Practical Boat Owner

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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

Southampton Boat Show moved to 2021 • News and current affairs from the world of boating

Pip secures new Vendée sponsor

New tax relief for subsidised diesel on the cards

Poorly marked creel pots unlawful in Scotland

Remembering Tom Nighy

Nominations for seamanship award

Benefactor says Tracy won’t have to sell her medal

Tim eyes round Britain record

Young talent sought

Fundraising appeal for eco-moorings

DIARY DATES

CRACKDOWN ON ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ON THE WATER • News from your cruising area

ZERO EMISSIONS FERRIES FOR BELFAST

RESPECT THE DESTINATION

NORFOLK WINDFARM IS GO

Next month

Letters • Readers share their thoughts and opinions

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

In the beginning • How the evolutionary development of the sailor was saved from going down the pan

Sailing by ear • Alarm bells ringing afloat on a sea of sound

Smartened up • A tidy up in lockdown means the boat’s looking smarter now than she has in years

How to Troubleshoot your diesel fuel system • If your engine cuts out it might not be getting the fuel it needs. HereÕs how to track down the culprit

A One Design from Devon • The Devon Yawl is as sturdy as she looks and there is plenty else to admire about this popular Salcombe Yawl evolution, says Peter Poland

Our lives as liveaboards • Kati Hughes describes how her family traded in smart cars and private schools for a life aboard

A month round Ireland • Gerry Flaherty and friends charter a yacht to discover remote islands, ancient monuments, blazing fireplaces and friendly locals

NASA Clipper Wind instrument repair • There’s no need to fear the workings of your boat’s electronics, says David Berry

New Gear • Rupert Holmes reports on electronic distress signalling

The 24,000 mile mainsail • Rupert Holmes explains how maintenance can maximise the life of your sails

DIY rigging replacement • Dave Carey discovers cracks and corrosion in his 1980s cruiser’s rig and gets to work replacing much of it in the Caribbean sunshine

Opinion from PBO rigging expert Mike Coates

Is your boat proving ‘almost’ watertight? • Water can sneak into your boat undetected for years. Øyvind Bordal explains where leaks develop, and how to find them in time

How to repair a clinker day boat • Mike Coates uses traditional skills to repair a rotten family-owned double-ender and shares some handy boatbuilding tips

Working aloft • Alex Blackwell has some tips for staying safe when climbing the mast

Fitting new toerails and grabrails • Rupert Holmes explains the techniques for removal and replacement

Fitting a hot water system • Today most new yachts come with pressurised hot water, but that wasn’t the case 20 or 30 years ago. Rupert Holmes looks at how to retrofit a system to your boat

Propeller predicament • Peter Davies restores power to his 60ft charter yacht with the help of Mr Rosebud

LESSONS LEARNED

What a mesh! • David Berry replaces the strainer on his engine coolantwater inlet

Directional stability • Sam Longley makes his own brass compass gimbal

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