A Fix for Waterjet Fouling
March 1965. Forty-six years ago. That’s when Jack Hargrave came up with the then-unorthodox idea of combining supercharged diesels with waterjet pumps, along with a special steering system, and installing… Read more »
The Quarter-Inch Rule – Professional BoatBuilder Issue 182, Dec/Jan 2020 — Refit of a swim step
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IBEX Seminars as Articles
Technical Seminars at IBEX and the Professional BoatBuilder Stories They Spawned Since the first IBEX (International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition) was created as an offshoot of Professional BoatBuilder magazine in 1990, technical… Read more »
Magic Repairs
Late last December, 13 years after I designed and built the prototype Commuter 36 (11m) Magic, her owner, Erik DeBoer, brought the boat back to me at Parker Marine, in… Read more »
Generators Done Right
The change is noticeable. Just 15 or 20 years ago, generator-equipped boats under 40′ (12.2m) were a rarity. Today, gensets are available in diminutive sizes, making installation possible in locations… Read more »
Rowable Classics: A Collection and Its Book
Boating, of course, manifests itself in myriad forms (power, sail, oar, paddle) and sizes (skiffs, superyachts), in a wide range of environments (ponds, open ocean). Whether deliberately or inadvertently, many… Read more »
Huckins Motoryacht With a Pod Drive
In Professional BoatBuilder No. 129, contributing writer Eric Sorensen reports on the repowering of a 1954-vintage Huckins Fairform Flyer by a crew at Yachting Solutions in Rockport, Maine. Noteworthy is… Read more »
Cutting a St. Ayles Skiff
For anyone who has spiled and cut planks from rough lumber or plywood stock, seeing a computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine make short and precise work of the task is humbling. A… Read more »
Running Gear Alignment
Tips on adjusting the engine, bearings, and shaft for maximum efficiency Many consider running-gear alignment to be a black art. At a yard I once managed, I clearly recall watching… Read more »
Chuck Husick
Industry veterans will best remember Chuck Husick as the former head of Chris-Craft, and as author of numerous articles in boating magazines, not the least of which was a Q&A… Read more »
Wide-Open Throttle
A few years ago I was carrying out a sea trial aboard a single-screw trawler that a client was considering for purchase. Part of the process involves running the vessel… Read more »
