Take 5 for Jim Kyle
The ambition of boatbuilder and designer Jim Kyle to correct deficiencies in Albert Hickman’s famed Sea Sled and in the process to develop a more perfect small powerboat hullform (see… Read more »
Two Tailgaters – Professional BoatBuilder Issue 187, Oct/Nov 2020 — Varnish tricks and tips
Recent Posts
Delta “T” Balances Power
Delta “T”, a maker of specialized engineroom equipment, has introduced a ventilation control system called P/T6 that automatically controls AC intake and exhaust fans to maintain the desired optimal temperature… Read more »
CCRI Youth Summer Boatbuilding Program
Rhode Island, along with Washington and North Carolina, has a keen awareness of how important boats are to its state economy. It treats boatbuilding companies favorably, recognizes the value of… Read more »
Over the Bar: Lowell North, Sailmaker
Lowell North, a sailing and industry icon, died last June at his home in San Diego, California. He was 89. For years, the Star class of one-design sailboats was considered… Read more »
Advances in Onboard Solar
Advancements and refinements in onboard solar power technology offer significant opportunities for marine applications, but with innovation comes complexity. For a decade or so, in the technically, financially, and politically… Read more »
Mark Lindsay, a Life in Boatbuilding
In Professional BoatBuilder No.182, Paul Lazarus noted the September 6 passing of Mark Lindsay, and included a personal appreciation of his work and influence in the boatbuilding industry and on… Read more »
The Biggest 3D Printed Boat
If any listeners doubted James Anderson (Senior R&D Program Manager at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center) when he told attendees to a 3D-printing seminar Oct. 1… Read more »
Short Cuts 181
≡ Accon Marine introduced a new retractable Slim-Line Cleat made of 316 stainless steel, available in 4.5“, 6“, 8“, and 10“ (11.4cm, 15.2cm, 20.3cm, and 25.4cm) sizes, each sold with… Read more »
Irwin Jacobs departs
The boating industry lost one of its most flamboyant members April 10, when Irwin Jacobs shot himself after shooting his wife of 57 years, Alexandria, in their Orono, Minnesota, home…. Read more »
The writings of Tom Fexas
Autobiographies and biographies of yacht designers are entertaining and occasionally instructive. The recent publication of Dick Carter’s and Ron Holland’s self-written stories (Dick Carter—Yacht Designer in the Golden Age of… Read more »
