews in which a third party criticizes various boats or expresses opinions on industry trends. I'm thinking David Pascoe. {;*)) Ron Rogers