Remember when we used a telephone just to call someone? In those days, if we wanted to listen to music, take photos, plan a road trip, crunch some numbers, look at local restaurant options and do our ...
The 42-foot Excess 13 slices through the water with asymmetrical hulls and a responsive, lightweight structure designed for bluewater cruising. Courtesy Excess Boat-show season is back with a boom.
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It was back in January, as we explored the Minneapolis Boat Show, when my good friend Chuck Larson stopped in the aisle facing a new pontoon. Chuck tilted his head left, then tilted his head right, ...
My first boat was an Owens cabin cruiser, built in the early 1960s, about 30 feet long and powered by a single ­gasoline engine. Back then I thought it was the end all, be all — at least until I tried ...
February 3, 2009 The Loon is a well known North American water bird that appears on the Canadian one-dollar coin (hence the "Loonie") and it's also the name of a solar equipped pontoon boat from ...
FB Design is a manufacturer of fast boats used in high end marine markets. Its products include coastguard and military vessels, racing boats, as well as high speed leisure boats. Its demanding ...
Each week Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how to design a boat shed. Storing your boat when it ...
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The quirks of boat design

Fashion or function? With boat design it's sometimes hard to tell the difference. Tim Bower It was back in January, as we explored the Minneapolis Boat Show, when my good friend Chuck Larson stopped ...