from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr The leading manufacturer of marine binoculars worldwide, Steiner-Optik, was founded in 1947 in Bayreuth, Germany, by Karl Steiner, an engineer… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr The Dutch firm Van Oossanen & Associates (VO&A) is a world leader in optimizing hullforms for ships and motor-yachts. We… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr A PhD student at the University of Bristol, at the Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Composites, in the U.K., has… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr Cleaning hulls and molds with pressurized abrasive media is a relatively recent development, considering that such industrial processes have been… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 154 Compiled by Dan Spurr It’s only logical that Brownell developed a hydraulic boat stand. The company is a leading manufacturer of boat transport trailers… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr Imagine replacing a vessel’s starting battery with one that virtually never wears out and has virtually no self-discharge, one that produces no… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr During a recent visit to Southern California, I stayed at a Long Beach hotel with a view of the Queen Mary, launched… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr In the Rovings column in PBB No. 151, page 16, we published photos of reader Michael Robertson’s 1978 Fuji 40 (12.2m) rudder,… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr Pedal-powered boats have been around for years. The small boats at resorts and amusement parks are lucky to achieve even the speed… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr When you talk to boatbuilders about their relationships with vendors, and the importance of maintaining inventory levels and supply schedules, engines are… Read more »
