Practical Boat Owner – September 2019
COSTS Spare pump: £100-£1,000 depending on make and size of engine. Alternator and pump belts: £3-£5 per belt Impellers and gask ...
COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE 1 If the belts are protected by a cover this needs to be removed first. There are several different types ...
F ew things irk me more than dirty, chalky and stained gelcoat. Like an engine that is corroded – or lines that are chafed – wor ...
is with a wetted bristle brush. Simply scrub the polish on and then wipe it off with a dry microfibre towel. Method 2: Compound ...
SPARS, PARTITIONS AND TRIMS The Secret 20 PBO project kit boat enters the fi nal stages before the cosmetics are applied, as Jak ...
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far the foredeck comes back.” This is one of the joys of building in wood, especially when using a plywood and resin technique. ...
PRACTICAL Douglas Fir were supplied with the kit and simply need cutting to length, shaping and treating before being mounted an ...
Next month Finishing touches, getting her rigged and painted and ready to display at the Southampton Boat Show where you can see ...
Y our summer cruise is approaching. The boat’s ready (you’ve almost forgotten how many hours it took) and you’re looking forward ...
USES FOR A TARPAULIN 2 A-frame This is the classic shelter. You can rig it in two ways: A. String a ridge line cord between two ...
PRACTICAL 4 Hammock The moment you’ve been waiting for! Fold the tarp so you have a three-layer rectangle of 3m x 1m. Place a sm ...
(^20) % (^) O FF RA TE S (^) I F (^) Y OU HA VE (^) A BO AT (^) AN D CA RA VA N Best of both worlds, Holiday Homes and Sailing T ...
shaken but not stirred in the evening sun. Next day I sat and chatted with Reg, the 86-year-old owner of my old boat, and his ch ...
English Channel N ISLES OF SCILLY ENGLAND WALES IRELAND GUERNSEY JERSEY Penzance Kinsale Crosshaven Cork Arklow Land’s End Longs ...
Unmistakable St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall ABOVE John Willis’s Pippin, a Frances 34 the seafront and the bay busy with yachts. ...
Marina at Kinsale Harbour, County Cork dolphins came to say hello. Cornish mizzle stole the Longships and kept me in near-blindn ...
The trials and tribulations of a trailer-sailer James Gibb has some tips for towing and launching a fin-keeler, while Jake Kavan ...
1 Who says the boat has to be upright? Here is a clever way to lower the centre of gravity and reduce the air draft whilst towin ...
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