
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 »
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, 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Dinghy builder Fulcrum Speedworks reduces consumables by as much as 90% by switching to infusion under reusable silicone bags. It’s not news to boatbuilders and owners that plastic waste… Read more »
Rhode Island, along with Washington and North Carolina, has a keen awareness of how important boats are to its state economy. It treats boatbuilding companies favorably, recognizes the value of… Read more »
The boating industry lost one of its most flamboyant members April 10, when Irwin Jacobs shot himself after shooting his wife of 57 years, Alexandria, in their Orono, Minnesota, home…. Read more »
Following publication of Jim Kyle’s years-long effort to improve the legendary Hickman Sea Sled (see “Tough Sledding,” PBB No. 178), we were contacted by Dave Demaree at Demaree Inflatable Boats… Read more »
Burmese teak has been the standard boat deck material for centuries, but that won’t likely be the case much longer, courtesy of a new modified-wood product called Lignia. Increased demand… Read more »