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Practical Projects
Remote control for a small auxiliary outboard
Derrick Grover makes a remote throttle and steering control for a small outboard
Whisker pole from a Laser topmast
The spinnaker pole that came with my Jeanneau SO34.2 is stout and reasonably strong, but is a little short to use as whisker pole when goose winging the genoa. More…
Make your own cleat boots
How to make your own cleat boots
Two uses for Ikea bed slats
Using Ikea bed slats for a comfortable night's sleep - and as a floor for an Avon Dinghy
Holding tank for a small boat
David Witton converts a caravan tank to make a holding tank for his small boat
Reinforced Oar Tips
A good use for that leftover epoxy resin - Hanne and Matthijs Siljee-van Beek beef up their oars
DIY cutless bearing extractor
Graham Swetman makes his own heavy-duty bearing extractor
Make a DIY flopper stopper
Just occasionally, the ‘perfect anchorage’ may turn out to be seriously uncomfortable. This is usually when the current or the wind makes the boat lie beam-on to the swell, and…
Repair a depth transducer afloat!
I recently carried out a repair to my boat using a 3D printed part in the process. There was a leak around my depth transducer housing, and I could either…
Stop halyards rubbing on the coachroof
Nathan Lomas finds a low cost way to stop his boat's halyards rubbing on the coachroof
Remove salt from an outboard’s cooling passages
John Stevenson uses a wallpaper steamer to remove salt blockages from his outboard's cooling passages
Straighten a bent toerail
Robin Garside devises a cheap, simple and effective method of straightening out his boat’s damaged toerail
Giving exhaust problems the elbow
Ian Pirrie explains how to check the condition of the exhaust elbow on Yanmar GM engines
How to inspect a Yanmar GM exhaust elbow
Ian Pirrie explains how to check the condition of the exhaust elbow on Yanmar GM engines
Grate blacking propeller antifouling
Does black grate polish work as propeller antifouling? This reader finds out...
How to find the source of a deck leak
However your decks are constructed, the water from a deck leak often emerges a considerable distance from where it enters. The point of emergence is usually very clear to see…
Dingy dinghy blues
Daria Blackwell uses a 'miracle' product to clean a heavy yellow stain from a fibreglass dinghy
Stop water getting below with a navel pipe bung
Derek Fairley makes a bung for his boat's navel pipe with the aid of some silicone rubber and a Choc Dips pot
Outboard engine stand from an old ladder
Michael Allen turns a condemned stepladder into a stand for his outboard engine