Battery management made simple, Plastic vs metal seacocks: which is best? Anchoring with shore lines explained, Tips for replacing curved windows; The appeal of the…
Practical Boat Owner
July issue – 8 May
Navigation and your fingertips: an easy guide to digital charts, plotters and MFDs, How to sail around headlands, races and overfalls, 10 ways to save…
Two uses for Ikea bed slats
Using Ikea bed slats for a comfortable night's sleep - and as a floor for an Avon Dinghy
Container ship ‘deliberately grounded’ on Bramble Bank in the Solent
The container ship APL Vanda was deliberately run aground on West Bramble Bank in the Solent following 'a loss of power'.
Holding tank for a small boat
David Witton converts a caravan tank to make a holding tank for his small boat
Boat owners urged to check their moorings
As a result of two successive call outs to unmanned drifting vessels, lifeboat volunteers have made a plea to boat owners to check all moorings
Osmosis – the professional treatment
Even the worst cases of osmosis can be professionally treated, and while the process is expensive and time consuming, it will revive the boat and restore its value. Jake Kavanagh…
British rowers rescued after capsizing mid-Atlantic
Four female rowers have been rescued in the Atlantic Ocean after their rowing boat capsized and they lost vital equipment.
Owner fined for ‘dangerously unsafe’ vessel
The owner of a harbour tanker has been fined £3,000 and more than £7,000 in costs for operating a 'dangerously unsafe' vessel.
Independent review of tidal lagoons announced
Plans to generate energy from Swansea Bay lagoon face further delay as UK energy minister announces a six-month review of the sector.
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
DIY Osmosis Repair
If you’ve found a few blisters on your gel coat, don’t despair. You may not need to do a full gel coat strip – which on cheaper boats may not…
Keelbolt Surgery
After a few knocks a yacht’s keelbolts can work a little loose – but that might be just the beginning, as the owners of Quartet discovered.
Investment confirmed for world’s largest offshore wind farm
Hornsea Project One wind farm will span an area of approximately 407 square kilometres off the Yorkshire coast with up to 240 wind turbines, each one 190 metres tall
Brightlingsea Harbour oil spill exercise staged
An 'oil spill incident management exercise' was carried out in Brightlingsea Harbour
Ocean Cruising Club award winners announced
The annual OCC awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of blue water sailors and bring those achievements to the attention of the sailing community at large.
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections February 2016
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Seventh whale stranded in shallow water off Norfolk coastline
It follows a series of whale deaths along the East coast of England in the past few weeks.
Tracing tricky leaks on a boat
Boat leaks are the bane of a sailor’s life, but with patience their source can be traced. Here are some ideas of where to start...
Storm Imogen batters parts of England and Wales
Violent storm force 11 is expected in areas off the south coast of the UK with wave heights reaching 16m.
10 Gelcoat cleaners tested
Which gelcoat cleaners are best at combating waterline yellowing on boat hulls?