Boatworks

Diesel Fuel Protection

by Adam Cort, Posted October 16, 2012

BioGuard Plus 6 includes a cocktail of different agents to keep your fuel supply contaminant-free, so your auxiliary diesel can run more smoothly.

Controlled-release Antifouling

by Adam Cort, Posted October 16, 2012

Interlux Micron CSC HS antifouling paint is configured to provide a controlled release of the copper it contains to reduce its environmental impact and prolong its performance over multiple seasons.

You can protect the environment while protecting your propeller and shaft from electrochemical corrosion by swapping out your traditional zincs—which contain small amounts of highly toxic cadmium—with cadmium-free aluminum...

External Thrusters

by Adam Cort, Posted October 11, 2012

Yacht Thruster bow and stern thrusters are installed outside a boat’s hull, as opposed to inside a conventional thruster tunnel.

Crank in that Backstay!

by Adam Cort, Posted October 8, 2012

Harken’s new Integral Hydraulic Backstay Adjusters use double-acting pumps to deliver oil when the handle is pushed and pulled, reducing pumping time by nearly doubling the flow of single-acting pumps standard on other integrals.

Make that RIB Sparkle!

by Adam Cort, Posted August 23, 2012

Give your poor abused RIB the makeover it deserves with the environmentally friendly RIB Clean & Shine Kit from Ensearch.

Power on the Move

by Adam Cort, Posted July 10, 2012

After proving itself in a number of offshore races, including last year’s Transat Jacques Vabre, the Watt&Sea hydrogenerator is now available in a cruising version.

High-Efficiency Autopilot Drive

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012

The Simrad DD15 autopilot drive features a compact flat-wound DC electric motor, an elegant planetary reduction gear and a built-in rudder-angle feedback arm.

TitanStraps

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012

Made from a stretchy, high-performance polymer, TitanStraps are specifically designed for lashing down equipment quickly, easily and reliably under extreme conditions.

Selden Spinnaker Furler

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012

The key to Seldén’s new top-down asymmetric spinnaker furler is a swiveling tack attachment, which lets the foot fly free as the rest of the sail is being rolled down from the head on a torque rope.