Avoiding a Raft of Errors
Installing a life raft is straightforward but easy to get wrong—with dire results.
The High-Speed Boat Operations – Professional BoatBuilder Issue 206, Dec/Jan 2024 — Forum Turns 20
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ProBoat’s Panel Discussions at METSTRADE: Teak and Teak Alternatives, 3D Printing for Boatbuilders
Join us later this month for a pair of technical discussions at the METSTRADE Theatre in Amsterdam. In keeping with ProBoat’s obsessive focus on boatbuilding materials and tools, editor Aaron… Read more »
Torqeedo Deep Blue Battery 80
Torqeedo announced a new 80-kWh battery option for its Deep Blue electric drives—the Deep Blue Battery 80, which has twice the capacity of the previous generation of Deep Blue batteries… Read more »
Eight Bells: Buddy Melges Jr. (1930–2023)
Harry “Buddy” Melges Jr. spent almost eight decades boatbuilding, sailmaking, and winning with what he created on soft and hard water. Though only a few American sailors pronounce his last… Read more »
Kingfisher MA37X12 AC runs on 12V DC
Archer Power Solutions (APS), a company founded in 2019 and part of the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator, is bringing 12VDC-powered air-conditioning to small vessels. The firm’s first product, the Kingfisher… Read more »
The Esprit of Spirit Yachts
The James Bond movie franchise has never shied from any chance to include a yacht in the narrative and as part of the set. And given the urgent nature of… Read more »
Knotless Netting from NET Systems
It’s a safe guess that nets have been around for at least 10,000 years. These simple, practical tools have found countless uses and become essential to many human endeavors, including… Read more »
USCG/ABYC Risk Mitigation Series Continues
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) announced the date and opened registration for the next free online seminar in the USCG/ABYC Risk Mitigation Series…. Read more »
New Folding Cleat by Sea-Dog Line
by: Sea-Dog Line
Introducing the new Folding Cleat featuring the patent pending Hidden Slide-in Hex Bolt system simplifies installation while performing like a weld-in.
Nitronic Stanchions
Standard Nitronic rod rigging can make superior low-windage lifeline stanchions.
