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I'm selling one of these - https://sterling-power.com/products/power-management-panel Bought for a project but never fitted. £310 new, so selling for £210. Can post at cost.

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Pet lifejacket, never used. Size is 'tiny' for up to 6kg. It's a 'paw things.com' brand. Any questions, please ask! £5

PBO tested a range of deck paints, including Sandtex - http://www.pbo.co.uk/event/beaulieu-boatjumble/deck-paints-test-17514

PBO publishes 78 editorial pages every month and has done for some years. Any variation in thickness in the magazine is due to advertising, or the lack thereof. The magazine has been around the same size (c. 100 pages in total) for over a year - as has Yachting Monthly, as it happens. We try...

On the vulcan 5 it took me a while to find the key - until I realised that you have to tap on the wireless network that comes up under wireless devices in the settings menu - which brings up the security key! The manual wasn't too helpful... Hope that helps!

...or you could use an Ikea wine rack as a bookcase - the best of both worlds? :) http://www.pbo.co.uk/practical-projects/ikea-wine-rack-makes-a-great-boat-bookcase-27975

PBO tested it a few months back... http://www.pbo.co.uk/gear/raymarine-quantum-pulse-compression-radar-tested-31851

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Here's how to do it! http://www.pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/replace-sprayhood-windows-29287

The articles to which Rob2 refers are now available to read on the PBO website: http://www.pbo.co.uk/seamanship/jury-steering-oh-rudder-where-art-thou-25156 http://www.pbo.co.uk/reviews/safety-devices/oceansteer http://www.pbo.co.uk/seamanship/using-an-emergency-tiller-25196

Some ideas here - http://www.pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/3d-printing-boat-parts-20440

We've put the article online at http://www.pbo.co.uk/gear/deck-paints-test-17514 The Sandtex had clumps of aggregate which were less well distributed through the paint than the 'deck' paints, but the grip was as good if not better. Cleaning was another matter - the large size and random spacing...

PBO tested 7 treatments last year and Gill reproofing spray came out best. - http://www.pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/expert-answers/reproof-your-leaky-oilskins-7-reproofers-tested-180

It'll be a little late for you this season, but at PBO we are painting a huge stack of test panels this week - for 2015 we're expanding the test to 13 sites around the UK in popular sailing areas. We'll be testing 20 different paints and the results will be in the January 2016 issue. Watch this...