May 2010
On sale: Thu, 1 Apr 2010
BOATS
Second-hand Trapper 500
Reasonably priced and solidly-built, the Trapper
500 is also a real head-turner
J/95 on test
A slimline centreboarder, the J/95 promises
performance and creek-crawling versatility
New boats
First look at the new CR Yachts 380 DS, the
Delphia 46cc and the Nimbus N-27 E
Buying your first motorboat
Before you buy your new motorboat you must
first ask the question: where will I keep it?
Birth of a new boat ? part 3
Polishing the mould and laying up the first hull of
the new Cornish Crabber 26
Using a cutter rig
Get the best from your twin headsails
SPECIAL FEATURES
Expert tips for spring
Your essential cut-out-and-keep guide for
getting your boat safely back in the water
Guide to the Beaulieu
Boat Jumble PLUS
showground map
All you need to know about the great
annual Beaulieu BoatJumble
PLUS a great PBO ticket savings offer
PBO reader
survey 2010
Fill in our reader
survey and you?ll be
in the draw to win
his ?n? hers Musto
breathable Sardinia
jackets worth £100 each
PRACTICAL SECTION
Practical tip of the month
Expert advice for bending on a furling genoa.
PLUS two Speedseal Life impeller covers to win
Practical Projects
Make your own LED lights, sawing screws to
length, making cheap blinds, and more
Drilling accurately
Hints and tips from the PBO Sketchbook on
how to drill holes accurately
A rig from a skip!
How a thrifty boat owner refurbished an old
Etchells rig rescued from the skip
ON THE WATER
Exploring Lundy
A lump of granite in the middle of the Bristol
Channel, Lundy Island has a timeless appeal
Leeward berths
Techniques to make getting in and out of a
leeward berth even easier
Boy?s Own adventure
Six sexagenarians go charter cruising in the
Greek islands of the Dodecanese
Cruising notes
First-hand advice for making a trouble-free
transit of the Panama Canal
Out of fuel and on the rocks
Failure to fill the tanks in a bid to get cheaper
fuel at the next destination almost ends in
disaster for one PBO reader in the Med
GEAR
Navtex ? all you
need to know
How to make the most
of Navtex weather and
shipping information,
PLUS six Navtex
receivers reviewed
REGULARS
Waiting for the tide
News and views from the editor
News and regional news
The drink-boating debate ? what do PBO
readers think? PLUS news from your area
Next month in PBO
Win a trip to the Isles of Scilly, tide info for
free, and which winch for you ? eight tested
Readers? letters
Holidays in Horning, weather accuracy,
PLUS win boat fenders worth up to £80!
Bargains of the month
Special offers from our chandlery pages
PBO products
How to get your hands on a PBO Almanac,
a kit to build a PBO Pup dinghy, and more
Dave Selby
Scissors, paper and glue ? what more do
you need to build a boat?
Sam Llewellyn
Why perfect companions don?t always make
the best crew
Andrew Simpson
There?s no need for small boats to be
weighed down with big complications
Ask the experts
Readers? problems solved, including great
places to cruise in southern Italy
Chart updates
Recent revisions from the Admiralty
Bosun?s bag
Maritime mischief observed by PBO
readers and compiled by Julian Peckham
