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Professional BoatBuilderThe One-Off Shop: Van Dam Sets a High Bar for Custom Boats If you haven’t heard of Van Dam Custom Boats (Boyne City, Michigan) before now, feel no shame. It’s a company that eschews the modern mercantile tactic of puffing up a...
Professional BoatBuilderVideo: Advances in Renewable Composite Technologies Renewable composite materials remain some of the elusive unicorns of the boatbuilding industry. As we aspire to moderate our environmental impact while still building some of the most durable…
Professional BoatBuilderLights in the Darkness Navigation lights, the best protection against nighttime collisions, are worth getting right. In my work inspecting boats, I routinely encounter noncompliant navigation light installations on new and…
Professional BoatBuilderUnmanning the Fleet What it takes to keep pace in the race for commercially viable autonomous vessels
Professional BoatBuilderShooting True Colors: Navigating Shifts in Paint Chemistry The afternoon before the first coat of topside paint went on a 100’ (30.5m) sloop, the crew of applicators at Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, gathered to talk through...
Professional BoatBuilderDesigning, Building Boats for Serviceability Making boats and their systems more serviceable for boat owners and technicians should be a priority for everyone in the industry It is easy at a boat show to be...
Professional BoatBuilderJoe Berkman: The Man in the Tyvek Suit Boatbuilding lost another fine craftsman when Joe Berkman, 64, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, died on Feb. 5, 2026.
Professional BoatBuilderBringing Flax Fiber to North American Builders Sometime around 2010, German boatbuilder Friedrich Deimann built his first flax-fiber composite boat, a two-person kayak, as a project to qualify as a master boatbuilder.
Professional BoatBuilderA Maine Startup is 3D Printing Tenders Boat Evolution’s 3D-printed tender is made from recyclable plastic feedstocks, so it’s fully recyclable at end of life. They plan to be in production this fall.
Professional BoatBuilderGenerator Know-How, Part 2 A proper generator installation should allow ample space to access the unit for service and maintenance. Read our guidelines on generator installations, variations, and optimizations.
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