Has Practical Boat Owner got to change its name?

[capnsensible]

Something like ' Boat Tradesman Journal? '

Or is that just being ridiculous?

 

[dolabriform]

' Boat Tradesman Journal? '

:encouragement:

 

[Ohlin Karcher]

The MCA-Certified Barnacle Scraper's Quarterly Digest

 

[Poignard]

Something like ' Boat Tradesman Journal? '

Or is that just being ridiculous?

Not ridiculous at all.

Gone are the days when you would get articles telling you how to convert a ship's lifeboat or how to make navigation lights from baked bean tins etc. Even though one might not be tempted to have a go at such projects, it was enjoyable reading accounts of other people's ingenuity.

Now it's become a bit dull.

Sic transit gloria navigandum

 

[NOHOH]

It will just be called "Boat Owner".....and will be little more than a directory for where to find a tradesman who will change over your gas bottle ....or put in a new light bulb...or change the voice of the smartpilot AI navigator "Ellen" or "Sir Robin" (who steers the boat, does a radio check, files a voyage plan with Solent control (you won`t be allowed to sail beyond the 12 mile limit) ...or wipes your ar*e for you whilst telling you that after 3 more big ones like that your holding tank will be full and the voyage is cancelled because the boat must return to a pumpout station)
Isn`t life going to be good?.......as if bre*it wasn`t enough

 

[Wansworth]

To intersperse the lists of say regional specialists with email addresses there could be nice color spreads on fashion ,famous people and their choices of holiday destinations in proper coded boats a cross between hello and Yachting world as there would be no need to mention nasty boat maintenance

 

[mbroom]

To intersperse the lists of say regional specialists with email addresses there could be nice color spreads on fashion ,famous people and their choices of holiday destinations in proper coded boats a cross between hello and Yachting world as there would be no need to mention nasty boat maintenance

You mean Sailing Today?

 

[NOHOH]

...or..it could be full of interesting articles all about how to do maintenance and improvements to your boat..to keep it safe and running faultlessly...along with features to improve your navigational skills and better understanding of how weather works....yes...it could be called "Sailing Yesterday"

 

[Poignard]

...or..it could be full of interesting articles all about how to do maintenance and improvements to your boat..to keep it safe and running faultlessly...along with features to improve your navigational skills and better understanding of how weather works....yes...it could be called "Sailing Yesterday"

I'd take out a subscription to that. :encouragement:

 

[DownWest]

Read a recent copy... a poor imitation of what it used to be.
A friend dumped his collection of PBO from the 80's on me and I used to take one each day to read at lunch in the local café. Very enjoyable .
There are people like the old PBO readers and DIY boaters, but advertisers are not interested in them and that drives the publications.

 

[Tamar]

Pbo just seem to rehash the same article every few months. I stopped reading it 5years ago.

 

[Kola]

Yes, PBO defiantly seems a bit tired. So much so that i decided to get Yachting Monthly after a long abstinence and Jeeze it was like going back to school.
Maybe it's just me...

 

[Oletimer]

PBO is what got me into the boat world a long time ago, I was only about 14 or 15 when a lengthy visit to the doctors surgery gave me a chance to pick up a magazine (of which there were many) to while away the time awaiting my turn. It was a most interesting read, so much so I asked the reception lady if I could take it with me. She said it wasn't a problem because the doctor brought them in after he had finished reading them, he being a lover of all things nautical. From then on my brother and I built our own dinghies and repaired old outboards, all with the help of PBO. They were such a mine of useful information.

 

[Poignard]

I reckon the easily availability of information on the internet is gradually making practical magazines redundant.

Instead of having to trawl through a pile of old magazines to find advice you just do a search online and usually find an answer pretty quickly. Or you can ask here and someone will probably be able to help.

 

[capnsensible]

Look out for next months article on ' boiler plating the thin end of the wedge for insurance purposes' .

Bound to be a hit.

 

[Seajet]

My boat has been reviewed twice, first by PBO then a few years later by Sailing Today.

David Harding of PBO turned up solo with camera, notepad and tape measure, muttering about whether expenses would wear the trip from the then Poole office to Chichester Harbour, and asked me beforehand to line up a chum in our club safety boat as a photo ship.

David proved a great sailor and meticulously measured everytthing, not trusting brochure figures.

When Duncan Kent did it for Sailing Today he met me in the harbour on a huge chartered RIB with the excellent pro photographer Rick Buettner and about ten hangers on from the office out for a jolly. Duncan is also a good sailor but less meticulous, Rick got some excellent photo's though.

Both reviewers made small detail mistakes - I wasn't given the chance to comment on either before publication - but they both loved the design which was the main thing.

PBO Davids' approach seemed more efficient and less likely to end in bankruptcy, but I never buy sailing magazines nowadays, this and the friendlier breakaway NTL forum are much better entertainment and sources of info.

 

[Poignard]

Can you say, without compromising your privacy, what sort of boat you have that is worth photographing? Is she a classic design?

 

[Seajet]

Can you say, without compromising your privacy, what sort of boat you have that is worth photographing? Is she a classic design?

Yes and Yes.

 

[Poignard]

Yes and Yes.

Must be a Robert Clark Mystery class!

And very nice too.