The September issue of PBO has an extra special mix of boat maintenance advice – focussing on the rig checks you can do yourself – plus amazing adventures and boat improvement stories that will inspire you to keep looking on the brightside!
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DIY BOAT MAINTENANCE ADVICE
How to do your own rig overhaul
One reader describes how finding cracks and corrosion during a rig inspection led him to replace chainplates, shrouds and stays (read more…)
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How to climb the mast safely and easily
Tips for staying safe when climbing the mast for routine maintenance (read more…)
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Get more from your mainsail
Ways to maintain your sails to get the most out of them (read more…)
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Track down leaks on your boat and how to fix them
How to find those sneaky leaks that are letting in water (read more…)
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Easy electronic repairs: NASA Clipper wind instrument repair
How to fix a NASA Clipper Wind instrument (read more…)
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USED BOATS COMPARED AND TESTED
Devon Yawl on test
The sturdy Devon Yawl – an evolution of the Salcombe Yawl – has plenty going for it, reports Peter Poland (read more…)
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AMAZING ADVENTURES AND DESTINATIONS
Becoming liveaboards: how we raised a family on board
How one family traded in smart cars and private schools for a life aboard (read more…)
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A month sailing around Ireland with friends on a charter yacht
Four friends charter a yacht to spend a month sailing round Ireland (read more…)
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New Zealand’s Bay of Islands
Cruising guide to sailing around this most irresistible of destinations (read more…)
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BOAT IMPROVEMENT IDEAS
Boat maintenance: Fitting new toerails and grabrails
Tips for removal of old toerails and grabrails – and the techniques for fitting the replacements (read more…)
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Boat improvements: How to retrofit hot water system on your boat
Top tips, tools and equipment you need to fitt a pressurised hot water system to your boat (read more…)
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REAL-LIFE STORIES AT SEA
Real-life story: Fixing a broken prop shaft underwater in Greece
When a prop shaft sheared and jammed the rudder the pressure was on charter skipper Tim Davies to get his 60ft yacht Kilena (read more…)
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LEARN TRADITIONAL BOATBUILDING SKILLS
How to repair the gunnel and planks on a clinker double-ender
Mike Coates demonstrates traditional boatbuilding tips for restoring a rotten double-ender (read more…)