Stu Davies advises PBO reader Richard Jales how to solve a leak in his boat's marine engine cooling system
Leakage around thermostat housing was evidenced by a deposit of dried salts. The pipe at exhaust riser end was also weepingWe have a leak in the marine engine cooling system, evidenced by salts accumulating on top of the engine, mainly but not exclusively around the thermostat housing.
I think there are two issues: the pipe is leaking at...
La corredera es un instrumento para medir la distancia recorrida por el barco, y, por consiguiente, la velocidad. En sus orígenes constaba de una pieza de madera denominada barquilla, que iba atada al final de una larga piola. Este cabo fino estaba enrollado en un carretel, y contaba con marcas sobre el cabo consistentes en un nudo cada braza de longitud. El sistema para medir la velocidad era sencillo. Se lanzaba por la borda la barquilla y se medía cuanto cabo salía del carretel en una unidad de tiempo. Esta medida se daba en nudos, es decir, en número de nudos que pasaban por la mano...
Fondear es una maniobra mucho más delicada de lo que mucha gente se cree. Sólo hace falta reflexionar un poco para valorar toda la enorme inversión que representa un barco colgando durante muchas horas de una cadena y de un ancla. Eso sin llegar a pensar en los sustos o los riesgos personales derivados del varado accidental de una embarcación
El rezón es un ancla cuya característica es que presenta largos brazos terminados con punta triangular que se conocen como uñas. Generalmente cuenta con cuatro brazos, aunque pueden verse rezones de tres brazos. Los brazos de los rezones pueden...
A 25ft yacht which disappeared whilst sailing from the UK's south coast to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge fleet has been found, but solo skipper Duncan Lougee was not aboard.
The missing Jester Challenger folkboat Minke has been located in UK waters, 70 miles north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall, but single-handed yachtsman Duncan Lougee was not on board.
It follows an appeal for sightings of Duncan when Minke did not arrive in Ireland on 22 June as expected, having departed from Plymouth, Devon...
Texto e ilustración de Isidro Martí Férriz.
Fondeados en Los Alfaques , un excelente puerto natural al sur del delta del Ebro, Carlos Hacksaw vuelve a rememorar travesías pasadas y experiencias acumuladas.
La enorme cantidad de barcos que inundan las islas Baleares en temporada alta ha hecho que nuestro armador haya decidido pasar nuestras cortas vacaciones en aguas de Tarragona, con una enorme playa donde fondear y una oferta interesante de pescado...
Have you got a question for solo record-breaking offshore sailor Jeanne Socrates? The Cruising Association and PBO will be in conversation with the skipper to mark Women in Marine Day at the 2023 Southampton Boat Show, and are welcoming questions from the public
Jeanne Socrates has received numerous awards including the Blue Water Medal and The Royal Cruising Club Medal for Seamanship; there is even a dock named after her in Victoria Harbour in British ColumbiaJeanne Socrates, the oldest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around...
Andy Pag takes apart a Rutland WG1200 turbine to see if he can get it turning smoothly again
Andy just needs to install a pole on board before mounting the now working wind generator. Credit: Andy PagGood friends Helen and Steve of SY Cerulean had been looking, without success, to gift their broken Rutland WG1200 boat wind generator to someone who needed the parts.
Then they heard I love a challenge.
With the advent of...
When a PLB is accidentally activated in a remote area, the Canadian Coast Guard responds. This past summer, my wife, Terri, and I set out to circumnavigate Vancouver Island on our 2006 Beneteau 423, c’est le bon. Starting from our winter storage location in Anacortes, Washington, we rendezvoused with our boat buddies in Sidney, British Columbia, […]
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Opting for an eco-friendly approach, Ali Wood tries silicone antifoul on the PBO Project Boat – and is impressed with the results…
Davis’s Boatyard was happy to lift Maximus with her slippery silicone antifoulingDoes silicone antifouling work? It’s not flying off the shelves yet, according to suppliers, but the results from our Project Boat are promising. In fact, in the words of the boatyard that lifted Maximus out, “Brilliant. It’s fantastic. Everyone should use that!”...
Phil Taylor reduces the size of the windows on his Sabre 27 by fitting portholes for offshore sailing
Phil Taylor wanted to install boat portholes as they would be stronger than the original long windows. Credit: Phil TaylorDesigned as a coastal and cross-Channel family cruiser, the Sabre 27 is renowned for its solid construction, high ballast ratio and good sailing ability.
Consequently, with a little modification, it can become a seaworthy and economical offshore or even...
