Pure Watercraft, an Electric Start-up
Pushed by a conspicuously low-profile motor, we zoomed along the western shore of Lake Washington in a cold northerly under a pale October sun. Our 16‘8“ (5.10m) production aluminum bass… Read more »
Companies
Teak Isle’s Rapid Response Team
Consider this an introduction to a friend that you’ll have time to get to know better in Professional BoatBuilder No. 185, due out next month. Here’s what you need to… Read more »
EP Carry Offers Portable Power
Transitioning from electric toothbrushes to electric outboards, a Washington couple developed a compact, lightweight, and simple-to-operate dinghy motor. We look at PropEle Electric Boat Motors Inc. and the secret behind… Read more »
Yachtwerft Portier: Europe’s Oldest Yard?
Few small family businesses and even fewer boatyards can claim a history dating back to the Napoleonic era. Of the many boatbuilders around the alpine lakes of Italy, Austria, Germany,… Read more »
The Efficiency of a Foiling Powercat
Motivated by his own boating experience and America’s Cup foiling technology, a startup builder launches the Matanzas 29, a new breed of powercat for fishing and cruising. Wherever Jan Brandt… Read more »
Piotr Zin’s New Electric Runabout
Following the lead of European builders such as SAY Yachts (see “a = F/m,” PBB No.180) venturing into high-speed electric runabouts by combining advanced carbon construction with powerful motors and… Read more »
Schaefer Yachts Eliminates Steering Wheel
Schaefer Yachts, a Brazilian builder of 30‘–86‘ (9.1m–26m) motoryachts, recently launched a 58‘ (17.8m) model without a wheel at the main helm. Control is with a Volvo Penta joystick; propulsion… Read more »
Zephyrwerks Expands Sheaves Lineup
Artisan craftsman and knife maker Ed Louchard of Port Townsend, Washington, who also runs his Zephyrwerks block business, has expanded his product line to a variety of boat equipment. Notably… Read more »
DCMC Delves Into 3D-Printed Tooling
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is emerging as a viable alternative to the now-popular subtractive process employing 3- and 5-axis milling machines/routers to make tools for parts as large as… Read more »
Gunboat is Back
Actually, this builder of high-performance luxury cruising-catamaran sailing yachts has been back since 2016, the year Grand Large Yachts (parent of Allures, Garcia, and Outremer) bought the assets of… Read more »
