Bring back Motor Boat Monthly

[Hugo_Andreae]

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions about what we should or shouldn't try to carry over from MBM. I will do my best to ensure we make MBY as relevant to as many readers as possible without diluting the high standards of design, photography and writing which the magazine is known for. Please do give it a try and you know where to find me if you have any further comments, suggestions or possible stories for us!

Hugo

 

[rafiki_]

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions about what we should or shouldn't try to carry over from MBM. I will do my best to ensure we make MBY as relevant to as many readers as possible without diluting the high standards of design, photography and writing which the magazine is known for. Please do give it a try and you know where to find me if you have any further comments, suggestions or possible stories for us!

Hugo

Good luck with this Hugo, I'm looking forward to the outcome.

 

[Jim@sea]

The magazine Powerboat & Rib is actually quite good as it dosent concentrate on Luxury Powerboats, I also like getting information from a different source, and sometimes their "New Gear" section mentions stuff which is not in PBO.
They also were the first magazine to list the advert for the Gas powered outboards.
I may renew my subscription, and its not just for the free thermal socks (Which are excellent)

 

[Scillyboy]

Looking online, it seems that PBO has now become "Britain's best-selling BOATING magazine" for the November issue.....

 

[James L]

And they've forgotten the mast on one of the boats...

 

[CLB]

That'll cause a stir over in the rag and stick forum!

 

[blackmagicthe1st]

I agree. I have been a subscriber to both MBM and MBY for the past 3 years and without a doubt preferred MBM! Is there any hope of it coming back?

 

[rafiki_]

I agree. I have been a subscriber to both MBM and MBY for the past 3 years and without a doubt preferred MBM! Is there any hope of it coming back?

It has gone I'm afraid. Long live MBY.

 

[PCUK]

With Mr Pugh at the helm, PBO seems to be going back to it's proper roots, and not before time either.

 

[blueglass]

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions about what we should or shouldn't try to carry over from MBM. I will do my best to ensure we make MBY as relevant to as many readers as possible without diluting the high standards of design, photography and writing which the magazine is known for. Please do give it a try and you know where to find me if you have any further comments, suggestions or possible stories for us!

Hugo

It seems from the thread that the MBYemphasis on aspirational boats is what causes the most dissention among lesser mortals such as myself.
Although never likely to buy a multi- million pound boat I would however find more interest in that, than yet another step by step instruction on how to change an oil filter - of interest to only those who have never done such a thing before.

Perhaps MBM worked better for newcomers to boating, who do want to read a "how to winterize your boat" trotted out every November. There are plenty of books around with all that practical DIY stuff if you need it.
IMHO MBY was always a better read for folks who have already had a boat for a while.

 

[Elessar]

Having subscribed to Motor Boat Monthly for some years was disappointed to be told that it was ceasing - in my view it was getting better and better.

Today, received Motor Boat and Yachting Monthly and, wow, I was even more disappointed.

MBM took me a while to read and then re-read MB&YM is just too fluffy and nothing of substance. I have a number of back issues of MBM over the years with interesting articles for reference. Nothing to keep MBY for and it only arrived this evening!

Despite the statement "MBY has never defined itself purely by size or price" out falls a loose insert "Ventura" and I have to say that the magazine to me seems to be aimed at the larger vessel owners (or dreamers!) . Bring back MBM, I say. What do you say?

I say:
It was a shame to lose MBM especially with the improvements they made at the end.
It lost money so isn't coming back. So don't waste your breath.
Give MBY a chance, they had to keep out of MBMs territory before, now they can adapt. It will take a few months to do so.
If you only want to read about sub £10k boats, don't hold your breath. If that's all you want to spend on boating the advertisers aren't interested in you.

 

[Jim@sea]

Decembers issue of Powerboat & Rib is even better.