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Application News | VT Halmatic RIB: Hard case
Developed with structural engineering assistance from SP Systems, VT Halmatic’s new high-speed Pacific 950 RIB is not only particularly light, but also extremely rugged. It is destined for special-forces use and includes an air-drop capability.
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Application News | Volvo Penta IPS: Driving range
This summer saw the Swedish marine propulsion giant Volvo Penta unveil a host of new products, not least of which were two bigger IPS units.
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AOC announces price increase
US resins manufacturer AOC has announced a price increase of US$0.07 per pound on all resin and gelcoat products sold in North America
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Processes | Sweden Yachts & Ashland’s AME6000: Carbon copying
Swedish contract-moulding firm Technofibre and its performance-cruiser builder client Sweden Yachts are now routinely infusing carbonfibre with Ashland’s AME6000 resin, a new-formula epoxy-vinylester hybrid.
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Material World | Adhesives: Sticking to the facts
New structural adhesives promise significant savings in production — yet some builders still find it hard to trust them. So just how good is the latest generation of glues?
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Application News | RHS’s Ethereal project: Half-hearted?
Holland’s Royal Huisman Shipyard recently hooked up ‘off yacht’ half of the ground-breaking onboard-power system for its 58m (190ft) flybridge sloop Ethereal. Phil Draper checks it out.
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Menorquin Yachts | Classic novels
Menorquin Yachts is in the process of tweaking its distinctive motorcruiser formula to appeal to a wider international audience. Phil Draper investigates.
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Specialist Services | High Modulus & FEA: Strain gauge
In the hands of experts, finite element analysis (FEA) techniques can have a huge impact on the design process, optimising structures in all sorts of ways. However, very few people are capable of using it correctly, and current applications are perhaps more restricted than one would necessarily assume. Phil Draper ...
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World news focus | Croatia: Croatia plans for marine growth
A new Marine Tourism Strategy is set to create 15,000 extra berths in Croatia within the next decade, as government looks to cash in on the boating boom.
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Backlog | Göran Gummeson: Powering ahead
With the press launch of more powerful IPS drives in June, Volvo Penta has signalled its intention to tackle the planing powercruiser market up to about 37m (120ft). Company president Göran Gummeson talks to bob greenwood about what has been achieved with this innovative propulsion system so far, and where ...
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Industry Insider | Stavros Lalizas
Identifying a gap in the market for racing lifejackets back in the early 1980s, Stavros Lalizas has since turned the equipment manufacturer into a global force.
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Marine business latest stock price review
Raymarine signs an exclusive multi-year agreement with Groupe Bnteau for the continued supply of its products
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Eastport begins construction on new 32
The Maryland company will launch its new motorboat at the US Powerboat Show in Annapolis
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NMMA launches export guide
Access America is an on-line guide to both US and international manufacturers
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Jeanneau introduces Sun Odyssey 45 DS
French boatbuilder Jeanneau has introduced its first new sailboat model for 2008 the 13.8m (45ft) Sun Odyssey 45 DS
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Ranger Boats wins Arkansas "Employer of the Year" award
The company was given an award for practices related to hiring disabled veterans
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Australian companies adopt DataDotDNA
Australia's R-Electronics, Noble Super Vee, Deep Vee Marine and Blakes Marine are the latest companies to adopt DataDotDNA across their entire product range
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King Composite receives ISO certification
The Argentinean manufacturer of composite spars says that it received ISO 9001:2000 status from Det Norske Veritas in March 2007
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High Modulus to sponsor Yacht Vision
New Zealand's High Modulus has revealed that it is to serve as a Platinum Sponsor of Yacht Vision 2008
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Hyde Sails wins Northshore contract
Hyde Sails, one of the UK's largest sail makers, has won a contract to supply Britain's Northshore Yachts with sails for its entire Southerly range