A Bare Boat
July 23, 2012
Here’s a shining idea. How about building that ideal, near perfect, long range or coastal cruising motorboat out of aluminum? Bare-naked aluminum. It would be
Here’s a shining idea. How about building that ideal, near perfect, long range or coastal cruising motorboat out of aluminum? Bare-naked aluminum. It would be
In almost any discussion of the affordable Camano pocket trawler one of the first questions is: How do you pronounce it? In Canada, where the
THE TEAK DECKS ON OUR 1980 GRAND BANKS 42 were starting to look a bit shabby, as well as beginning to leak in the aft
Few boatbuilders would go to Victoria, British Columbia, just for a plate of pizza and barbecued chicken, so the attraction on Esquimault Harbour on a
An armada of PDQ’s power cats tackles high winds and rough seas on Lake Ontario, 33 locks on New York’s canal system and the mighty
Generously, the company representative handed me the wheel of the new 34-foot American Tug, obviously not anticipating what would happen next. Adventurously, I jammed the
This story is the longest in-progress feature in PMM’s history, but it’s time to bring it to you. When I first did the boat tour on the
At the conclusion of Trawler Fest in Stuart, Florida, I drove south to Ft. Lauderdale to visit some boats and people on my list of
The Nordhavn line of trawler yachts continues to be one of the few that provides production bluewater passagemakers to pleasure boat owners. While we all
Long ago, shipwrights also were window makers. They cut glass to size, built a wood frame, and put the pieces together solidly with thick beads
Howard Chen’s Bold Vision in China
How one liveaboard crew found comfort and confidence by choosing paravanes over high-tech stabilization systems.
Great Lakes Cruising Story: Family, Failures & Perseverance
An Aspen Power Catamarans rally raises the adventure bar with a trip up Vancouver Island’s untamed west coast.
Boats designed with these appendages, as well as retrofitted models, enjoy a wealth of benefits.
Oftentimes, we go overboard when trying to please everyone.
A Scandinavian-Style Passagemaker
With the N46 Mark II, Nordhavn reimagines the first model the brand’s founders ever designed entirely on their own.
A conversation with Trawlers Great Lakes
The OTG 20 takes shape as a timeless passagemaker drawn from commercial logic and Dutch heritage.
