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…
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Engine trouble? Drain the carburettor
If your small outboard is unwilling to start, turn off the fuel tap and undo the carburettor drain screw – usually accessible without having to remove the engine cowling. This…
Flares save anglers in Solent capsize
Three men recovered from Solent after dinghy turns over
Slack water
Slack water
Skipper
Skipper
Skin fittings
Skin fittings
Skin drag
Skin drag
Skeg
Skeg
Single up, to
Single up, to
Side-lights
Side-lights
Shy
Shy
Shrouds
Shrouds
Shroud plate
Shroud plate
Shoulders
Shoulders
Shorten sail
Shorten sail
Shore
Shore
Shoal-draft
Shoal-draft
Stuck Pipes? Use a flannel!
If you’re trying to remove a stubborn pipe from a skin fitting, try soaking a flannel in boiling water, then wrapping it around the offending pipe for ten seconds to…
Weigh your lifejacket cylinder
You can check that a lifejacket cylinder hasn’t leaked by weighing it – most 150N lifejackets use a 33g cylinder, but the target weight will be engraved on the cylinder…
Shoal
Shoal