ENGINE FIT SPECIAL:
Wiring an engine from scratch – Fitting the ancillaries and installing PBO Project Boat Hantu Biru’s inboard BMW engine
New Volvo in a Moody – Replacing the engine in a Moody 31
PLUS how you can win the PBO Project Boat: Our beloved Snapdragon 23 is up for grabs
PBO Tested -Four-speed winches: Easier sheeting, no electricity
Tablet navigation: Electronics on a budget
Laurent Giles designs: ‘Skill, artistry and innovation’
Troubleshooting telltales: How to read the airflow over your sail
Making cold-moulded hulls: The beauty of wood, the strength of GRP
Converting a launch for easier access: A reader adapts a Rigid Raider to suit the requirements of his disabled daughter
Router masterclass: Tips for working wood
Mastering fore-and-aft mooring: A simple, easy-to-use system explained
BayCruiser 26: Trailability, performance and liveaboard comfort in a 26-footer
Practically a Day Skipper: PBO’s Laura Hodgetts undertakes the RYA Day Skipper Practical course
Tackling hull screw corrosion: Oak dowels to the rescue!
Beguiling Brixham: A charming port with plenty going for it
Land of the Shiants: A two-day visit to the Shiant Islands
Ascension Island: The startlingly beautiful ‘HMS Rock’
Southampton Boat Show preview: Highlights to look out for at the 2015 show
How to avoid being stuck in mud: Hints and tips from the PBO Sketchbook
PLUS…
Waiting for the tide: PBO editor David Pugh welcomes you to the magazine – sign up for David’s free monthly e-newsletter at: http://emails.timeincuk.co.uk/YBW_webcross
‘Mad about the Boat’ columnist Dave Selby: Nelson’s fifth columnist
Columnist Sam Llewellyn: Up before the beak – or the Twitterati
Monthly musings from Andrew Simpson: Have Atlantic crossings lost their magic?
PBO products and services: Books and plans from the PBO Shop
News: New Channel Islands Rally launched, RYA SafeTrx update… and more
Regional news: £400m Southampton waterfront plans, Annan Harbour reopened… and more
Readers’ letters: your views
Ask the experts: Getting to the bottom of blistering topsides, plus more reader queries answered
New gear: PBO looks at the latest marine products