Fair Warnings
From “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 156 Compiled by Dan Spurr They seem to be everywhere these days, often declaring the obvious: the presence of nuts in a nut mix, the… Read more »
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Around and Around Vancouver
From “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 156 Compiled by Dan Spurr Aspen Power Catamarans of Burlington, Washington, and ArrowCat Marine, of neighboring Everett, successfully completed the Pacific Yachting Pacific Challenge issued… Read more »
A Boat, an Online Event
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 156 Compiled by Dan Spurr Stephen Boden, 47, a native of Hamburg, Germany, and author of two books on minimalist cruising aboard small sailboats, decided… Read more »
Amphibious Add-on
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 156 Compiled by Dan Spurr Sealegs Capt. Ken Green and photographer Billy Black, who’s also a regular contributor to PBB, shot this fun video showing… Read more »
Kvichak Merges with Vigor Industrial
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 156 Compiled by Dan Spurr Vigor Industrial, a major builder of ships and repairer of commercial vessels in the Pacific Northwest, and Kvichak Marine Industries,… Read more »
Pedrazzini at 101
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 155 Compiled by Dan Spurr In 1906, Augusto Pedrazzini, age 22, left his Lake Como home to try his luck working for the boatyards on Lake Zurich,… Read more »
Meter Measures Slamming and Sickness
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 155 Compiled by Dan Spurr In recent years much attention has been paid to better measuring and understanding vessel accelerations and their effect on the human body…. Read more »
Custom Carbon Cat Cloth
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 155 Compiled by Dan Spurr Gold Coast Yachts (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands), builder of sailing catamarans, started out in 1985 building wood/epoxy boats (see… Read more »
More Reinforced Plastic Plumbing, Please
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 155 Compiled by Dan Spurr I’m crawling through a bilge, flashlight clenched firmly in my teeth, during a vessel inspection when I come across a… Read more »
Repair Specialist Takes on New Build
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr Several years in conception and construction, the in-house-designed Slane 62 (19m) is nearing completion. In the video above, posted in… Read more »
