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In this issue
Homebuilt kayaks
How to build a brilliant, lightweight kayak for little cost.
Watermaker repair
Rebuilding a watermaker and saving a small fortune.
Choosing headsail furlers
How to pick a replacement for an ageing headsail furling system..
A confusion of Daves
If in any doubt, just shout \"No, Dave!\"
![A confusion of Daves](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/X-KfQFp-R1667297436415/A-CONFUSION-OF-DAVES.jpg)
3 mins
Sail souvenirs
Reaching down memory lane in the Big Shed
![Sail souvenirs](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/jkmOJfweT1667298158375/SAIL-SOUVENIRS.jpg)
3 mins
A magical day
Looking back over the year, one very special sail stands out: the day of the dolphins
![A magical day](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/-AZsl8ws91667298321088/A-MAGICAL-DAY.jpg)
3 mins
Bigger Luggers
Designed to be a safe family boat for coastal trios, the Drascombe and Devon Luggers have taken intrepid sailors on some long sea passages
![Bigger Luggers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/btObO29CH1667298460160/BIGGER-LUGGERS.jpg)
5 mins
A buoyant boat market?
Peter Poland assesses how new boats at the Southampton International Boat Show reflect the current state of the sail and power markets
![A buoyant boat market?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/MwwZQJEPr1667298696400/A-BUOYANT-BOAT-MARKET.jpg)
10+ mins
Dufour 32
Peter Poland reports on the new 32-footer that reflects the many changes made down the years in the designs and dimensions of production cruising yachts
![Dufour 32](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/cifJXhBpm1667299753576/DUFOUR-32.jpg)
8 mins
Would you cross an ocean in this?
Andrew Bedwell is preparing a world record attempt to cross the Atlantic in a 3ft 10in boat Ali Wood meets him at Southampton Boat Show
![Would you cross an ocean in this?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/I9Cjsr_RJ1667300268800/WOULD-YOU-CROSS-AN-OCEAN-IN-THIS.jpg)
5 mins
A yacht called Alice
Nicholas Bielby had always had a yen for steel-hulled yachts, so when the opportunity came up to own one that had survived being hit by a tanker, he couldn't resist developing her as a comfortable, family cruiser
![A yacht called Alice](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/C-4p-R2Ue1667300680057/A-YACHT-CALLED-ALICE.jpg)
7 mins
Time, tide and the Thames
Unlike Arthur Ransome’s story, Trevor Cherrett really did mean to take his boat to sea but it didn't quite work out that way
![Time, tide and the Thames](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/WmRe2i-OA1667301204417/TIME-TIDE-AND-THE-THAMES.jpg)
9 mins
A cruise on the French Riviera
Owen Moorhouse leaves the wilds of the New South Wales coastline to explore from Nice to Grimaud and back in a borrowed Jeanneau 33
![A cruise on the French Riviera](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/M90_KLh871667302550281/A-CRUISE-ON-THE-FRENCH-RIVIERA.jpg)
6 mins
As darkness falls
Mike Humphreys risks grounding his Halcyon 23 in fading light to assist two teenagers stuggling with a capsized dinghy
![As darkness falls](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/qTdtCt_PD1667303516010/AS-DARKNESS-FALLS.jpg)
8 mins
A flood of costs and a trickle of cash
Andy Pag attempts to rebuild a Spectra watermaker on a budget
![A flood of costs and a trickle of cash](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1110421/1NBSaK4q41667304119642/A-FLOOD-OF-COSTS-AND-A-TRICKLE-OF-CASH.jpg)
7 mins
Practical Boat Owner Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Boating & Sailing
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Published by Time Inc (UK).Practical Boat Owner is Britain's biggest-selling boating magazine, trusted and respected by all its readers. A source of useful and helpful information for both power and sail boat owners, PBO helps you get the most from your boat acting as a forum for interacting with like-minded individuals.
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