Practical Boat Owner September 2020 cover

  • August 6, 2020

The September issue of PBO has an extra special mix of boat maintenance advice – focussing on the rig checks you can do yourself – plus amazing adventures and boat…

  • July 9, 2020

Let the summer commence! The latest issue of Practical Boat Owner extolls the virtues of buying second-hand. Ken Endean describes the way to eliminate doubt when buying and restoring a…

  • June 11, 2020

Boat electronics on a budget is the big story this month in the Summer issue of PBO. Rupert Holmes highlights the difference between what you want and what you need…

  • May 14, 2020

Does your ground tackle pass muster? In the July issue of PBO (on sale 14 May) we offer 10 easy checks and dozens of ideas for improving your anchor and…

  • April 16, 2020

As the lockdown extends through the month of April, PBO brings you 100 DIY ideas you can do from home or in the workshop. See the full list online at…

  • March 19, 2020

This month's tips on improving efficiency on deck and with furlers and reefing systems will make windward legs much easier, plus there's a trio of remarkable restorations: inspiring projects on…

  • February 20, 2020

Pick up a copy of the April issue of PBO (on sale 20 Feb) and see for yourself why everyone is raving about the Coast 250 from Swallow Boats –…

  • January 23, 2020

Pre-season DIY mast checks, a pair of extended coastal adventures – power and sail – plus 10 top tips for how to live aboard with your pets.

  • December 27, 2019

Is your boat set up for safety? What essential equipment do you need for coastal and harbour cruising anyway? Find out all this and more in the February issue of…

January 2020 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine

  • November 28, 2019

Would your boat fit in a shipping container? Find out how one PBO reader shipped his beloved fin-keeled 22-footer, plus top tips from the professionals on the woodworking tools you…

Essential Maintenance - 7 ways to keep your boat shipshape. PBO December 2019 issue

  • October 31, 2019

Confessions of a maintenance dodger, 10 things I learned buying an old boat and a handy buyer's checklist for viewing boats for sale. All this and more in the December…

  • October 3, 2019

Have you got your heart set on a new or second-hand boat? Pick up a copy of the latest PBO for some essential boat-buying tips, plus there's DIY keel fixing,…

Cover image PBO Sept19 issue

  • August 8, 2019

Engine maintenance and reliability is a pipedream for many sailors – hopefully we can help in this issue, plus the launch of Nigel Irens designed 14ft skiff and plenty of…

  • July 11, 2019

This month we concentrate on small boats in a big way, plus 30 pages of practical content and some great ideas for getting your children reading nautical fiction over the

  • June 13, 2019

An epic GRP motorboat restoration plus one couple's summer trip around Scotland and the final instalment of decade-defining yachts

  • May 16, 2019

This month sees the return of the PBO Project Boat, 24 pages of practicals and a chance to get inside the mind of a surveyor as he reports on two…

  • April 18, 2019

The best boats of the 1990s and a 60-year-old 25-footer that still feels solid as a rock

  • March 21, 2019

How to fix your engine at sea, a Westerly Centaur 50th anniversary special, and more, in the latest issue of PBO

PBO APRIL 19 COVER

  • February 21, 2019

Free plans for building your own Nigel Irens 14-footer, and more, in the latest issue of PBO