Cold-molding has been around since the development of good glues, mid-20th century, but it was the formulation of high-grade epoxy resins that allowed builders to construct stiff, lightweight, monocoque hulls… Read more »
Lord knows not every boatbuilder recovered from the latest economic maelstrom of biblical proportions to hit the industry (2008), but “Survivor III” Jim Betts (see Professional BoatBuilder No. 139) of… Read more »
A year ago, after publication of an item in this column titled “Jim Wynne, Volvo, and History of the Sterndrive” (PBB No. 161), New Zealander Peter J. Morgan wrote to… Read more »
The name may not be familiar to many in the marine industry, but Dave Sintes enjoyed a strong following among those who knew him and his work. It was two… Read more »
During the late 1990s, marine-composites expert Ken Raybould, based in Southampton, U.K. but consulting internationally, was an important contributor to Professional BoatBuilder’s IBEX seminar program as a speaker and a… Read more »
Online registration is open for the 26th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), which will be held October 4-6 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Show organizers have… Read more »
Now retired (well, mostly retired), Ken Raybould has had an impressive career in the marine industry that can be said to have begun with raceboats. In the realm of power,… Read more »
When Anton van den Bos, owner of Elling Yachts, tested the righting ability of the company’s E4 model (48′/14.6m), he did it in one of the most dramatic ways imaginable…. Read more »
The purpose of the core is to add rigidity to the otherwise flexible inner and outer FRP skins. When composite-core construction is done correctly, it’s an immensely strong, comparatively lightweight,… Read more »
In his article about Boston BoatWorks (“The Builder Under the Bridge,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 157), Paul Lazarus writes that he is surprised that more production boatbuilders haven’t also adopted pre-impregnated… Read more »
