Page 16 - Practical Boat News Today

Max Liberson tests his seamanship and comes to terms with grief on a single-handed voyage from Portugal to Plymouth, aboard Wendy May, his 85-year-old wooden gaff cutter.

Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers

There’s nothing more exciting than a dolphin riding your bow-wave, or a whale breaching... but how can you identify the various UK cetaceans?

PBO columnist Marsali Taylor explains what she learned from a year of surveying various types of UK seabirds from her boat

Our resident used boat expert Peter Poland explains how to pick out a good Fairey Swordsman 30 on the secondhand market and how much they are worth

Nick Charman of the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack and install freestanding masts

Believing that 99% of leaks enter boat cabins via the through-deck fastenings, Zoran Glozinic devised a simple fix for his temporary mushroom vents

PBO reader David McDermott wants to know what’s the best boat paint for the topsides of his Prospect 900. Boat paint expert Richard Jerram has this advice…

Jon Wallsgrove wants to know which electric outboard he should fit to his classic 12ft motorboat. Electric boats expert Emrhys Barrell has this advice

PBO reader Roy Gwilliam wants to know if it’s worth paying extra for the best boat fuel available. Engine expert Stu Davies has this advice…