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BOATS: Your next boat Twelve top flight One Design cruiser-racers from the 1970s and 1980s How to buy a used... Westerly Konsort Advice on performance and price PRACTICAL: 24 top tips for spring PBO?s essential pre-launch cut-out-and-keep checklist Tip of the month Check engine mounts for good vibrations Practical projects Readers tackle money-saving tasks DIY metal fabrication Welding is pricey ? why not solder instead? PBO Sketchbook Illustrated tips for climbing your mast Save power ? fit LEDs Low-energy interior lights explained Do-it-yourself mast raising Give the crane a miss ? use boats! GEAR: PBO Gear tests AnchorWitch system and Imray digital chart plotter 12 diesel bug ?cures? Can you fight diesel bug? PBO tests a dozen treatments to find out Autopilot installed and tested We trial Garmin?s new smart steering Top kit for sailing in the Med The most useful budget-cruising items SEAMANSHIP: How to be a Yachtmaster A new series looks at the skills you need to reach this RYA benchmark Force 6 MOB tests A struggle to rescue a man overboard shows the importance of practice Nav in a nutshell The safe way to take shallow shortcuts Nautical know-how Hard-won quick tips from PBO readers I almost drowned my son! One reader?s experience of how a simple launch-day trip went badly wrong LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: Easy photo pilot guide PBO enlists local experts to help show the lowdown on... Salcombe Top spots Readers share their favourite havens SPECIAL FEATURES: Portuguese pyromaniacs Time-expired pyrotechnics tested in Lagos REGULARS: Waiting for the tide News and views from the editor News Rise in piracy traps cruisers on the far side of the world, yachtsmen face fines for cleaning up fuel spills, MCZs update... and more Regional news Bargains of the month Special offers from our chandlery pages Readers? letters MOB single-handed recovery, Liverpool loss, Tarbert tides, laptops on board, mains easing alternatives and more Dave Selby The law of the jumble Sam Llewellyn Cheap, but not cheerful Andrew Simpson The upper crust of yachting Ask the experts Questions on wood, electronics and more Boat-owner?s diary The highs and lows of boat ownership Galley gourmet Hungry at sea? PBO brings you easy recipes for onboard feasts Cruising notes Cruising updates from near and far Course of the month RYA distance-learning courses Chart updates Recent revisions from the Admiralty Bosun?s bag Maritime mischief as seen by readers
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