A couple of years back I was writing a guide entitled the A-Z of multihulls and I felt I had done a pretty decent job of sorting through the various different flavours of cruising multihulls and makin

Mark Ryan learns mid-family cruise the importance of having a secure attachment for his Volvo Saildrive propeller

After years of searching for his dream boat, Drew Maglio explains how he fixed the V8 engine on his new to him Chaparral 2550 SX

The first variable timing systems offered on internal combustion engines, powervalves were designed to allow your two-stroke to be both tractable and exciting. Here are the essentials on what they consist of, the different systems and how they function

WRANGLING A CARAVAN onto a campsite pitch or tight driveway space is one of the least enjoyable parts of touring – it can be back or clutch-breaking work! We’ve all been there – the sweaty palms, smok

John Payne explains the critical importance of lubricating oil for your boat’s engine, and how and when to change it