Tom and Lorraine Owen built their 30ft motor cruiser completely from scratch, working together with phenomenal dedication. Nick Burnham went to meet them
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November 2017
In the November 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
October 2017
In the October 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
August 2017
In the August 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Summer 2017
In the Summer 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
July 2017
In the July 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Exmouth lifeboats rescue lone sailor on ‘unseaworthy’ yacht
"The sailor wanted to stay and fix the leak": RNLI crew advised the boat owner of the "very old" wooden yacht not to take to the sea in the same…
May 2017
In the May 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
How I designed and fitted a better shower sump pump
John Edwards suggests a more efficient way to empty your shower tray
April 2017
In the April 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
January 2017
In the January 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
December 2016
In the December 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
November 2016
In the November 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Six IKEA hacks for your boat
Whether it's making an instrument panel from a tablet stand, turning bed slats into a dinghy floor, creating a wine rack from a book case, assisting with cockpit locker organisation…
September 2016
In the September 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Don’t let the sun shine in! Making a hatch shade board
You can keep cool in hot weather without resorting to amp-chewing fans and air-conditioners. Richard Hare shows how to make a simple hatch blanking plate
Summer 2016
In the Summer 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
A whacking great outlay – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
The real cost of engineering solutions to a problem that didn’t exist in the first place, muses PBO columnist Dave Selby.
Dave Selby’s charity challenge gains fresh momentum
The Sailfish community has mobilised to help Marlin’s Mission get afloat safely, as Dave Selby prepares to head off on his charity voyage to the Southampton Boat Show.