VacPuc Checks Your Vacuum Bags
It’s possible to monitor houses, cars, cats, and boats by smartphone, so why not check vacuum bags during resin infusion? Now composite technicians have this option with VacPuc, a new… Read more »
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Charles N Curtis Approaches Retirement
Once the years tick past 90, it’s time to hang it up, especially for working boats like the Sea Scout Ship 110 Charles N Curtis. She has been working as… Read more »
12 Lessons from a Mid-Ocean Collision
Mark and Isabel Hardesty have lived aboard their Seawind 1160, JollyDogs, since 2014 and logged more than 26,000 ocean miles, visiting places in Mexico, French Polynesia, and Hawaii, from where… Read more »
BoatSense Renders Sensible Advice
Catching up by phone recently with fellow writer and esteemed colleague Doug Logan sent us two boat scribes of a certain age fishing for the treasures that drift in the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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≡ Canadian yachtsman Don Green died at the age of 86. A member of the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame and Member of the Order of Canada, Green sailed around… Read more »
Life Industries celebrates 60 years
It’s strange and fascinating how some companies are founded. Sometimes the formative event is lightbulb inspiration, other times serendipity or plain dumb luck. For Edwin Kehrt, founder of Lifeline Industries,… 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Most yacht refits start with a well-worn or slightly outdated boat and a motivated owner looking to make it like new again.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 »
