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Kit-boat builder Polly Robinson shares her tips for painting and varnishing a plywood-epoxy boat
Painting and varnishing a boat: how to get the perfect finish
Plywood-epoxy construction is a modern boatbuilding method that allows you to build a boat quicker than traditionally built boats....

Trevor Martin shares his simple solution to to keep his anchor secure when not in use
Having gifted my old Moody 36 Joanna with a new Rocna anchor I bought an ideal IFAM padlock on a wire to keep it secure at the berth.
I re-tasked a drop-nose pin having substituted two of the deck plate countersunk machine screws for eye bolts....

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report concluded that a discarded trawl net "was the root cause" of the loss of the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42i, Inish Ceinn
A discarded trawl net which wrapped around the propeller, rudder and keel of the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42i, Inish Ceinn was the “root cause” of the yacht’s grounding and subsequent loss, according to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)....

Hamish Southby-Tailyour explains the modifications he’s made to make his Torqeedo 603 electric outboard work better for him
‘How I made my Torqeedo 603 electric outboard work for me’
There’s no smell of fuel and no chance of spilling fuel on me, in my dinghy, down my topsides or into the sea....