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Practical Boat Owner
May 2026 Issue – out 12 March
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…
PBO Green Awards presented at Southampton Boat Show
2010 winners receive their gongs on the PBO stand
PBO Green Award winners on video
Editor Sarah Norbury explains the rationale behind choosing the winners for the PBO Green Awards 2010
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ October 2010
Listen to Dave Selby's column from the October 2010 issue of PBO
PBO Green Awards 2010 winners announced
Green Awards presented on PBO stand at Southampton Boat Show
How to throw a line
The trick? Two coils!
Naval authorities invite yachtsmen to anti-Piracy HQ
Have you passed through the Gulf of Aden this year?
Never be searching for a spanner again
Use tape to colour code the ones you use frequently
Yachtsman of the Year nominations opened at Southampton Boat Show
Who is your candidate for the annual YJA award?
Big day for new boats and gear at Southampton Boat Show
AIS for the iPhone and iPad and new boats galore
Conserve water on board
Wash up in salt water
Shh! Hear clearly in fog
All ears?
Disconnect your engine exhaust annually
To prevent problems later
Steps to stop outboard motor theft
Tips from Navigators and General to stop toerags making off with your engine
Ofcom authorises hand held DSC radios
Handhelds to have own distinct MMSI number
Pilot gig tows yacht off rocks
Blog post of the week: 18th-century rescue in the 21st century
Stop split pins shaking loose
With silicone!
The Porridge effect
remove fouling ASAP!
What happens when you mix waves and currents?
Ken Endean's Coastal Turmoil tip
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ September 2010
The (bad) winner takes it all - don’t ever try to take a trophy from a one-time good loser
Discarded distress flare ignites in dustbin lorry
Fire at Berthon in Lymington