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    Practical Boat Owner

    August 2025 issue of Practical Boat Owner

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    Everything you need to know about trailer-sailing; How to spray gelcoat; Improvements on the continuous splice; Retrofitting a £1 mast; Tips for avoiding collisions;  Enduring…

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    Cork Clipper goes aground of Indonesia

    New visitor marina open in Cork

    • June 30, 2010

    Preparation for Clipper Race

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    Navigation by eye – what is a Kamal?

    • June 30, 2010

    DIY sextant

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    Six is the magic number for countering leeway

    • June 29, 2010

    Navigating by degrees

    Quicksilver stolen from Fermanagh, Lough Erne

    Spate of boat thefts in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

    • June 28, 2010

    Police alert issued

    Bulls eye decklight fire hazard

    Taking aim at domed decklight danger

    • June 28, 2010

    Boat Safety Scheme warns owners over 'bullseye' decklights

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    Which hull should house a catamaran’s depth transducer?

    • June 28, 2010

    Put it in the starboard hull

    Subamrine safe passage

    Sailor rescued after hitting Solent submarine barrier

    • June 25, 2010

    Dutch yacht re-floated

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    What’s the French phrase for….?

    • June 25, 2010

    Weather words en Francais

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    Accidentally started filling your water tank with diesel?

    • June 24, 2010

    Steam cleaning is the answer

    PBO towing feature with Land Rover

    Download PBO Towing Guide article for free

    • June 24, 2010

    Latest issue of PBO on sale today

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    Not Cooking with Gas?

    • June 23, 2010

    Try cleaning the burners

    fawley oil refinery

    Oil Spill in Southampton Water

    • June 22, 2010

    Booms deployed, cleanup operation at beaches

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    Wear lots of thin layers at sea

    • June 21, 2010

    It can help stop seasickness.

    Studland Seahorse

    RYA urges boaters to observe Studland No Anchor zone

    • June 18, 2010

    Voluntary Zone has been in place since 2009 pending study

    Land Rover boat towing guide

    Towing your boat: video masterclass

    • June 18, 2010

    Video masterclass guide to towing your boat safely, including setting off, reversing, launching and recovery

    Navimo recalls batch of XM liferafts

    Navimo recalls batch of XM liferafts

    • June 17, 2010

    Company will replace Far East-manufactured rafts with European

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    At sea, carry out a regular shackle check

    • June 17, 2010

    They undo themselves!!

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    What is a safe speed in reduced visibility?

    • June 16, 2010

    Some scary calculations

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    How important is ornithology at sea?

    • June 15, 2010

    It depends how superstitious you are

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    Taking part in an organised race?

    • June 14, 2010

    Check your boat's insurance

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