Designing, Building Boats for Serviceability
Making boats and their systems more serviceable for boat owners and technicians should be a priority for everyone in the industry It is easy at a boat show to be… Read more »
Onboard Systems
Generator Know-How, Part 2
A proper generator installation should allow ample space to access the unit for service and maintenance. Read our guidelines on generator installations, variations, and optimizations.
Generator Know-How, Part 1
Boats with high electrical loads may need a standalone generator installed. Learn the what it takes to optimize an installation.
Risks & Rewards of Intelligent Technology at Sea
For centuries, mariners have navigated the seas with charts, instinct, and hard-won experience. Today, a new tool is joining them at the helm: artificial intelligence (AI). AI has made its… Read more »
Video: What Caught Steve D’Antonio’s Eye at Metstrade 2024?
As the tides of editorial staff and contributors at Professional BoatBuilder ebbed and flowed through my two decades with the magazine, I’ve been grateful that one of the constants in… Read more »
An Anode Powered by Underwater Solar Panels? Nigel Calder Has Questions
At IBEX 2024, CMP Group won an Innovation award for a wireless, impressed current sacrificial anode whose power source is a small embedded solar panel. It would have been easy… Read more »
Video: Artificial Intelligence for Improved Vessel Handling & Safety
In my professional life, I’ve dismissed most artificial intelligence (AI) tools I stumble across as manifestations of a flawed invention consistently oversold by hubristic tech bros and investment con-artists. For… Read more »
