Morris Yachts Core Repair
As new-boat sales fell sharply during the early days of the current recession, production builders scrambled for cover. Some downsized; others looked to more-thriving markets such as alternative energy; and… Read more »
Recent Posts
Temperature-Controlled Molding
The combination of temperature-controlled infusion tables and a controlled radical polymerization additive for vinyl ester resin makes the infusion of thick laminate stacks in one shot—a relatively worry-free process. These… Read more »
Reducing Shore-Power Risks
A survey conducted a few years ago indicated that 55% of all fires aboard recreational vessels are electrical in nature, and 11% of those begin in AC shore-power wiring and… Read more »
Gougeon Book, The Fifth Edition
Meade Gougeon may have been the prime mover behind, and principal author of, The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction: Wood and WEST System Materials, but it wasn’t until the book’s… Read more »
Daggerboard Debate
In March Professional BoatBuilder editor-at-large Dan Spurr visited with Pete Melvin, of Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, in Huntington Beach, California. Melvin is an aerospace engineer by training and… Read more »
Laminated Replacement Ribs Installed Before Cure
Despite their pedigree and connoisseur value, former presidential yachts still fall into disrepair. When they do, there are yards like Moores Marine (Riviera Beach, Florida and Beaufort, North Carolina) with… Read more »
Rondal Spars
Everything about the Royal Huisman yard and attached Rondal fabrication shops in Vollenhove, The Netherlands, is clean and professional. And big. When a carload of Professional BoatBuilder staff landed there… Read more »
The Standards for Seacocks
There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about any task. You really don’t want to choose the wrong way when installing a seacock. Think of it like… 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 »
Multimarine Composites: Not Your Usual Niche Market
We last looked in on Multimarine Composites in Professional BoatBuilder No. 119, page 10, to report on the United Kingdom builder’s recently launched 49′ (15m) multihull for a client who… Read more »
