Navigate for less: PBO’s pick of basic instruments
PBO Project Boat 2 – Fitting the hatches: For storage and ease of access
How to link old and new electronics: Interfacing demystified
Passage tips: Where to stop and cheat the tide
PBO Boat Test – Haber 620: A trailer-sailer like no other
PBO Tested – Boracol: Wooden deck cleaner put through its paces
Strip and repair an outboard carburettor: …And save money in the process
Install a solar water heating system: David Berry demonstrates how he fitted such a system to his Moody Eclipse
Make wooden masts: From mere poles to the finished article
Branching out: An Essex creek-crawler’s cross-Channel experience
Broads sailing charter special: Sailing craft for hire on the Broads
Wind Elf over the Atlantic: Peter K Poland’s 1968 odyssey
Can you cruise the Med on a budget?: How feasible is Med sailing with modest funds, and how do you keep costs down?
Fitting coaxial plugs and sockets: Make reliable joints in your VHF cable
Nautical know-how: The Bernoulli principle
A false alarm: A combination of factors leads to a worrisome communication breakdown
Katakolon, gateway to Olympia: This cruise ship stopping-off point also offers a cheap boatyard and boat storage
Constructing insect screens: PLUS more reader projects and tips
Making hot drinks afloat: Hints and tips from the PBO Sketchbook
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Waiting for the tide: The editor’s welcome to this month’s PBO – sign up for PBO’s free monthly e-newsletter at: http://emails.timeincuk.co.uk/YBW_webcross
‘Mad about the Boat’ columnist Dave Selby: Sailfishing for compliments
Columnist Sam Llewellyn: That refit, rethought
Monthly musings from Andrew Simpson: Going round the bend
PBO products and services: Books and plans from the PBO Shop
News: Famous ocean racing yacht Maiden is coming home… and more
Regional news: New marina for Stornoway, theft warning to boat owners… and more
New regular chandlery offers
Readers’ letters: Your views
Ask the experts: A slow-starting engine, calculating rig tension, and more reader queries answered
New gear: PBO looks at the latest marine products
14 iPad and Android navigation apps tested
Gear test following an explosion in the number of marine navigation apps available for iPad and Android devices in the…
A handy guide to using traditional skills for navigation
PBO contributor Sticky Stapylton shows how to work out an estimated position and course to steer
Nav in a nutshell: Lee bowing defined
Dick Everitt explains how you can get a little lift from the tide
10 Teak Cleaners tested
We get scrubbing to find out what effect a variety of teak cleaners have on the woodwork of a Sigma…
Best forward-looking sonar: 5 units tested
How effective is forward-looking sonar at flagging up shoals and obstacles on the seabed? David Pugh compares the findings from…
Nav in a nutshell: How to use a Breton Plotter
Breton Plotters are simple to use in practice, but tricky to explain on paper – it’s much easier if you…
PBO Tested: 12 mooring snubbers
David Pugh tests 12 readily-available snubbers to find out which one best absorbs a snatch load
Nav in a nutshell: Know tidal vectors
'It’s easy for any sailor to remember how to draw tidal vectors with a handy little aide-mémoire!' Says Dick Everitt.…
PBO Tested: Meaco DD8L Zambezi dehumidifier
In PBO’s dehumidifiers group test, the Meaco DD8L Junior won the best buy award – and Meaco have now produced…
12 of the best weatherproof padlocks tested to destruction
Ben Meakins utilises a saltwater spray tank, bolt croppers and a hacksaw to assess the effectiveness (or otherwise) of a…