PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt recommends George Isted’s channel Refit and Sail for project boat buying advice in video form
The rise of YouTube sailing vloggers has encouraged many to look for a ‘free’ or cheap project boat in the hope fixing it up to one day sail over the horizon to a life of trade wind passages punctuated by snorkelling, island treks to waterfalls, beach barbecues, and rum-fuelled dance parties.
There’s no shortage of inspiration, with the likes of Sailing Uma,...
Se denomina comúnmente sandow a un cabo elástico formado por un conjunto de gomas finas recubiertas por una funda textil. La funda textil limita el máximo de estiramiento y habitualmente esta funda es de un trenzado en colores blanco y azul aunque puede encontrarse en varios colores. En el mercado se presenta en distintos diámetros, cada uno de los cuales posee una elasticidad distinta dependiendo del uso requerido. Se pueden adquirir a metros y trabajar con ellas. Es tan simple como trabajar con cabos.
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Peter Jones shares a technique for departing a pontoon with limited room for manoeuvre, against a pontoon or between rafts of boats
The potential problem as shown in Sóller, Mallorca, if there isn’t space to reverse...Credit: Kathy Michaels/AlamyI wanted to share a boat handling technique shown to me by my late friend Peter Burry, which I have not seen described in print, which is useful if you’re hemmed in by obstructions so that use of a bow or stern spring does not swing the boat sufficiently to clear them, or if the wind is holding...
Rupert Holmes on the realities of long-term boat ownership and how he manages maintenance to spend more time on the water
Rupert Holmes has owned, maintained and sailed Ammos for 22 years. Credit: Rupert HolmesFor looking after Ammos – the 30ft Discovery 3000 I bought in 2001 – my philosophy has been to keep yacht maintenance as simple as possible.
This is primarily to minimise the time needed for...
No need to shout for David Holmes and crew when anchoring
DIY crew headset: Making a call to establish phone connectionSmartphones have become indispensable tools for the cruising sailor, offering a myriad of benefits from navigation and weather apps to anchor alarms and AIS trackers, writes David Holmes.
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Seguimos con la segunda serie de ilustraciones de JM Ferrer Sirvent dedicada a los diferentes nudos náuticos. En esta ocasión, podéis aprender el nudo Lasca, Boza y Margarita. Cuál de ellos más importante al otro…
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...PBO reader Peter Dunlop has a question about fitting a saildrive folding propeller. Engine whisperer Stu Davies has this advice...
Fitting a saildrive folding prop like this can be tricky. Photo: Theo StockerPeter Dunlop writes: “I have a Volvo Penta MD20-30 with saildrive and three-bladed folding propeller on my 1998 Dawn 39 (a Contessa 38 lookalike from the same mould). Some years ago while sailing in the Finnish,...
PBO reader Alan Carter has a question about cleaning rusty engine innards. Engine whisperer Stu Davies has this advice...
Alan Carter used domestic heating system cleaner to dissolve salts similar to this on his own heat exchanger (left). Stu Davies (right) has some top tips for himAlan Carter from Dunfermline writes: “I’m on the way to solving the problem of rusty innards in my old boat engine – something that afflicts the engines of many practical boat owners. My first step was to remove the...
12 yachts crossed the start line of the third leg of the Ocean Globe Race, from Auckland, New Zealand to Punta del Este, Uruguay
The teams crossed the Leg 3 start line with north-easterly 15-20 knot winds. Credit: LIVE SAIL DIEThe third leg of the Ocean Globe Race is now underway, with just 12 of the 13 yachts left in the race crossing the start line.
Australian team, Explorer failed...
PBO reader Kirk Forrest has a question about corrosion protection. Marine surveyor Colin Brown has this advice...
Drying at low tide offers a good opportunity to check anodesBob Williams writes: “During a recent chat at my sailing club questions were discussed about anodes, galvanic corrosion and earthing, sailing in salt water and then into fresh water. As expected, there were many different views and disagreements.
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