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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
PECIAL FEATURES PBO Summer 2010 marina visitorsa€ price guide Use PBOa€ s comprehensive listing of walk-ashore berths and pontoons to help plan and budget for your summer get-away Slipway skills Follow PBOa€ s step-by-step guide to launching and retrieving your trailer-boat on a slipway BOATS New boat test: Sweet seventeen Small but perfectly formed, the classically-styled 17ft Shilling is a versatile, head-turning camper-cruiser A Contessa 32 for our times The originator of the iconic Contessa 32 goes green to give her a 21st century transformation a€ we show you the energy-efficient innovations History of yacht design Centuries of competition have driven the design of the leisure yacht from humble working-boat beginnings to the lean machines of today Buying a small motorboat Part 5: value for money. With careful research you can find the best motorboat for your money a€" we point you in the right direction to help you to compare the market PRACTICAL Practical tip of the month Our expert urges the fitting of an exhaust overheat alarm for your water-cooled system Boat electrics PBOa€ s complete guide to wiring your boat a€" this month: renewable energy Practical projects Pushbutton reefing, galley clips for pence, making a stove-top oven... and more PBO sketchbook Suggestions for onboard cockpit tables to make alfresco dining more fun this summer Replacing instruments A step-by-step guide to installing new entry-level Tacktick instruments Sail plans and engines Powering a restored Quarter-Tonner: choosing the optimum sails and engine at a bargain-basement price ON THE WATER Wrecked on a maiden voyage Decades of hard work were lost in one PBO readera€ s heart-breaking moment of misfortune Six weeks on the South Coast Would a summer sailing on their refitted cruiser leave this couple still wanting to live aboard? Cruising notes Taking the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to Washington DC, plus winning cruise photos Med mooring, France and Italy Mastering mooring and anchoring procedures in choice French and Italian stopovers Continental cruise checklist Ita€ s easy to overlook vital paperwork a€" PBO helps you stay on the right side of the law GEAR Dual-band active radar reflectors tested How do active radar reflectors perform on test, and are they worth the money? Seven boat barbecues on test With summer in mind, the PBO team jumped on a boat and burnt some bangers on your behalf REGULARS Waiting for the tide News and views from the editor News and regional news Racer hurt as jet-ski and trimaran collide, anchoring bans, plus news from your area Readersa€ letters Single-handed sleepers, a boat is buzzed, further towing tips and tender troubles Bargains of the month Special offers from our chandlery pages Dave Selby A familiar face gets an unwelcome update Sam Llewellyn With forecasts getting ever more technical, sometimes the old ways are weather-wisest Andrew Simpson As the day draws to a close, the sailors draw closer a€" do they know something we dona€ t? Ask the experts Readersa€ problems solved, including sooty starts, servicing wobbly winches, storm damage insurance and dirty yellow flames PBO products PBO Reeds Small Craft Almanac and Sailing around the UK and Ireland, plus PBO practical booklets, plans for building your own PBO Pup dinghy and Copy Service RYA Course of the month Spotlight on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course Chart updates Recent revisions from the Admiralty Bosuna€ s bag Maritime mischief as seen by readers
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