Boating-sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Simple battery filler
Roger Hughes tries out an easy-to-install pipework system for keeping multiple battery electrolyte levels topped up correctly
7 min |
April 2022
Practical Boat Owner
How To Service your engine in 12 simple steps
Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Stu and Laura Davies on Maximus’s engine, fuel system and Volvo Penta saildrive
10+ min |
April 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A spot of fishing
Thanks for asking but no, we’re not aground, just enjoying an extended angling session
3 min |
April 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Receiving weather forecasts offshore
Gilbert Park devises a low-cost solution to receive weatherfax information using a portable radio, an aerial and a tablet device
10 min |
April 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A spectacular yacht blaze
Prolific Learning from Experience author Chris Mardon recalls a suspicious yacht fire in the Caribbean
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Anglesey adventure
Sam Griffiths and his dad go dinghy sailing in the challenging waters of North Wales
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
7 new-generation anchors
Would your boat benefit from upgrading to a better anchor? Rupert Holmes explains the options to suit
5 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Commodore's jaunt north
Bracing himself for a ‘herding cats’ experience, Clive Murray is pleasantly surprised by the success of his rally from Scarborough to Blyth and back
3 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Harmony 47
Peter Poland trials two versions of the popular charter yacht – a standard ‘Elegance’ in the Cyclades and more bespoke ‘Esprit Vintage’ model
9 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Gonna need a bigger shed…
...Or perhaps a smaller boat is the answer to the impractical boat owner’s storage problems
3 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Practical projects
Great ideas and tips from PBO readers
5 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Power management
Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Ecobat on setting up a sensible battery charging regime
9 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Scandinavian Summer
George DuBose explores capital cities and lonely islands on a cruise from the Netherlands to northern Denmark
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
The great river of waiting
Owen Moorhouse recalls building an ‘unsinkable’ canoe from sheet metal and endeavouring to master the wild Whanganui River on it
8 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
What's the charge?
Gilbert Park installs a Victron BMV-712 battery monitor
4 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Mast down
Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show
6 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing short-cut to spectacular views
Norman Inglis rediscovers a love for Scotland’s west coast, one of the best locations in the world to combine sailing with hill walking
7 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Fairey Swordsman 30
Peter Poland tests a crowd-pleasing jet boat with James Bond connections
9 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Little luggers
Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers
6 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Do we still need pyrotechnic flares?
Gilbert Park discusses modern distress signalling options, safety regulations and what kit he takes on board for boating and kayaking
10+ min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Red Original bags
Ali Wood puts Red Original’s waterproof bags to the test
2 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Birding from the helm
Why counting seabirds as a sailing hobby is an educational addiction
3 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Lockdown project is just the ticket
John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch
9 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Toplac single-pot paint
In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?
3 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun
Determined to build a small, fun boat for his young grandchildren, Ian Royston made one in the style of a cheeky tugboat
5 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Get Your Boat Organised
Are you always misplacing tools and spares? Roger Hughes has the answer
6 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Should You Insure A Project Boat?
Insurance expert Steve Risk has some useful advice for boat owners
2 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
A winter project
Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
It's good to talk
Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Going loopy – making a continuous splice
Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop
6 min |