Practical Boat Owner - 1 Jan 2025
BAVARIA 34
PROTECT YOUR BOAT
Want smoother cruising?
Easy inland cruiser
BOAT DIY
ESSENTIAL CHECKS
Power when you need it!
Small-boat keel concept
Illumination options for motorboats
Buying second-hand: Bavaria 34 and alternatives
Protect your boat in storms
How to ride out storms in a harbour
Easy inland cruiser: Delphia 11
Smart Wind sensors PLUS more new gear
Power stations: 8 reviewed
Life after Wharram
Water butt Mayday
The Medway Doble
Sailing the Med with kids
Want smoother cruising?
Power when you need it!
Small-boat keel concept
Springing off
Change an engine filter
Bilge filter installation
Exhaust elbow repair
Replace a stern tube
Preparing to lift out
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A ‘catalogue of failings’ behind two Wheelyboat fatalities following capsize
Electric first
Major review
Cape Horn Hall of Fame awards
Technological boost for watchkeepers
Dunkirk berths set to double
Olympian raises £18,000 by boat raffle
Shrimper association stalwart retires
DIARY DATES
Voluntary charter standard launched
Pier revival
More opportunities to get on the water
Diamond year
Royal visit
Fee proposal
Inspiring sailor
Endurance fun
Puffin positivity
Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions
Bumbler to Boss
Impeller removal
SEADOG OF THE MONTH
Win an OLAS tag MOB rescue device
Kill cord safety
Compass course
The plot thickens
Everything goes in cycles
Rambles in the Project Portal
River reminisces
Bavaria 34
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Bavaria 34
Bavaria 34
Also consider...
Other alternatives
Other alternatives
The Medway Doble
RECOMMENDED READING
Hanneke Boon: life after Wharram
The pneumatic keel
Delphia 11
Delphia 11
Raymarine Smart Wind
Yamaha Helm Master EX
Flexi Double ETFE Solar Panels
Lewmar Ultra Low Profile Hatch
Portable power stations
POWER PACK CHARGE LIFE
Bluetti AC200L Expandable Power Station
EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station
BEST FOR
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Power Station
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Max Portable Power Station
Festool SYS-PowerStation
PowerOak EB150 Portable Power Station
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro
Jackery Explorer 500 Portable Power Station
How to ride out storms in a harbour
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jake Kavanagh
THE BOAT OWNER’S GUIDE TO Smoother cruising
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Ryan
EXTRACTING THE TUBE-STACK & SERVICING THE HEAT EXCHANGER
LESSONS LEARNED
Exhaust elbow repair guide
Preparing to lift out
Refit of a helm and instrument panel
STEP BY STEP
STEP BY STEP
How to change a filter
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Installing a Wavestream filter
Fitting a Wavestream bilge filter
MICROSCOPIC PAINT PARTICLES ‘CAUGHT’
A SMALL UNIT WITH A GREAT IMPACT
Replacing a stern tube
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Water butt Mayday
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Water butt Mayday
LESSONS LEARNED
Expert advice
Matching a motor to a boat
What’s with the wet keel?
Should we use these woods?
Springing off short-handed
Springing off with wind & tide astern
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Springing off short-handed
ADDITIONAL READING
Springing off with cross wind & tide: method 2
Springing off with cross wind & tide: method 1
Springing off with wind & tide ahead
Springing off with cross wind & tide: method 3
Sailing in the Mediterranean (with kids!)
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How to cruise in the Mediterranean
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Dick Everitt’s ideas on illumination options for motorboats
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