Practical Boat Owner — January 2018

16 When the epoxy started to cure, a sharp knife was used to trim the cloth edge just under the masking tape which was removed a ...

SEAMANSHIP Refining a rig After helping an owner get his Jeanneau going better to windward, David Harding returns to see the eff ...

REFINING A RIG As she is now: with her new mainsail and reconfigured headsail. The vertical crease from the top of the main is b ...

SEAMANSHIP The headsail This had presented a problem on our last outing, partly because the sail was getting old and stretched a ...

REFINING A RIG The mainsail that was on Jenn-Oh when we sailed the first time was an example of how low-quality sails can premat ...

Getting rid of mould from Treadmaster I don’t know why, but come spring 2017 Keppel’s Treadmaster was particularly mouldy. We’ve ...

   
 
  


    

    
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Chastised by the sea T his didn’t start well. “You have to go and talk to Pete and John”, said Horace. It was the first week of ...

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forward as I feared making a bad situation worse with the potential for a man overboard scenario. We therefore were unaware, at ...

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WI-FI ON BOARD Wi-Fi on board The Internet has become an essential part of almost all our lives, so how can we keep connected wh ...

BUYER’S GUIDE For those with a single laptop or PC on board, all you need to boost marina Wi-Fi reception is a signal booster co ...

WI-FI ON BOARD Real broadband speeds Although a long-range Wi-Fi antenna will help get the best out of a poor signal, they’re no ...

BUYER’S GUIDE Good data transmission speeds boil down to one thing – good signal quality. It doesn’t matter how fast the device ...

WI-FI ON BOARD Some routers also offer access to the 3G/4G cellular network via a USB mobile data dongle, while others feature a ...

BUYER’S GUIDE Glomex WeBBoat 4G+ Price: £899 Contact: http://www.marathonleisure.com The weBBoat 4G+ has 3G and 4G capabilities, ...

New Gear Rupert Holmes on the latest products & Christmas gifts This is a present that, as the cliché says, keeps on giving. ...

Henri Lloyd Cyclone This mid-layer garment, available in either a jacket or gilet, has a durable soft-shell outer combined with ...

BOATS B uilding a wooden boat from scratch is a huge investment in time and money – hence the popularity of home build kits on t ...