A folding propeller fitted on the stern of a boat

Mark Ryan shares how he removed the old propeller on his Albin Ballad and replaced it with a two-bladed Flexofold folding prop

A sock bailer on a RIB

For a low-tech, high-reliability solution to getting a large amount of water out of a small, fast-moving motorboat, there’s nothing quite as efficient as sock (or trunk) bailers. Jake Frith…

A man winterising a boat engine

Engineer Stu Davies explains the steps you should take to make sure your boat’s engine is protected over the winter months

A boat moored next to a pontoon

Tony Moss and his wife, Marike, enhance the manoeuvrability of their Dufour 44 to make cruising life easier in their retirement years

A disintegrating keel band from a boat

Galvanic corrosion is often something mainly associated with metal fittings on larger craft: however, David Parker has a cautionary tale about double-checking fixings on small boats too

A woman wearing a lifejacket at the helm of a boat

From classroom conundrums to night-time navigation, dinghy instructor Margaret Norris decides to give big boats a go

A lightning strike at sea

The odds of your boat being struck by lightning are low in the UK, but it does happen. Andy Pag shares his lightning strike checklist