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…
Boat water tank treatments tested
The ‘tank taste’ you get from a boat’s fresh water tank can be pretty unpalatable, especially if you’re feeling seasick. Mostly this taste is disguised when used for cooking, but…
Replacing a Yanmar 1GM10 cylinder head
How to remove, inspect, replace if necessary, and refit a Yanmar 1GM10 cylinder head - step-by-step
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections April 2015
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3D printing boat parts
Much has recently been made in the papers about 3D printing, which can manufacture replacement bones, blood vessels, buildings and weapons, while NASA are even considering using it to construct…
PBO “Free Anchorage” playing cards – now online!
Practical Boat Owner magazine's "Free Anchorage" Playing Cards are now available to buy online for the first time through Piplers of Poole chandlery
Large seal on the beach sparks coastguard callout
Advice issued after Liverpool and Crosby Coastguard team was tasked following reports of a large seal on the beach at Formby
Lone yachtsman rescued off Irish coast
The lone yachtsman had radioed for help as the loss of power with no wind present had disabled his yacht.
Book your slot at PBO Ask the Experts Live!
Booking has now opened for the PBO Ask the Experts Live attraction at Beaulieu Boatjumble 2015.
Whitehaven Marina celebrates reopened sea lock
Whitehaven Marina has announced the successful completion of its annual sea lock maintenance in readiness for the coming summer season. The lock closure and maintenance was timed to cause the…
Sailors band together to help cyclone stricken Pacific Islanders
Sailors are joining forces to help those left devastated by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific island nations of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands
Inverness Search and Rescue helicopter service launched
The launch of the Inverness civilian UK search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service was marked today in a ceremony held at the new SAR base at Inverness Airport.
Life raft challenge for charity and science
Former soldier Wayne Ingram will be spending seven days and nights in the confines of a life raft this May.
Swanwick boatyard opening celebrations
The £5.8million new boatyard development at Swanwick Marina will be celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Easter Monday
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections March 2015
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Major dredging project at Cowes Yacht Haven
A major dredging project is under way at Cowes Yacht Haven
Check your boat’s gas system
Considering gas is the most dangerous substance likely to be on board, you’d be surprised how far down the list most people place the safety of their gas system. Many…
Navitus Bay Wind Park examination completed
The Planning Inspectorate has closed the examination of the application for the Navitus Bay Wind Park project, comprising up to 194 turbines for the South Coast of England.
Former F1 Chief joins Ben Ainslie Racing
Former CEO of the McLaren Group and Team Principal of the McLaren F1 team Martin Whitmarsh will be joining the British challenger for the 35th America's Cup.
Caledonian Canal closed to navigation
Unusually high water levels on Loch Oich have partially washed Cullochy weir away, causing a major breach of the canal embankment
Tragic loss of yachtswoman Florence Arthaud
French yachtswoman Florence Arthaud was among 10 people killed in a tragic helicopter accident in Argentina