Hull

Head trouble off at the pass by giving your boat a thorough physical. Learn more here.

• By Mike Smith
  Aug 3, 2017

Could this be the bilge-pump system of the future?

• By Daniel Harding
  Apr 4, 2017

Covering up old, barely visible names and hailing ports with Awlcraft 2000—a job best left to professionals.

• By Capt. Bill Pike
  Nov 9, 2016

Don’t live with dirty, stained gelcoat. Spruce it up easily by choosing the right cleaners and sealants.

• By Mike Smith
  Jun 21, 2016

Keeping through-hull fittings exercised is a simple way to make sure they work. But that’s only the beginning of what you should be doing. Learn more about these critical component here.

• By Capt. Richard Thiel
  Mar 18, 2016

So you’ve got a quarter guard that got torn up by a piling? Or you need to plug a hole left by an extracted through-hull? Fiberglass fabric’s the answer.

• By Capt. Bill Pike
  Oct 2, 2015

Easy cleanup and lightning-fast dry times are just a couple reasons why Pettit’s Neptune 5 might be the next bottom paint for your boat.

• By Daniel Harding
  Sep 1, 2015

All things come to an end, including bottom paint. Here’s how to cope with antifouling separation anxiety.

• By Mike Smith
  Apr 29, 2015

Heesen Yachts uses one of a kind under-water “wing” to provide unparalleled efficiency.

• By Daniel Harding
  Feb 3, 2015

You may be tempted to keep all sorts of spare parts on your boat, but really, you’d just be adding clutter to your decks. We break down the essential spare parts you really need to have onboard.

• By Mike Smith
  Oct 13, 2014

Capt. Richard Thiel does a deep dive on your bearings and shafts, parts of your boat that are probably a lot more important than you think.

• By Capt. Richard Thiel
  Oct 2, 2014

There’s nothing glamorous about it, but maintaining a clean and well running bilge system is a good indicator that you’re a consummate boater. Here's everything you need to know about maintaining your bilges.

• By Mike Smith
  Sep 3, 2014

Inside tricks from the pros on maintaining your boat's stabilizer system.

• By Mike Smith
  Jan 16, 2014

Mike Smith investigates the value of having a survey done on a boat you already own.

• By Mike Smith
  Nov 18, 2013

Polishing and cleaning your boat with a power buffer may be intimidating at first, but after you get used to it your hull (and your forearms) will thank you. 

• By Eric Colby
  Mar 25, 2013

It all starts with the hull. If you haven’t got that right, there’s no way to fix it. Here we provide a full course in how boats are built, to underscore the point that the methods used today are an evolution of everything that’s gone before, on the steady march toward making a better boat.

• By Peter Frederiksen
  Jan 2, 2013

Unleash Your Inner Boatbuilder with a DIY Kit

• By Eric Colby
  Dec 19, 2012

New technologies protect your hull and the environment.

• By Eric Colby
  May 4, 2012

This Vacuum Is Designed To Eliminate Those Ugly Osmotic Blisters In Your Hull.

• By Kevin Koenig
  Apr 30, 2012

Slicker Means QuickerA slippery new breed of bottom paint promises performance—but at a price.These days it seems like nearly everyone is talking about going green. Some people are going all out, living in solar-powered homes and driving hybrid cars, while others require a bit more convincing before they hop aboard the tree-hugger

• By Kevin Koenig
  Oct 1, 2011

A real-world test of this bottom paint produces some definitive results.Toward the middle of this past July, I had my Grand Banks 32 Sedan Betty Jane hauled at a local boatyard for two completely different reasons. First, I wanted to facilitate a first-rate wax job. Using a big electric buffer on a comparatively small, faux-planked hull

• By Capt. Bill Pike
  Oct 1, 2011

These days it seems like nearly everyone is talking about going green. Some people are going all out, living in solar-powered homes and driving hybrid cars, while others require a bit more convincing before they hop aboard the tree-hugger

• By Kevin Koenig
  Oct 1, 2011

Virtually everything can be improved—that’s the point Capt. Matt Condon was making just before the big brainstorm hit him. Condon’s the head guy at Signature Yacht Shares, a Destin, Florida-based outfit that’s into a variety of marine

• By PMY Editors
  Jun 1, 2011