Practical Boat Owner Magazine - December 2022

In this issue

Homebuilt kayaks
How to build a brilliant, lightweight kayak for little cost.

Watermaker repair
Rebuilding a watermaker and saving a small fortune.

Choosing headsail furlers
How to pick a replacement for an ageing headsail furling system..

A confusion of Daves

If in any doubt, just shout \"No, Dave!\"

3 mins

Sail souvenirs

Reaching down memory lane in the Big Shed

3 mins

A magical day

Looking back over the year, one very special sail stands out: the day of the dolphins

3 mins

Bigger Luggers

Designed to be a safe family boat for coastal trios, the Drascombe and Devon Luggers have taken intrepid sailors on some long sea passages

5 mins

A buoyant boat market?

Peter Poland assesses how new boats at the Southampton International Boat Show reflect the current state of the sail and power markets

10+ mins

Dufour 32

Peter Poland reports on the new 32-footer that reflects the many changes made down the years in the designs and dimensions of production cruising yachts

8 mins

Would you cross an ocean in this?

Andrew Bedwell is preparing a world record attempt to cross the Atlantic in a 3ft 10in boat Ali Wood meets him at Southampton Boat Show

5 mins

A yacht called Alice

Nicholas Bielby had always had a yen for steel-hulled yachts, so when the opportunity came up to own one that had survived being hit by a tanker, he couldn't resist developing her as a comfortable, family cruiser

7 mins

Time, tide and the Thames

Unlike Arthur Ransome’s story, Trevor Cherrett really did mean to take his boat to sea but it didn't quite work out that way

9 mins

A cruise on the French Riviera

Owen Moorhouse leaves the wilds of the New South Wales coastline to explore from Nice to Grimaud and back in a borrowed Jeanneau 33

6 mins

As darkness falls

Mike Humphreys risks grounding his Halcyon 23 in fading light to assist two teenagers stuggling with a capsized dinghy

8 mins

A flood of costs and a trickle of cash

Andy Pag attempts to rebuild a Spectra watermaker on a budget

7 mins

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Practical Boat Owner Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc (UK).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.