Practical Boat Owner

Published by TI Media Limited Practical Boat Owner is Britain's biggest-selling boating magazine, trusted and respected by all its readers. A source of useful and helpful information for both power and sail boat owners, PBO helps you get the most from your boat acting as a forum for interacting with like-minded individuals.

Practical Boat Owner

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Circumnavigator couple ‘did all we could to save our Arcona 460 from sinking’ • News and current affairs from the world of boating

Old kit query

Charter addition

Dinghy sailing adventurer Ken Fowler completes ‘micro’ challenge across three great British lakes

Recall operation for Sun Odysseys is winding down

New owners for Cornish Crabbers

Hurricane Beryl’s Caribbean devastation

Seagrass project reaches final push

DIARY DATES

Regional news • News from your cruising area

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Channel hopping • Essential monthly highlights from the world of online sailing channels with Kass Schmitt

Widening appeal of narrowboats • Narrow your horizons on inland waterways and your world can actually open up…

A brush with the unknown • Coping with things that go bzzz in the night

Tall ship tonic • A year on from a major injury, a crew day on the 26m Fifie Swan proves restorative

Sailing barge Greta • Small-boat fanatic Clive has a day off his usual trailer-sailers to savour the wonderful and much bigger world of the Thames barge

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Deck saloon and pilot house boats • Yachts with a raised saloon can offer very comfortable onboard living. Duncan Kent looks at some of the best you can buy under 40ft

8 basic knots every sailor should know • Ben Lowings shares how to tie the most useful knots

The 12-hour kayak • John Quirk shows you how to build a kayak over a weekend

New gear • Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products

Tried & tested • The PBO team tests a satellite communicator and a sailing smock

Book reviews • Katy Stickland reviews the latest sailing and boat-owning books

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 350 • Testing a pre-production prototype of Jeanneau’s new 33-footer, Rupert Holmes finds a boat that sets a whole raft of new standards

Checks to prevent electrical problems • Avoiding electrical issues on board is better than troubleshooting a problem later. The experts at boatcare show you what to look for

FREE ACCESS TO OVER 130 ISSUES

Choosing a propeller • The correct prop can have a dramatic effect on your boat’s performance. Ali Wood learns how you can save fuel, reduce drag and go faster

How much does a free boat really cost? • Richard Rogers reveals the true cost of how much he spent rebuilding his ‘free’ yacht, and asks if it has been worth all the effort

Retrofitting a bow-thruster • Tony Moss and his wife, Marike, enhance the manoeuvrability of their Dufour 44 to make cruising life easier in their retirement years

How to change the water pump impeller • Stu Davies shows you how to check and replace an engine’s raw water pump impeller, and explains why it’s an important job

Dismasted and seasick • A resourceful ARC skipper speaks to Ali Wood about his crew’s lucky escape during an Atlantic crossing

20 CHECKS TO COPE WITH A DISMASTING

Clean up a lifebuoy • Tony Davies gives old life rings new sparkle

Petrol on the water • Ron Colverson has tips for finding petrol supplies on the non-tidal River Thames

HOW TO SAIL BETTER Be ahead of the boat • What does flying a 5-tonne, 2,000hp air ambulance helicopter...