November 1, 2004
PS Advisor: 11/01/04
Unibody Blocks
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Centurion 40S
Subscribers Only Known for strong construction and fast sailboats, Wauquiez presents a well-conceived cruiser-racer with comfort enough to match its performance.
A Legend Looks to the Future
Subscribers Only At 96, Olin Stephens remains a formidable figure in the realm of yacht design. He shares his views on what works, what doesn't, and where design may be headed.
Bottom Paint Grudge Match
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Wireless Wunderkinder
Subscribers Only From hand-held controllers to acoustic anchor monitors, the marine wireless revolution is just getting revved up.
Mailport: 11/01/04
Hurricane Alley Hello
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Eco-friendly Bottom Paints 2012
February 01, 2012
There are very few times when the door to my office is closed. Bottom paint rating tabulation time is one of them. For the past week I’ve been poring over bottom paint data collected earlier this month – three Excel tables representing more than 300 data points. Although mammoth data tables are not what drew me into this business, the bottom paint program is still one of my favorite projects. I’ve spent enough time scrubbing and scraping and painting to appreciate the importance of what we do.
