Practical Boat Owner

Published by TI Media Limited Practical Boat Owner is Britain's biggest-selling boating magazine, trusted and respected by all its readers. A source of useful and helpful information for both power and sail boat owners, PBO helps you get the most from your boat acting as a forum for interacting with like-minded individuals.

Practical Boat Owner

Waiting for the tide • WITH THE EDITOR

Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee • News and current affairs from the world of boating

Nearly half reported MOBs from yachts end in fatality

Two racing sailors lost at sea on the same day

‘Exhilarating’ Round the Island Race

Celebrate ‘Women in Marine Day’ with Jeanne Socrates

DIARY DATES

Regional news • News from your cruising area

Cargo ship grounds at lighthouse

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Channel hopping • Essential monthly highlights from the world of online sailing channels with Kass Schmitt

A narrow escape • Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege…

Death of the compass? • Navigation–what’s hot and what’s not

Calm day antics • Getting close to seabirds, achieving a level horizon…and not dropping the camera

SIZZLING HOT SUBSCRIPTIONS

Traditional Broads motor cruisers • Why large wooden traditional cruisers such as the 43ft Silver Jubilee class are Clive and his wife’s favourite holiday charter vessels

Boats for cruising around the UK • Duncan Kent chooses the best sail and motor boats under 40ft for circumnavigating the islands of Britain and Ireland

Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST • Jimmy Cornell boils down decades’ worth of world cruising surveys to find the factors that affect voyage success

Portable toilet buyer’s guide • Ali Wood checks out the best places to go… when you really need to go

FLUSHABLE TOILET Q&A

New gear • Rupert Holmes checks out the latest marine products

NEWS IN BRIEF

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New Boats • Katy Stickland looks at the latest new boats 40ft and under

How to design modifications for your boat • Yacht designer Ian Nicolson explains how to make changes to living space on board

Do I need my vessel re-certified? • Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies gives his advice on the implications to be considered when making changes to your boat

Tried & tested • Laura Hodgetts packs light, stays warm and dazzle-free

Understanding electrical connections • Oliver Ballam and Pat Manley demystify boat electrics and explain various types of electrical connectors and their uses on board

How to make a signal wire connection

Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair • Barry Pickthall explains how he carried out engine repairs on a budget after a couple of years of Covid lockdown neglect

How to fit your own autopilot • Gilbert Park shows how he installed a new autopilot on his Trusty T23 motorboat

Installing an autopilot

Build your kit boat like an expert • Polly Robinson shares her best practice for constructing a boat from a pre-cut kit, and how to troubleshoot potential problems

Fitting a water treatment system • Kerry and Fraser Buchanan install a UV light filtration system to make the tank water stored on their Barbican 33 more palatable

Fitting the water disinfection system

TAIL ENDS

Comfier sleeping on board • Chris Mardon fabricates a removable wooden bunk headboard

Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee • John Latham experiences an inauspicious start to his cruise from Dublin to Northern Ireland when hit by gale force winds in harbour

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