The previous article in this series (Part 2: Birth of a boat – truing stem and stern) saw the keel set up with stem and sternpost – and not much…
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2. Birth of a boat: truing stem and stern
David Pugh and Ben Meakins tackle the truing up of the new project boat’s keel, stem and stern – and enjoy a long-deferred sea trial in a completed Secret 20…
April 2019
Free plans for building your own Nigel Irens 14-footer, and more, in the latest issue of PBO
November 2017
In the November 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
October 2017
In the October 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
September 2017
In the September 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch
A pensioner whose yacht sank within minutes of being placed in the water following a five-year restoration says it has been ‘a wonderful adventure’
August 2017
In the August 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Summer 2017
In the Summer 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Editor’s welcome to the July 2017 issue – on sale today!
We examine what the Recreational Craft Directive requirements really mean, and test the traditional tiller pilot against a modern, stabilised version.
July 2017
In the July 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
June 2017
In the June 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Editor’s welcome to the May issue – on sale today!
Happy 50th Birthday PBO... Editor David Pugh welcomes you to the latest issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
May 2017
In the May 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Fillets galore
Once all the frames had been installed on the keel (see our last update), it was time to break out the laser level again and go around, truing up the…
April 2017
In the April 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Tracy Edwards sees Maiden for the first time in 27 years!
The battered Maiden yacht has been through a procession of owners since Tracy Edwards and 11 female sailors finished second in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race.
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
February 2017
In the February 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
January 2017
In the January 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...