How to build a custom boat port
Practical ideas from the Ocean Globe Race yacht Galiana WithSecure
5 top causes of boat engine failure – and how to avoid them
Guernsey boat owners revolt against ‘hefty increases’ to mooring charges
Heavy weather sailing techniques: how to protect your boat in storm conditions
How to service an outboard engine: step by step
Stu Davies shares useful maintenance tips on how to keep your 2-stroke and 4-stroke outboard motors running sweetly
The Juggens manoeuvre to get you off a lee shore
Peter Kersey draws on the wisdom of an old smack sailor to get his engineless Drascombe Lugger out of trouble off a lee shore
What is inside your liferaft?
Short of time to get their liferaft professionally serviced, Andy and Julie Pag decide to carry out an inspection themselves
Boat maintenance
Rebuilding an outboard motor gearbox: step-by-step
How to repair a heavy-duty zip on a bow dodger
How to apply KiwiGrip to your deck
Cheap boating: 110 ways to cut the cost of your sailing and cruising
“How I restored my Jeanneau Sun 2000 trailer-sailer at the age of 15”
22 practical tips for a single handed sailor to make your boat easier to sail
Maintenance
Milky oil in my saildrive. What do I do?
While changing his engine oil, Chris Mardon noticed milky oil in his saildrive. Will it have caused damage to the leg? Stu Davies has the…
How to fit a tabernacle to your boat
Fed up with having to employ a crane every time he wanted to take the mast down, Barry Pickthall shows how he installed a tabernacle
How to service your two-speed winch: step-by-step
With spare parts hard to find, Vyv Cox keeps his 15-year-old Gibb winches in fine fettle with a regime of regular maintenance. Here he shows…
How to service a marine engine cooling system
Is your boat's engine beginning to run hotter than normal? It may be time to service the cooling system, suggests Tony Davies
Amazing adventures
Meraki: a new film about defying the odds to race across the Atlantic in a homebuilt 5.8m boat
Florentino Das: a shoestring voyage of adventure across the Pacific in a 24ft boat
Inland boating in the UK: a beginner’s guide
New race for solo and double-handed sailors who wish to sail the world in their own boat
Gear tests
How marine fabrics are changing
“Why changing to an electric motor was a disaster”
Evolution of the electric winch handle
The best boat anchor types for different types of cruising & their pros and cons
Lithium iron phosphate batteries: myths BUSTED!
Mediterranean sailing: the essential kit you need
Practical Projects
Great tips and ideas to improve your boat from PBO readers
How to refurbish a scruffy outboard cowling
How to make a last-minute home-made dinghy spinnaker pole
Making a hull fitting to fit a depth transducer
How to make a DIY boom brake for £8.95
How to make an easy marina mooring pick-up device
How to make an anti-vibration mount for your wind turbine
PBO Project Boat
What does a sailmaker do?
Shortly before the Round the Island Race, one of the largest yacht races in the world, it’s all go at…
Shore power: solving tripping problems
Ali Wood gets a crash course in reverse polarity and smart charging when Project Boat Maximus’s shore power gets trippy…
Sail design – using 3D software and laser technology to cut new sails
During the survey of our Maxi 84, the PBO Project Boat Maximus, we were warned by a marine surveyor that…
How to measure your yacht for new sails
Measuring your boat for new sails is a job for the sailmaker, so when our PBO Project Boat Maximus needed…
Restoring a vintage Sailor radio
Ali Wood’s Sailor radio is given the VIP treatment
Seajet Bioclean silicone antifoul review: Our verdict after one year on the water
Does silicone antifouling work? It’s not flying off the shelves yet, according to suppliers, but the results from our Project…
Securing mast cable on our Maxi 84
With the help of ACM Marine, Ali Wood goes about securing mast cable on the Maxi 84 PBO project boat
Family sailing safety gear: TESTED!
Ali Wood discusses the sailing safety gear she chose for their first family cruise on board their Maxi 84, and…