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    Practical Boat Owner

    May 2026 issue of Practical Boat Owner Magazine

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    59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…

    April 2026 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine

    April 2026 issue – out 12 February

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    Collapsed pontoons in Weymouth

    • February 14, 2013

    Improvement work to be fast-tracked following evening drama

    Tip of the Day

    Emergency food

    • February 14, 2013

    Squirrel some away on board

    RYADinghyShow

    Countdown on for RYA Dinghy Show

    • February 14, 2013

    All you need to get started or improve your dinghy sailing?

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    £30,000 raised for a sail training charity

    • February 13, 2013

    Fundraising frolics included dancing to sea shanties aboard HMS Warrior 1860

    Restoring Hantu Biru

    Further progress on the PBO Project Boat

    • February 13, 2013

    Restoring gelcoat and rebuilding windows

    Rebuilding Hantu Biru

    PBO Project Boat – rebuilding and repairing

    • February 12, 2013

    We get constructive as the restoration continues on the PBO Project Boat – Rebuilding the hull-deck join and carrying out some fibreglass repairs

    PBO Project Boat, Hantu Biru

    PBO Project Boat – scraping and sanding paint

    • February 12, 2013

    Using paint stripper, scrapers and sanders to remove the old, flaky paint from Hantu Biru, the PBO Project Boat

    Pbo Project Boat progress

    Stripping the PBO Project Boat

    • February 12, 2013

    Stripping the hull-deck join and removing deck fittings from Hantu Biru, the PBO Project Boat.

    NavitusBay - Map showing offshore and onshore development area

    Information evening on proposed south coast wind farm

    • February 12, 2013

    Phase three of the Navitus Bay Wind Park consultation is underway

    Tip of the Day

    Sanding concave contours

    • February 12, 2013

    Roll it!

    ExpeditionLeader Tim Jarvis and mountaineer Barry Gray arrive at Stromness. Image Jo Stewart Shackleton Epic .jpg

    Shackleton Epic Expedition ends triumphantly

    • February 11, 2013

    'The Double' is completed

    Tip of the Day

    Rubbing down antifouling?

    • February 11, 2013

    Don't skimp on the wet/dry sandpaper

    Alex Thomson

    Help welcome Alex Thomson home to Gosport

    • February 8, 2013

    Vendee Globe star to arrive home on Saturday 9th Feb

    Tip of the Day

    Tablet navigation – mount it safely

    • February 8, 2013

    Why not mount it on the washboards?

    Tip of the Day

    Lose your engine keys when you need them most?

    • February 7, 2013

    How to know where they are

    Hamble River burgees

    River Hamble sailing clubs to hold joint open day

    • February 7, 2013

    Four sailing clubs to open doors to all on 6 April

    Lifeboagx

    Bristol Channel lifeboats do Christmas in February

    • February 6, 2013

    Eight lifeboats meet off Flatholm

    Tip of the Day

    Sailing on to a mooring?

    • February 6, 2013

    Engine kaput? The kicking strap is your friend

    Unity

    Girl, 11, singlehands family boat home after father collapses

    • February 4, 2013

    Young girl motors Achilles 24 to find help as father collapses

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    Plans for London Boat Show 2014 announced

    • January 31, 2013

    Same format, same place as 2013... due to popular demand

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