Practical_Boat_Owner_-_November_2015_

Contents

MAINTENANCE · PROJECTS · GEAR REVIEWS · SEAMANSHIP · CRUISING

RESEALING

WINDOWS

How to keep your boat

windows leak-free

TESTED

BRITAIN’S BEST-SELLING BOATING MAGAZINE 1R129(0%(5捦捨

Sold as part of a multipackNOT FOR RESALE

Get afloat for less:the £400 Pandora

from a polytunnelMake a boat tent

Solar panels: small

space, maximum area

PLUS Diesel polishing:

how to get the bugs out

HOW TO USE TRIM TABS

Reduce drag and gain control

MOB LADDERS

Simple – but are they effective?

THE MAGIC 30 FEET

Peter Poland’s pick of UK-built

best-selling boats from 28-30ft

PADLOCKS

Strength versus

durability

Pilotage

tips and

techniques

WIN

A BOAT!

See page 9

5 Waiting for the tide
The editor’s welcome to this month’s PBO

6 News
DIY antifouling product regulations set
to change signifi cantly... and more

10 Regional news
Teenager saves MOB grandfather,
new pontoons for Ramsgate... and more

12 Readers’ letters – your views

14 Dave Selby
Ever been rear-ended by a pontoon?

16 Sam Llewellyn
Nearer my Cod to Thee

18 Andrew Simpson
An extra knot isn’t always welcome

30 Ask the experts
Mainsail reefi ng from the cockpit, handling
a twin-engined boat on just one engine,
plus more reader queries answered

59 PBO products and services
Books and plans from the PBO Shop

REGULARS BOATS

CRUISING

20 Making a DIY flopper-stopper

...and straightening out a toerail, PLUS

more reader projects and tips

33 Resealing windows

How to keep your boat

windows leak-free

56 Get afloat for less

Restoring a £400 Pandora

67 Make a boat tent

from a polytunnel

A versatile, economical solution

76 Diesel polishing

How to get the bugs out

SEAMANSHIP

46 Pilotage tips and techniques

Navigate using traditional methods

64 How to use trim tabs

Reduce drag and gain control

82 Drop-in service and

a smashing time

A reader’s boat gets used for a

winching exercise – and target practice

24 The magic 30 feet

Peter Poland’s pick of UK-built

best-selling boats from 28-30ft

70 Dragonfly 25

On the water in a versatile, trailable tri

42 The bonnie Clyde

Scottish cruise by Shrimper and Corribee

60 Trailer-sailer to the Baltic

An idyllic and accessible sailing ground

86 Lanzarote’s year-round allure

Looking for a sunny home for your boat?

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GEAR

38 MOB ladders
Simple – but are they effective?

50 New gear
PBO looks at the latest marine products

78 Padlocks
Strength versus durability

PRACTICAL

Cover photo: Moody 31 by Sailing Scenes

COASTAL SAFETY

74 Worthwhile watchkeeping

Inside the National Coastwatch Institution

WIN THE PBO

PROJECT BOAT!

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Trailer-sailer

to the Baltic

70

Dragonfly 25

on test

Welcome to the November 2015 issue

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84 Solar panels

Small space, maximum area

88 Hacked off

A hacksaw is essential for any boat toolkit

98 Getting off the putty!

Hints and tips from the PBO Sketchbook

33

Resealing

boat windows