Revamped Visitor Centre opens at Portland Bill Lighthouse, Dorset

• March 30, 2015

The newly refurbished Portland Bill Lighthouse Visitor Centre is now open to visitors.

New joint industry initiative to support UK wave and tidal energy

• March 27, 2015

The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government have teamed up to fund Aquatera Ltd and their delivery partners to run the secretariat role for a new offshore Ocean Energy…

Reefing horn modifications

• March 27, 2015

Geoff Champion modifies his reefing horns to help the cringles stay put when slabbing in a reef

Simple tiller lock

• March 27, 2015

Paul Farr makes a straightforward hardwood tiller lock for his boat on a swinging mooring

Helpful sprayhood handles

• March 27, 2015

Ian Nicolson adds spliced handles to the sprayhood on his Rival 34 to provide a good handhold when moving out of the cockpit

Clever dinghy boat hook storage

• March 27, 2015

Jeremy and Debbie White have a useful tip for neat boathook storage in a dinghy to help with coming alongside pontoons and quays

Keeping birds off your mast

• March 27, 2015

Building site spikes keep tricolour clean - Willem Bijl keeps his tricolour light seagull-free

Mend your own engine sea water pump

• March 27, 2015

Peter Lyle refurbishes the seawater pump on his Jeanneau 36i for a fraction of the cost of replacement or professional repair

Three more charged over yacht cocaine haul

• March 26, 2015

Three more people have been charged in connection with a plot to smuggle 1000kg cocaine into the UK.

Three rescued from grounded yacht

• March 26, 2015

A yacht was assisted by RNLI lifeboat crew after it grounded on rocks on the South Bull Wall at the entrance to Ireland's Dublin Port.

PBO Tested: 17 lifejackets

• March 26, 2015

Five dedicated testers took to the RNLI College's training pool to put 17 lifejackets through their paces.

May issue on sale today!

• March 26, 2015

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May 2015

• March 26, 2015

In the May 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner...

Seagull IV X-1

• March 25, 2015

We test the Seagull IV X-1 filter as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water

Whale AquaSource Clear

• March 25, 2015

We test the Whale Aqua Source Clear filter as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water

Jabsco Aqua Filta

• March 25, 2015

We test the Jabsco Aquafilta as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water

Aquatiere Super Water Filter

• March 25, 2015

We test the Aquatiere Super Water Filter as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water

Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’

• March 25, 2015

PBO columnist Dave Selby finds that a yacht club work day provides an opportunity to drink limitless cups of tea while converting a Sailfish into an ornamental planter.

Nature Pure QCII

• March 25, 2015

We test the Nature Pure QCII water filter as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water

Penguin Hydropure filter

• March 25, 2015

We test the Penguin Hydropure filter as part of a test of 9 ways to improve the taste of your boat's tank water