How to check your rigging – plus the mistake that nearly cost the PBO Project Boat rig!; Innovative boats – Tuffy Tender, Normandy Flobarts and Solar cat world record; Best used boats – our pick from a buyer’s market; Temo 450 reader verdict; Fixing a leaky hatch; Marina MOB – recovery tips and rescue slings; and 21 pages of DIY…

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Top rigging maintenance tips to avoid potential failures

How a mistake nearly cost the rig of the PBO Project Boat

Peter Poland’s pick of great yachts in the  40,000- 50,000 price bracket

Testing a tough, lightweight day boat with petrol and electric outboards

Is this innovative foiling RIB the way forward for comfort and economy?

Sophie Neville on her role as ‘Titty’ in the original film of the iconic book

Hatch replacement was the solution to problem drips

How to prepare a hull for cruising in cold climates

Turning a Nicholson 31 cockpit into a cosy ‘room’

Crossing the English Channel on a self-built solar-powered catamaran

A just-for-fun shakedown cruise to deliver a yacht to its new owner

PBO readers report on how their TEMO electric outboard performs

Recovery tips and rescue slings for marina emergencies

Exploring the volcanic Azorean islands of the mid-Atlantic

Converting from a bolt rope luff

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How to check your rigging – plus the mistake that nearly cost the PBO Project Boat rig!; Best used boats; Temo 450 reader verdict; Fixing a leaky hatch; Marina MOB; and 21 pages of DIY...