Helicopter rescue: What to do, step-by-step
Rig tuning for cruisers: Top tips for safe and efficient sailing
View from the boatyard: Retrofitting a bow thruster
Using DSC radio: Does DSC have more uses than merely making a Mayday call?
Repairing a Morse control: A ‘sealed for life’ unit proves no barrier to home maintenance
Converting a ketch into a schooner: A change of rig for reader Roger Hughes’ Down East 45
Patagonian cruise of a lifetime: Sun and snow in South America
PBO Tested – Emergency VHF antennas: Which one delivers the strongest and clearest signal?
PBO Tested – Combination padlocks: Do the numbers add up to keep your boat secure?
The boat designs of Alan Buchanan: Aesthetically pleasing, perfectly balanced boats
PBO Project Boat 2 – Bottoms up: Adding bottom stringers, bevelled chine battens and forefoot cheek pieces to our Secret 20
Exploring Teignmouth: A charming Devon harbour with sheltered beaches
PBO Boat Tests – Seascape 24 & 27: Is a planing cruiser really practical?
Megaohm’s maiden voyage: A reader’s 400-mile delivery trip in a newly-bought Trapper 500
The Kiel Canal: Not just for transiting…
Finding patents: A valuable source of otherwise unavailable information
Troubleshooting a tiller pilot: PLUS more reader projects and tips
Build an Irish proa: A small, stable craft suitable for solo motor-cruising
Dealing with a riding turn: Tips from the PBO Sketchbook
Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch
A pensioner whose yacht sank within minutes of being placed in the water following a five-year restoration says it has…
Applying antifouling safely
Ben Meakins discovers the importance of wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when antifouling a hull – and issues…
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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: ‘The cup that cheers’
Columnist Sam Llewellyn: A good idea on paper
Monthly musings from Andrew Simpson: Something wicked this way comes
PBO products and services: Books and plans from the PBO shop
New regular chandlery offers
News: Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch… plus more
Regional news: Dry-blasting ban… and more
New regular chandlery offers
Readers’ letters: Your views
Ask the experts: The weighty topic of Hunter Delta lifting keels… and more
New gear: PBO looks at the latest marine products