SetSail FPB

With Simrad’s recent update, their forward-looking sonar has become a valuable tool, in particular when used in conjunction with their structure scan. The FLS is giving us an indication of the bottom coming up 350 feet ahead of us.
Three minutes later and water depth has gone from 132 feet to 77 feet, and we still have useful data at 300 feet ahead. The upper left window shows Structure Scan in the down view. The Structure Scan is a record of what is directly under the boat or...

There are a lot of Canon and Nikon shooters wondering if Sony has gotten competitive on focus tracking. The following series were shot in Pulpit Harbor, Maine while driving the dinghy and watching the depthfinder.
The 100-400 G Master zoom was wide open and between 300 and 400mm, with the Sony 1.4 extender.  Focus is set to continuous tracking, mainly using lock on spot, medium size....

Before there were Travelifts, before there were marine railways, and even before drydocks, mariners concerned with performance used tidal grids for periodic maintenance.
Judicious use of the rise and fall of mother nature’s tides provided a period in each cycle where the bottom of the vessel in question was dried out. The greater the tidal range, the longer time available for maintenance....

We know readers have been eager for some FPB 70 news. With FPB 70-1 now splashed and undergoing sea trials, we thought we would share some photos with you.
This series of pics, from before and after launch, are without caption, as your trusty correspondents are busy enough with other tasks that if we wait to discuss every photo…...