Essential boat system checks

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings explains how you can make your yacht handle better and perform more effectively when cruising

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Confidence in the integrity of your yacht’s rig is essential for both safety and peace of mind when on a long-distance passage, advises Neil Brinsdon, managing director at Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics

Rather than shell out for a new engine, Charles Beddingfield decides to give his motorboat’s old BMC 1.8 diesel some much-needed love

Russell Seaton incorporates some novel race car technology in a fuel supply and polishing system for his Albin Ballad 30

Nick Houlding drains his boat’s tank and finds his clean fuel regime is working well