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Practical Boat Owner
February 2026 issue – out 18 December
Outboard SOS: how to fix common engine problems; How to set up and get the most out of your chartplotter; The build of the 100cm…
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Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’
'So much nicer being on a proper boat, isn't it, darling...'
Ask the Experts: repairing a Westerly Oceanranger
A reader's question about survey and corrosion gets answered by one of PBO's experts
Practical projects and tips
PBO readers and experts share their top tips on filling interior holes, cleaning alloy spars and more!
Ask the Experts: Passerelle problem
A reader's question about med mooring gets answered by PBO's experts
Practical tips from readers and PBO’s experts
How to make a bunk extension on a budget, stop the lids of heads slamming and more!
Merry Christmas from the PBO team!
Deck the halls with fenders and anchors, tra la la la...
Ask the Experts: Yanmar starting quandary
A reader's question about engines gets answered by one of PBO's friendly experts
All aboard ‘National Watersports Month’
May 2014 will see an action-packed schedule of activities across the country
PBO’s lazy guide to laying up
What's essential and what's not? Find out here...
Bart’s Bash logo hunt
Get your creative hat on and design a logo for ‘the largest dinghy sailing race' ever
Harmattan
An easterly wind which occasionally blows during the dry season (December, January, February) on the west coast of Africa, coming off the land instead of the more normal wind which…
Pirogue or piragua
Pirogue or piragua
Dufour Yachts celebrates independence and boat launches
The company is back on track following a management buyout
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections January 2014
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‘RYA Foundation’ replaces RYA Sailability charity
It aims to make boating more accessible to all
Trawler sinks after colliding with pier
A fisherman was taken to hospital with a head injury following South Shields pier crash
Cowes chain ferry given right of way
Cowes Harbour breakwater construction details also announced
Bart’s Bash set to honour Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson
All aboard a nation-wide racing day for charity
RYA VHF Marine Radio course set to change in 2014
From 2 January 2014 the course must include at least 10 hours of study