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Fitting a spirit stove

Garry Flashman swaps gas for meths to make cooking and a cuppa much safer, easier and cheaper on his replica Nobby

PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Companionway fix

James Wood gets to grips with epoxy when repairing a rotten step support

A bit of TLC

Voices from the dark corners of the yard

Best British-built cruisers around 30ft

Arguably the ideal size for coastal and occasional offshore sailing

Cruising through the pandemic

Kia Koropp and family spend the Covid-19 pandemic crossing oceans, negotiating borders and exploring quiet destinations

Lock flights to historic sites

Gemma Cusack tackles 66 locks on the Shropshire Union Canal

PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Launch day at last

Maximus is afloat and Ali Wood's family spend a summer exploring

Hunter 19 restoration

Richard Date takes up the challenge of restoring an unloved and unwanted cruiser

Flag etiquette

Andy Du Port draws upon 50 years' experience to share the customary way of doing things

Seafarer fix

Charles Beddingfield strips his 50 year old Seafarer Mk2 echo sounder to replace a failing neon flasher bulb

Proper sailing again

Everyone has their favourite month, and May is mine

Stay in touch with SSB radio

Radio communications are vital for for both racers and cruisers sailing offshore

Super Seal conversion to electric

Ed Phillips embraces zero-emission sailing by ditching the diesel and converting his Parker Super Seal to an electric motor pod drive

Tender MOB in the harbour

The deputy launch authority for Rhyl RNLI lifeboat crew, Peter Robinson, was walking his dog when he heard a shout and saw a man had fallen from his dinghy while crossing Rhyl Harbour

Minestrone's first cruise

Rupert Holmes looks back on making the most of a wet and windy week in August

Transatlantic neighbours

Five kids, four adults and one boat – Ali Wood talks to the families who crossed an ocean together

Delphia 29

Packing a remarkable amount of space and class for a 29-footer, this yacht can make a good second-hand buy. Peter Poland reports

Tiki in Thailand

David Bond charters a catamaran in Phuket designed by the late James Wharram

Simple battery filler

Roger Hughes tries out an easy-to-install pipework system for keeping multiple battery electrolyte levels topped up correctly

How To Service your engine in 12 simple steps

Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Stu and Laura Davies on Maximus’s engine, fuel system and Volvo Penta saildrive

A spot of fishing

Thanks for asking but no, we’re not aground, just enjoying an extended angling session

Receiving weather forecasts offshore

Gilbert Park devises a low-cost solution to receive weatherfax information using a portable radio, an aerial and a tablet device

A spectacular yacht blaze

Prolific Learning from Experience author Chris Mardon recalls a suspicious yacht fire in the Caribbean

Anglesey adventure

Sam Griffiths and his dad go dinghy sailing in the challenging waters of North Wales

7 new-generation anchors

Would your boat benefit from upgrading to a better anchor? Rupert Holmes explains the options to suit

Commodore's jaunt north

Bracing himself for a ‘herding cats’ experience, Clive Murray is pleasantly surprised by the success of his rally from Scarborough to Blyth and back

Harmony 47

Peter Poland trials two versions of the popular charter yacht – a standard ‘Elegance’ in the Cyclades and more bespoke ‘Esprit Vintage’ model

Gonna need a bigger shed…

...Or perhaps a smaller boat is the answer to the impractical boat owner’s storage problems

Practical projects

Great ideas and tips from PBO readers

PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Power management

Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Ecobat on setting up a sensible battery charging regime