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

News • News and current affairs from the world of boating

What is a restrictive practice?

British skipper rescued

Fair winds to LW forecast

Jet ski legislation

‘Exceptional’ contribution

Temporary reprieve to gas cylinder halt

Ambitious target on end-of-life boats

Octogenarian’s new challenge

Inline bilge filter requirement

One man’s Medina 20 revival campaign

SigneT dinghy Dover to Calais voyage

DIARY DATES

Regional news • News from your cruising area

Storm rescue for solo sailor

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

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

Whatever floats your boat… • An improbable pioneer of personal water craft

Don’t try this at home • Nothing ventured, nothing gained… Aieeee!

Summer has come • After the quietness of the winter waters, it’s a shock to have to share again

Working boat conversions • The basic shape of a traditional lifeboat is a long shallow keel, double ended and beamy–ideal for conversion into a cruising boat

How keel design affects performance • Peter Poland looks at the history of keel design and how the different types affect performance

The pros and cons

Cruising the Northern Sporades • Popular with charter yachts in summer, Genevieve Leaper explores these Greek islands at the quieter end of the season

How to cruise the Northern Sporades

Around the world in a 19ft boat • Adam Waugh is building a Class Globe 5.80 to race across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Katy Stickland reports

New gear • Rupert Holmes on yacht hardware for modern sails

Tried & tested • Fox Morgan uses Gerber tools in the real world of sailing

Petrol VS electric outboards test • The choice of 2-3hp (or electric equivalent) outboard engines has never been better. But which is best for you? We test six electric and petrol motors to find out

How to choose an electric outboard • Marine electrician Jamie Marley explains what you should look out for when choosing an electric outboard for your type of cruising

Discontinued gas bottle alternatives • With Calor discontinuing some of its gas cylinders, Barry Pickthall looks at the options available for boat owners with older vessels

Antifouling without biocide • Opting for an eco-friendly approach, Ali Wood tries silicone antifoul on the PBO Project Boat–and is impressed with the results

Catamaran refit • Jon Walmsley upgrades a 34-year-old boat to sail to the Caribbean

Atlantic crossing • Following her refit Ciel Bleu completed a transatlantic voyage. Ali Wood meets the crew at the finish to find out how it went

How to change outdrive anodes • Jon Mendez shares his tips on how to carry out this simple DIY maintenance job which could save you a fortune in the long run

Diesel Dipper review • For clean fuel you need a clean tank, Tony Davies tries out the Diesel Dipper from Marine 16, which promises to provide a solution

Repairing a broken wind generator • Andy Pag takes apart a Rutland WG1200 turbine to see if he can get it turning smoothly again

Dropping the mast single-handed • Adam Rhodes tries an idea from PBO contributor...