Servicing a winch

Ascending a mast is often undertaken light-heartedly, but it’s a high-risk operation which, if it goes wrong, can result in serious injury, explains Andrew Simpson

A regular review of your boat’s rigging will prevent expensive failures – and potentially be a lifesaver…

Andrew Simpson looks at pendulum servo self-steering gears, and describes how to get the best out of them

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The key to a smooth-running diesel engine is making sure you look after the fluids, as John Payne explains

Zoran Glozinic devises a way to simplify a tricky job