May 1, 2014
By William J. Lynott How did you get started? Trevor grew up in the upholstery trade; his stepfather had his upholstery shop in the basement of the family home, which meant Trevor was always in the shop after school. By the time he was a teenager, his stepdad started to formally train him, and by …
Little Falls, Minn.-based Larson Boat Group has launched a new line of pontoon boats, Escape by Larson. The difference starts at the “toons.” Traditional pontoons have round toons that plow through the water. The Larson Escape toons plane through the water. This is accomplished by an exclusive tapered tube technology. Constructed of heavy-duty aluminum, the …
At the US Power Squadrons (USPS) Annual Meeting held recently in Jacksonville, Fla., five Squadrons from across the country and one District were honored with Distinguished Civic Service Awards. Sponsored by Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS), the awards are given annually to the USPS District and Squadrons in recognition of exceptional service …
Here’s one more whistle calling for photos and stories of your shop dogs. Whether he or she fills a constabulary function or serves simply as your customer greeter, we’d love to meet them and feature them in a future issue of Marine Fabricator. Set your camera or phone to its highest resolution and snap away, …
Miami Beach-based McMurdo Group, a developer of end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions, introduced a suite of Automatic Identification System (AIS) survival solutions for collision avoidance and man overboard (MOB) response. The solutions, which include AIS beacons, transponders, receivers and software, are automatic tracking systems used on boats and ships …
ENDURATEX announces a new textile for high-traffic areas: The Prizm Collection. The collection features Enduratex’s proprietary topcoat, FORBID, and it is available in 37 colors. ENDURATEX
FixnZip works on zippers of all kinds with broken teeth. Available in three sizes, it is designed to apply to teeth or coil zippers, metal or plastic. It works on both open-ended and closed-ended zippers and can be started anywhere on the zipper. In the case of a zipper with missing teeth, the FixnZip realigns the …
Vico Plastics’ Boat Vent 3 (1a) has updated its Boat Vent II, which provided tented vents that helped prevent mildew and mold. Boat Vent 3 features four improvements: easier installation, more efficient venting, better grip and adjustability. Molded from UV-inhibited plastic, it can be installed to virtually any boat cover. Vico also introduces a new …
Darren Arthur runs his marine canvas shop with two employees—and he’s added an automated plotter-cutter system to improve productivity. The decision to buy a plotter-cutter system for my marine canvas shop was initially an overwhelming idea,” says Darren Arthur, owner of Nautilux Custom Canvas LLC in Hazlet, N.J. “I had never seen that type of …
How it happens & how to prevent it Look around a typical marina during the summer months and you will see dozens of vessels—some new, some old, some big, some small, and perhaps a few that show signs of transient color changes in the PVC fabrics being used. For more than 50 years, PVC discoloration, …