School Launchings Spring 2010
Just a few years ago the most frequent complaint among boatbuilders was the scarcity of good experienced workers and reasonably skilled entry-level employees. Most builders would happily trade their current… Read more »
Construction
The Switch to Closed Molding
As we report in Professional BoatBuilder No. 126, Danish builder Luffe Yachts has made the change from open- to closed-molding—a changeover completed with help from its resin-and-reinforcements supplier, Bodotex Composites,… Read more »
Strapping It Down
Heavy batteries and fuel tanks are systems components that you definitely don’t want coming adrift and slamming around in a boat on a rough day. Yet their attachments often range… Read more »
Lifeboats. Built Like Raceboats.
Green Marine (Southampton, United Kingdom) is best known for building extremely fast carbon fiber sailing machines custom engineered to be as strong and light as advanced materials and building processes… Read more »
Winged Victory
In the summer of 1983, in the months leading up to the 25th America’s Cup competition in Newport, Rhode Island, a storm of controversy gathered over the challenging Australian and… Read more »
