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25 Nov 2014

Shipbuilding Regulations: Cents and Sensibility

Integrating bolted tonnage openings into forward facing door frame bulkheads fulfills the need for tonnage reduction, but the weather-tight tonnage opening renders the water-tight door less waterproof.

Addressing the Jones Act is just one aspect of an increasingly complicated boatbuilding environment. Stovepiped, poorly conceived regulations is another. The sting of the recession is fading, but the economic vitality of the marine industry is still in jeopardy. That’s because the current regulatory environment and the foreshadowing of its future is concerning. Boat builders and operators alike understand and accept that the premise of the rules is to promote safety, ensure security, protect the environment and sustain justice.

29 Jan 2013

Power to the People

Like her two sister ships, Island Packers new boat will haul passengers, campers, and kayaks to the Channel Islands National Park, but the new vessel will be even more versatile with configurable seating, cargo carrying capacity, and an extendable  knuckle crane.

Passenger ferry and tour boat market segment has suddenly been revitalized and is on the verge of becoming hot. It is no secret: new vessel construction for the passenger vessel industry came to a virtual standstill in conjunction with the troubled economy. For many operators, just keeping the shingle hung, skilled crew at hand and something afloat at the other end of the mooring line has required the most scrupulous cost controls and strategy. With the results of the past election now set and several years of waiting and seeing under their belts…

11 Dec 2012

'Boat of the Year': Bavaria Vision 46

Vision 46-class Yacht: Photo credit Bavaria Yachts

Bavaria Vision 46 named Cruising World’s 2013 'Boat of the Year' in the competitive full-size cruising class. The first of Bavaria’s recently launched Vision Series, the all new 46 caught the eye of Cruising World’s panel of judges because it "more than met its stated objective (of being) the ultimate ‘couple’s’ cruiser, easy to sail and operate and possessing lavish appointments and accoutrements.” Furthermore the judges praised the Vision 46’s “easily driven hull and notable sailing characteristics.

30 Aug 2011

Kadey-Krogen 52’ Hull Scheduled for Debut

Krogen 52' Hull

Kadey-Krogen 52’ Hull Number One Scheduled for World Debut in Seattle Boats Afloat Show, Sept. 14-18. Hull number one of the new Krogen 52’ departed Asia Harbor Yacht Builders in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on August 22 and is set to make its international debut in the Seattle Boats Afloat Show on Lake Union from September 14-18. The premiere comes just 18 months after the announcement of the new model. Testimony to the Kadey-Krogen tagline “At Home on Any Sea,” this first Krogen 52’ has…

24 Sep 2010

Raymarine Partnership with American Boatbuilders Association

Raymarine Inc., a marine electronics supplier, announced the renewal of its long-standing Preferred Supplier of Choice agreement with the American Boatbuilders Association (ABA). Raymarine has been an ABA Preferred Supplier since 2002, providing members with high-performance multifunction displays, radars, echo sounders, autopilots, and VHF radios. The ongoing partnership with ABA demonstrates Raymarine’s ability to supply the equipment boaters need, and the quality they demand. Raymarine is committed to supplying boat manufacturers with integrated marine electronics systems that are simple to install, and to offering new boat buyers the sophistication, ease-of-use, and added value they demand when purchasing a new boat.

02 Sep 1999

Let the Buyer Beware

A touted new procedure for welding cost Brad Phillips his new vessel, when the process proved faulty and incomplete. Boat buyers in the current depressed market need to be aware of shady operators that might not be able to deliver all they claim. One recent victim of this situation was well-known Alaska excursion vessel operator Brad Phillips. At the start of 1997, Phillips contracted for a new $4.2 million all-aluminum catamaran, hoping to have the boat ready by the Alaska summer season. The man Phillips approached to build the boat, Dan Johnston, appeared to have the right qualifications and a new trick for aluminum welding that might save some money. In the end, Phillips lost his money and saw his boat cut up for scrap because the welding failed.