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Electric propulsion: Conversion options compared
PBO Project Boat 2: Building up the chines and adding curved cappings
3D printing: Design and print your own boat parts
WIN! A Dokensip wireless sensor system starter pack worth £1100
Reinforcing a mast base: Making a base for a mast compression post
Trim your leech: Extend your sail life and improve performance
Production boats: Tracing their recent development
MTB 102: The tale of a Dunkirk veteran
Testing times?: A chartered Beneteau Oceanis 48
Modifying a gaffer: A 1930s gaffer goes electric
Talking point: Good Samaritans: the rules and risks
A taste of salt: A reader recalls his first sea trip
Reinforcing a mast base: Making a base for a mast compression post
Restoring a Tamarisk 24: From nondescript to noteworthy
Dicky ticker: How to repair a ship’s clock
Refurbish a windlass: Save money by overhauling an old unit
Improve your calorifier: Appending an expansion tank to a hot water system
Fitting a lifting tiller: PLUS more reader projects and tips
A few sprayhood ideas: Tips from the PBO Sketchbook
A lot of water under the bridge – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
An emotional homecoming to the River Thames, where Dave’s sailing odyssey began...from his October 2017 PBO column and podcast
Hampshire marine flare disposal scheme launched
The goal is to raise £85,000 for two dedicated collection points in Fareham and Lymington, to provide a free flare…
New date announced for 2018 Round the Island Race
The race was previously scheduled for 23 June 2018, however race organisers moved the date following confirmation the Isle of…
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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: A lot of water under the bridge
Columnist Sam Llewellyn: Weather: you like it or not
Monthly musings from Andrew Simpson: A view astern
PBO products and services: Books and plans from the PBO shop
New regular chandlery offers
News: A ‘permanent’ solution to out-of-date distress flare disposal?… plus more
Regional news: A new date has been announced for the 2018 Round the Island Race… and more
New regular chandlery offers
Readers’ letters: Your views
Ask the experts: Your questions answered
New gear: PBO looks at the latest marine products