Try and keep active
Practical
Viewing a used boat? Use your detective skills
Ask if you see mismatched paint
How safe is your cooking on board?
Good food is one thing but safe cooking on board is essential
How crazy are your navigation lights?
Crazed plastic reduces output of light
Is your road trailer legal?
There's only one way to find out
Need a gas engineer? Forget Corgi
Corgi was once the safety standard for gas engineers
Lifting beckets on a dan buoy?
Dan buoys are a lot easier to see than horseshoe buoys in a man-overboard situation
Clean inside your skin fittings
When antifouling, make sure you remove any paint or growth from inside your skin fittings – any material inside will restrict the flow.
Chart stowage ideas
Keep your paper charts tidy and safe on board
Make weighing anchor cleaner…
with this tip
Keeping cool…
...without a fridge!
Every step…
... needs a handhold!
Warn the crew…
...if you're planning any manoeuvres
Dealing with difficult screws
or how to un-stick a stuck screw
Table Fiddles – what works best?
Keep items secure on your saloon table
Stow your washboards
Ideas for keeping your washboards out of the way
Use a chain sheet when reaching
...for a better headsail shape
Seal your shorepower sockets at sea
Cheap tip to avoid water ingress
Remove stubborn stern-gland packing…
...with items you're guaranteed to have in your tool box!
There’s nothing like music…
...to help with seasickness!