The new Waveblade Power Barnacle remover from Wavecraft LLC easily removes biofouling from hull surfaces, propellers, shafts, drives and trim tabs—above and below the waterline—without damaging the paint surface. Waterproof to 15 feet, the Waveblade’s powerful oscillating head delivers a high frequency resonance through a coated steel scraper blade. Four blades are available in powder-coated [...]

Whitecap now offers 316 stainless steel compression handles, which are similar to the company’s Nylon and Chrome Zinc T-Handles with the same cutout and outer dimension. A smaller version compression handle with the same shape and function is also available. All models include an adjustable backing plate and mounting hardware. Straight and offset cams are [...]

In a continued effort to bring the best edge seal product to marine fabricators, Xtreme Seal added to the White Xtreme Seal product line with the new White V Seal. Xtreme Seal saw the need for a smaller and more versatile seal in the white color for lighter colored fabrics and boat tops. The new [...]

SNAD plastic adhesive snap components from YKK Snap Fasteners America Inc. offer an alternative to metal screw studs, and increase application possibilities. Since there is no need for a functional spring in the plastic socket, there is no concern about interference with a screw head. 3M™ VHB™ Tape holds the component to the substrate. The [...]

Taylor Made Systems announced that the American Boatbuilders Association (ABA) renewed an agreement naming Taylor Made Systems as the ABA’s preferred supplier of choice for glazing and canvas systems until 2013. It names both Taylor Made Systems and its canvas-manufacturing partner, Ameritex Fabric Systems. Together, the two companies possess more than 50 active patents, several [...]

After Project: Updated helm chairs on a 35-foot Viking Sport Fisher. Two considerations involved were integrated lumbar support, and a rolled front bolster for leaning purposes. Materials: Dri-Fast foam and starboard for easy maintenance; marine-grade vinyl for durability. Fabricator: Trevor Kennedy Shop: Kennedy Custom Upholstery, Somers Point, N.J. Before Show off [...]

A Hood California dodger on a Catalina 30 sailboat. At Hood Canvas, we use a 10-inch radius bender for our California dodgers. This produces a squarer frame than our more rounded 18-inch radius traditional dodgers. The style provides more room under the dodger, as well as superior ventilation and visibility for the helmsman. [...]

Jeff Viehmeyer shares his techniques for balancing quality, cost and time in a customized approach to customer satisfaction. By Sigrid Tornquist “Excessive perfectionism can strangle success,” says Jeff Viehmeyer, owner of Alameda Canvas & Coverings in Alameda, Calif. “Every project has a correct balance between quality, cost and time—and you have to find the balance [...]

Spread “word of mouse” with free social media tools. By Shelby Gonzalez “We got into social media because we wanted to be able to stay in touch with our customers on their terms,” says Jill Argetsinger of The Nautical Needle in Holland, Mich. “So many people go to the web these days for all types [...]

Leigh Fibers will now divert discarded carpet and plastic from landfills and turn it into fibers and densified product used by plastics molders. Current and near-term equipment installations will give the company the capacity to keep more than 100 million pounds a year of used carpet out of landfills, which would increase the volume currently [...]