On Task: Seacock Installations
In Professional BoatBuilder No. 187 you’ll find the first of a special tear-out section we’re calling Task Sheets. Our intent with this addition is to help builders and service yards… Read more »
Refit
Hose Clamps Put the Squeeze On
Humble hose clamps are essential to the integrity of hulls and onboard systems, but their reliability depends on informed selection and best installation practices. Think for a moment about this… Read more »
Head Upgrade with Sanicubic 1
Quirky marine toilets are a reliable source of wonder and potty humor during onboard cocktail banter, but they’re a lot less amusing if you’re the master, mate, or mechanic charged… Read more »
Advances in Onboard Solar
Advancements and refinements in onboard solar power technology offer significant opportunities for marine applications, but with innovation comes complexity. For a decade or so, in the technically, financially, and politically… Read more »
The Massive Macif 100′ Trimaran
In a 1956 movie, Phileas Fogg (played by the quintessential Brit David Niven) won a bet that he could travel “Around the World in 80 Days.” The “most punctual man… Read more »
All Points Boats goes All Out
Nate Goodwin, who founded All Points Boats (APB), a big-boat repair facility at Lauderdale Marine Center in Florida, introduced himself at IBEX when it was held in Fort Lauderdale. He… Read more »
NWSWB alumni collaborate on restoration
It’s not a secret that the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB) in Port Hadlock, Wash., attracts students from far-flung places and diverse backgrounds who want to acquire skills that… Read more »
Dunkirk Little Ship: Savior and Survivor
Our French correspondents, writer Gérald Guétat and photographer Henri Thibault, continue to present us with enthralling vignettes of old small boats of historical significance. Here it is Ona II, a… Read more »
Patch and Release: Refitting a Sportfisherman
Most yacht refits start with a well-worn or slightly outdated boat and a motivated owner looking to make it like new again. This one starts with a brand-new boat, the… Read more »
