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 »
CFD in the Small Design Office – Professional BoatBuilder Issue 194, Dec/Jan 2022 — Performance modeling.
Recent Posts
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 »
Design Challenge III
Submissions closed, judging is underway. A Fast Expedition Sailboat Inspired in part by the worldwide popularity of raid-type events—multi-day racing and cruising expeditions sailed in small boats—we challenge you… Read more »
Predicting Bad Behavior
Consider the following cases: A 28′ (8.5m) lobsterboat, repowered for a race, turned turtle at high speed. A 23′ (7m) tournament-style bassboat would chine-walk violently at high speed. A 30′… Read more »
