Editor’s Note: There are a lot of misunderstandings about marine bonding systems, as our technical editor Steve D’Antonio pointed out in his recent article The Mysteries of Bonding Systems on ProBoat.com. That confusion… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 155 Compiled by Dan Spurr I’m crawling through a bilge, flashlight clenched firmly in my teeth, during a vessel inspection when I come across a… Read more »
How many times have you been told (or thought), when evaluating a corrosion or electrical problem, “It’s the result of a bad ground”? But what exactly does that mean, and… Read more »
Many boat owners, and even some marine industry professionals, are under the misguided impression that they are somehow preserving or extending a diesel engine’s lifespan by using only a small… Read more »
from “Rovings,” Professional BoatBuilder No. 153 Compiled by Dan Spurr Imagine replacing a vessel’s starting battery with one that virtually never wears out and has virtually no self-discharge, one that produces no… Read more »
Throughout the United States, resource managers are fighting invasive species: They’ve put up electronic barriers to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes; they’ve promoted lionfish as a new… Read more »
The Quick Docking System (QDS), developed by the marine equipment manufacturer Quick S.p.A., is a unique integrated maneuvering system for precisely docking sailing yachts. While most joystick controls are tailored… Read more »
In Professional BoatBuilder No. 150 contributing editor Nigel Calder’s exploration of the inherent efficiency of larger propellers and their demands on propulsion engines introduced readers to the 78′ (23.8m), 150-ton… Read more »
In Professional BoatBuilder No. 143 our technical editor, Steve D’Antonio, published “Lessons from the Oil Sump,” a comprehensive story about the usefulness of a regular oil analysis program in maintaining… Read more »
A colleague recently described to me the unusual loss of a large, relatively new motoryacht that sank at the dock as a result of a failed raw-water plumbing fitting in… Read more »
