Is it time to swap your boat batteries? We look at the pros and cons of lithium-ion vs standard, installation dos and don’ts, bust the…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 14 March
15 fixes at sea: sailors share how to deal with a range of problems afloat from a dismasting and rudder damage to chafe, the essential…
British hostages offered as exchange for prisoners
Rachel Chandler speaks from Somalia
Kill-cord warning to jetski and powerboat owners
Dangerous Jet ski incident luckily avoided
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Nov 2009
Sailing in the land of Lilliput - Aboard a Sailfish everything except the waves seem smaller - Download and listen to PBO columnist Dave Selby reading his November 2009 column
Check insurance cover over winter
Some marine policies only cover boat equipment when it's onboard
Antifoul in the autumn
The painting conditions in autumn are more favourable than they are in Spring
Lowrance Structure Scan images
Views taken from a press trip off Helsinki, where anti-submarine nets left over from the Cold War still litter the sea bed, plus a man-made lake in Oklahoma where trees,…
Kidnapped couple contact ITN news
Watch footage from Youtube
Keep covered – keep safe over winter
Don't tie your cover to any supporting legs, trestles, chocks or struts when the boat is stored ashore
1,000 days – Weymouth counts down to Olympics
Revive Portland Halloween Event
Yacht sighted off Somalia towing skiff
Could be British yacht missing since Friday
Protect your Nav Lights
Nav lights are severely affected by UV light, which crazes the lens and makes you less visible at night. If you make a cheap canvas cover to protect them when…
British couple victims of kidnap off Seychelles
EPIRB activated plus statement from Somalis
Going up the mast made easier
It's hard work to wind someone all the way up the rig
Two weeks left to nominate Yachtsman of the Year
Pantaenius award to be presented at London Boat Show
Protect your decks!
Never use a jet washer on your teak decks! Teak is relatively soft, and a powerful water jet can damage the fibres.
Fitting new oil filters
When you're fitting a new oil filter, make sure you lubricate the O-ring seal with a little oil before you screw the filter on. If you don't, the O-ring may…
Springing-off, singlehanded
A snap-hook spliced onto the end of a warp, with a tripping line led to the helm, can make springing off a berth much easier for a singlehanded skipper.
Massive oil spill in the Timor Sea
Ruptured oil rig leaking 2,000 barrels a day 200km off Australia
Yachting fraudster declared bankrupt for 15 years
String of past offences
How to re-use a glue brush
If you’re using a brush to apply contact adhesive, keep it in a large sealed tin with a little residue glue. The fumes from the solvent will stop it drying…