Practical Boat Owner - 1 Dez 2025
ESSENTIAL CHECKS
CRUISING INLAND
Hanse 360
Boat handling explained
Anchoring short-handed
Old seadog adventures
Welcome to the December 2025 issue
Boat handling explained
A ketch worth saving
Towing a dinghy
Essential checks
Main cover image: a 25ft Vertue sailing off Dartmouth. Photo by Nic Compton
Trailer-sailer coast hop
Electric and petrol outboards + more new gear
Second-hand boats for exploring inland
Anchoring short-handed
Small Westerly yachts
Lost prop replacement
Making a mizzen mast
Tried & tested
Preparing yacht systems
Inboard overhaul
Engine oil expert guide
Be better seen at night
Twilight race collision
Best boats for cruising inland
Hanse 360 cruiser on test
Old seadog adventures
Regional news
Book reviews
News
Just do it
Boatfolk acquisition makes Premier Marinas the UK’s biggest marina group
News and current affairs from the world of boating
Tackling poorly marked fishing gear
Electronic navigation systems wake-up
Training path
New podcast
GRP innovators give hope for old sails
RYA says ‘Man Overboard’ is still on board
Royal boost to ‘Protect our Playground’
Excitement for Golden Globe Race 2026
British sailor missing in Gran Canaria
DIARY DATES
News from your cruising area
Gaffling dinghies unite on Ullswater
Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions
Fitting a spirit stove success
New nautical word
Topping lift check!
Real lives
Claudia delight
SEADOG OF THE MONTH
Win an OLAS tag MOB rescue device
Channel hopping
Mad about the boat
Bacon butties ruled the waves
The Swiss Navy Knife
Flotsam and jetsam
Going round the very top
Living with the sea
Small Westerly yachts
Hanse 360
Boats for the Dutch inland seas
Great trading ketch
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Preparing your yacht’s systems
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12-month prep timeline example
Maintenance plan
The Boat Life Manual
Solent Cruising Companion (4th edition)
Sailing the Shallows
The Great Museum of the Sea
Honda upgrades larger outboards
Top Tactics training aid for young sailors
Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products
Fully recyclable sailcloth available at Crusader
Momentum U2 2.5kW outboard
RemigoOne Neo electric outboards
NEWS IN BRIEF
Lomo Coriolis Offshore Sailing Jacket
Henri-Lloyd Explorer 3.0 trousers
Displacement theory
WHAT DOES A SQUALL FEEL LIKE?
BARRY PERRINS
‘I bought the boat and lived the dream’
Onboard essentials
Mizzen making
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Fit your own Saildrive propeller
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Propeller removal to change an anode
VOLVO PENTA RESPONSE
LESSONS LEARNED
Propeller cleaning and refitting
HOW TO SAIL BETTER Anchoring single-handed
ADDITIONAL READING
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Entering an anchorage
The working anchor
Top-end engine rebuild
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Diesel engine fluids
THE MARINE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS BIBLE
Being better seen at night
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More accurate hole drilling
‘My boat was a write-off’
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‘My boat was a write-off’
LESSONS LEARNED
Expert response
Should I use composite wood?
Stern tube protection
Securing a cutless bearing
Holy Island by trailer-sailer
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Trailer-sailing the Scottish/English borders east coast
Dick Everitt’s tips for giving a dinghy a simple tow
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