Practical Boat Owner - 1 Mai 2025
BENETEAU 393
BRITAIN & IRELAND
PROPELLER CARE
BOATBUILDING SKILLS
PRACTICAL
WESTONS POINT 27
MOORING CHECKS
Second-hand boats: great 40-footers
Mooring checks
Pipework for tank vents
The head-turning Westons Point 27
Ultimate cruising guide: Britain & Ireland
High-end MFDs PLUS more new gear
Boatbuilding skills at Plan B
Around UK & Ireland
London in a Mirror dinghy
Welcome to the May 2025 issue
MOB in the Mersey
Plan B’s route to success
Invicta 26
New boat launches
Seasonal checks
Beneteau Oceanis 393
Tune your rig
Inflatable tender repairs
DIY engine replacement
Fitting nav instruments
Regional news
Propeller care
News
Waiting for the tide
SCAN CODE...
Buyers beware: new AIS MOB device rule
Oily rag self-combusts in anchor locker
Global 19ft plywood boat race begins
New exhibitors
Free tickets
YJA awards celebrate ‘outstanding British sailing talent’
Advice and tips from CA gurus
Disappearance of British solo skipper
Triple amputee to sail the Pacific solo
Show gets sailors ‘hyped’ for the season
DIARY DATES
Pip Hare celebrated with award for skill
Channel crossing for Dunkirk anniversary
Water ingress
Island dredging
Reluctant sale
Regatta rating
Deben’s old boats
Status update
Shipyard rescue
Pontoon expansion
Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions
Timely wave
Alcohol on boats
Trevor Martin responds:
The Dorange and the Hare: a fable of two Vendée Globe storytellers
Inspiring Annie
SEA PET OF THE MONTH
Fouled prop trick
New boat launches
RS Cat 12
Maxus 31
Dragonfly 36
Beneteau First 30
The mother of invention
Heritage dreams
Voyage plan plot thickeners
Around UK & Ireland: a perfect challenge
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cruising highlights described in this article
ESSENTIAL GUIDE
NEW SEASON SAFETY CHECKS
Beneteau Oceanis 393
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
YOUR CHAIN SNUBBING SOLUTION
YOUR CHAIN SNUBBING SOLUTION
Invicta 26
Why Plan B is the route to success
Westons Point 27
ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Harding
‘Can I trust this mooring?’
INSURANCE ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS
MOORINGS: CHECKING, SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE
Musto BR3 technical clothing
B&G Zeus S Ultrawide multifunction displays
Arthur Beale meets National Maritime Museum retro garments
SEA.AI Brain ocean monitoring
Start the season maintenance tips
Rig tuning for cruising sailors
FRACTIONAL VS MASTHEAD TUNING
STORM SAILING
ADJUSTING RIG TENSION
BREAKING LOADS FOR 1 X 19 STRAND WIRE
FURTHER RESOURCES
Masthead rig with single in-line spreaders
Fractional rig with single, aft-swept spreaders
Fractional rig, two sets of aft-swept spreaders
Upgrading navigation instruments
STEP BY STEP
EXPERT COMMENT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Graham Keating
Propeller care
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DIY engine replacement saves £1,500
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fixing holes in an inflatable tender
Patching the dinghy tube
MOB in the Mersey
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tony Purcell,
MOB in the Mersey
RESCUE TIMINGS
LESSONS LEARNED
Expert response
Older yachts were built to last
Ben Sutcliffe-Davies responds:
Is fouling getting worse?
Can VHF and AIS run on the same aerial?
London in a Mirror dinghy
Your cruising destinations, near and far
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
How to sail the Thames above Tower Bridge
Dick Everitt on plastic pipework for tank vents
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