Practical Boat Owner

Published by TI Media Limited Practical Boat Owner is Britain's biggest-selling boating magazine, trusted and respected by all its readers. A source of useful and helpful information for both power and sail boat owners, PBO helps you get the most from your boat acting as a forum for interacting with like-minded individuals.

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News • News and current affairs from the world of boating

Skipper dies after being wound round his boat’s faulty electric winch

Advice hub

Boat licences

Honours for Sir Robin, heroic rescuers and circumnavigators

Tale of boat loss wins peers’ acclaim

OK Dinghy sailors’ rating milestone

Flagships, top snappers and volunteers

Storm jib rule tightened in safety move

Veterans to sail ‘full circle’ around UK

DIARY DATES

Honouring the ‘Spitfires of the sea’

Regional news • News from your cruising area

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Channel hopping • Essential monthly highlights from the world of online sailing channels with Kass Schmitt

Here’s to the next adventure • East coast explorations under sail support personal growth but not consumer spending

Control at your fingertips • A bowsprit can mean sticking your nose into trouble – but there’s a solution to that

Traditional boats and beaches • A foray along the shore with cats in tow

The ideal light weight cruising dinghy? • Finding a boat that’s easy to launch by hand at Chichester Harbour

Boats for crossing the North Sea • Phil Clandillon looks at the best second-hand yachts for sailing northern Scotland and across to Norway

Subscription boating • The subscription model is successful in so many areas of modern life, including boating. Rob Melotti investigates all things boat-share

Cabin heaters • There are many ways to stay warm afloat, whatever your budget, says Ali Wood

Diesel heaters: expert Q&A

New gear • Rupert Holmes looks at the latest marine products

The human factor • Will Spencer explains how to choose and manage a competent and friendly crew for an enjoyable offshore passage

Boat electrics FOR BEGINNERS • Engineer Chris Mardon demystifies onboard electrics and explains how you can troubleshoot electrical systems

Fuel conditioning • Ian Cooke of C.Quip, supplier of Sulnox Eco, explains how fuel conditioners can beat the bug and clean up hydrocarbon emissions

Tried & tested • Laura Hodgetts tests a coastal sailing jacket and buoyancy aid

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Tried & tested • Phil Sampson fits a sanitiser in hope of a sweet-smelling heads

Practical ColRegs for cruisers • Nick and Wendy Tyler’s advice on avoiding collisions, based on their own experience

Water pump woes • Mike Attree explains how he fixed his engine’s sea water pump

Success with compression joints • A step-by-step guide to making compression joints for fuel systems, with Tony Davies

Revive your canopy • If your boat canopy has suffered from sun bleaching, ripped windows, worn stitching or fabric tears, don’t write it off. Jake Kavanagh investigates some life-extending fixes

Get on the nauti-step • Mark Prior makes a step using £10-worth of material (which could be salvaged free)

Restoring a £1 70-year-old boat • For very little money Bob Shillito saves the 1953 Yachting Monthly three-tonner, Sparrow, from being scrapped and gets her sea-ready

Sparrow’s maiden voyage

Best methods for coiling rope • Nic Compton shares techniques for keeping lines neat and tidy

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