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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
LEADER - Are marina fees set to soar again?
WATERFRONT - Greenwich on Millennium Eve declared no-go zone for leisure boats. RNLI safety check service. Calor take over LPG fuel berths. Marina building in Cornwall, Anglesey and Firth of Clyde.
RIVERBANK - Small boat shines at Thames Valley Rally. Broads to adopt BSS in six years. IWA trailboat festival cancelled. Waterways' internet archive planned.
EUROWAYS - Garonne-Lot link opens. Canal du Midi xenophobia. Breil chart/guides to France.
MED MATTERS - Monaco breakwater scheme. Camargue used boat show. Italian marine conference and test days.
RACETALK - Class I calendar and crew changes. Auckland sets up offshore festival. Rouen fatality.
MAILBAG - Plea for low-power VHF calls. Scandal of shorepower VAT variations. Brokers attacked and defended.
Hands on:
- Using head lines as springs.
- Going Continental: types of locks.
- GPS dilution of precision.
GEAR SCENE - Buoyancy aids for children and waterskiers. DC power and heating from one generator. Gas-fired barbecue. Folding cart. GRP hull cleaning. Electric polisher. Moccasin deck shoes.
ELECTRONIC EYE - Cetrek combined depth-sounder and chart plotter. Magellan worldwide handheld GPS.
ENGINE UPDATE - How the incoming ban on leaded petrol affects marine engines.
DIY - Fitting a JRC 1000 radar and Garmin 120XL GPS set to a 25ft boat.
Q&A - What is causing my engine to overheat? Should I replace my boat's sterngland packing? Can I trail a 24-footer to Spain?
BOOKSHELF - Charles Herbert Lightoller: most senior surviving officer on the Titanic, sinker of a German U-boat, Dunkerque hero and little ship owner.
NOTICES - Chart corrections, tide tables and useful telephone numbers.
COPYSHOP - How to order copies of MBM cruising features.
NEXT MONTH
Subscriptions
BROKERAGE
CLASSIFIED
BOAT REPORT - Windy's new 28 Ghibli, designed to replace their 8000 model, offers slightly more space in both cuddy and cockpit.
MBM GRAND TOUR: PLYMOUTH HO! - The first leg of MBM's circumnavigation of Britain, in our Sealine F36, takes us from Portsmouth Harbour westward, via Poole, Weymouth, Topsham, Torquay, Dartmouth and Salcombe to Plymouth. But it is a tale of people as much as of places.
TEST OF TIME - Trotter is an 18-year-old Bates Astral 810, builtand based on the River Thames where her owners find her ideal for the comfortable cruising life. But how would she cope with her first Boat Safety Scheme examination?
MUDDY WATERS - If Biscay rivers are fast-flowing and murky, Biscay sea passages are less predictable. A late-season cruise from the Charente south to the wide expanse Of the Gironde estuary offered plenty to concentrate the mind.
GOT IT COVERED? - In a funny kind of way, you want the insurance premiums you pay for your boat to be money for nothing. But in case you do have to make a claim, here's how to make sure they are not.
STATE OF THE UNION - You can cruise inland from New York all the way to Chicago, via the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, as long as you take care to avoid the direct route at Niagara! Part two of the Jauncey family's American adventure is a 2000-mile trek, with a detour into the Canadian wilderness.
BOAT REPORT - The most radical cruiser yet from reborn Birchwood has striking looks and generous cabins. We test the 370 Commando in the Thames Estuary.
MBM CRUISING CLUB - There's still time to sign up for four of this season's cruises and rallies.
DONT GIVE UP THE DAY JOB - Offshore Circuit Racing draws competitors from all walks of life. We meet some of them at the opening race of the season on Windermere.
OVER & OUT - Why you shouldn't lend your boat to a film crew, and why you shouldn't anchor it to a Greek taverna.
WATERFRONT - Greenwich on Millennium Eve declared no-go zone for leisure boats. RNLI safety check service. Calor take over LPG fuel berths. Marina building in Cornwall, Anglesey and Firth of Clyde.
RIVERBANK - Small boat shines at Thames Valley Rally. Broads to adopt BSS in six years. IWA trailboat festival cancelled. Waterways' internet archive planned.
EUROWAYS - Garonne-Lot link opens. Canal du Midi xenophobia. Breil chart/guides to France.
MED MATTERS - Monaco breakwater scheme. Camargue used boat show. Italian marine conference and test days.
RACETALK - Class I calendar and crew changes. Auckland sets up offshore festival. Rouen fatality.
MAILBAG - Plea for low-power VHF calls. Scandal of shorepower VAT variations. Brokers attacked and defended.
Hands on:
- Using head lines as springs.
- Going Continental: types of locks.
- GPS dilution of precision.
GEAR SCENE - Buoyancy aids for children and waterskiers. DC power and heating from one generator. Gas-fired barbecue. Folding cart. GRP hull cleaning. Electric polisher. Moccasin deck shoes.
ELECTRONIC EYE - Cetrek combined depth-sounder and chart plotter. Magellan worldwide handheld GPS.
ENGINE UPDATE - How the incoming ban on leaded petrol affects marine engines.
DIY - Fitting a JRC 1000 radar and Garmin 120XL GPS set to a 25ft boat.
Q&A - What is causing my engine to overheat? Should I replace my boat's sterngland packing? Can I trail a 24-footer to Spain?
BOOKSHELF - Charles Herbert Lightoller: most senior surviving officer on the Titanic, sinker of a German U-boat, Dunkerque hero and little ship owner.
NOTICES - Chart corrections, tide tables and useful telephone numbers.
COPYSHOP - How to order copies of MBM cruising features.
NEXT MONTH
Subscriptions
BROKERAGE
CLASSIFIED
BOAT REPORT - Windy's new 28 Ghibli, designed to replace their 8000 model, offers slightly more space in both cuddy and cockpit.
MBM GRAND TOUR: PLYMOUTH HO! - The first leg of MBM's circumnavigation of Britain, in our Sealine F36, takes us from Portsmouth Harbour westward, via Poole, Weymouth, Topsham, Torquay, Dartmouth and Salcombe to Plymouth. But it is a tale of people as much as of places.
TEST OF TIME - Trotter is an 18-year-old Bates Astral 810, builtand based on the River Thames where her owners find her ideal for the comfortable cruising life. But how would she cope with her first Boat Safety Scheme examination?
MUDDY WATERS - If Biscay rivers are fast-flowing and murky, Biscay sea passages are less predictable. A late-season cruise from the Charente south to the wide expanse Of the Gironde estuary offered plenty to concentrate the mind.
GOT IT COVERED? - In a funny kind of way, you want the insurance premiums you pay for your boat to be money for nothing. But in case you do have to make a claim, here's how to make sure they are not.
STATE OF THE UNION - You can cruise inland from New York all the way to Chicago, via the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, as long as you take care to avoid the direct route at Niagara! Part two of the Jauncey family's American adventure is a 2000-mile trek, with a detour into the Canadian wilderness.
BOAT REPORT - The most radical cruiser yet from reborn Birchwood has striking looks and generous cabins. We test the 370 Commando in the Thames Estuary.
MBM CRUISING CLUB - There's still time to sign up for four of this season's cruises and rallies.
DONT GIVE UP THE DAY JOB - Offshore Circuit Racing draws competitors from all walks of life. We meet some of them at the opening race of the season on Windermere.
OVER & OUT - Why you shouldn't lend your boat to a film crew, and why you shouldn't anchor it to a Greek taverna.
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