Professional BoatBuilder - April-May 2018

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DENISE LARSEN

NIGEL CALDER

REUEL PARKER

Making a Bayliner foil. Page 22.

Fighting diesel fouling. Page 36.

A lightweight dive tender. Page 52.

Inside Schooner Creek. Page 56.

DAN SPURR

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22 Foiling, Part 1: Rising to the Occasion by Dieter Loibner
Advances in foil design, construction materials, and networked
ride controls have led to a renaissance in hydrofoiling.
36 What Grows in the Darkness of Diesel by Nigel Calder
From taking samples and cleaning tanks to arming with biocides,
here are strategies to help captains and service yards  ght
contaminated diesel.
52 Dive Tender 14 by Reuel Parker
A new generation of one-person  shing ski s inspire a slightly
larger dive tender and  shing boat designed for easy, a ordable
access to the water.
56 Tooling and Techniques from Schooner Creek by Dan Spurr
A 40-year-old Oregon custom boat shop relies on ingenuity, thri ,
and diversity to stay pro table.
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Readers comment on practical adoption of lithium-ion battery systems;
 re risk and suppression for lithium-ion batteries; installing drain valves in
hydro-li mu ers; and prop nut sequencing.
12 Rovings compiled by Dan Spurr
A production foiler from Bénéteau; the legacy of Everett Pearson;
luxury designs from Claydon Reeves; double-duty deck cranes; and
eight bells Ian Farrier.
76 Parting Shot by Leon MacCorkle
A boatyard owner calls on all marine professionals to look at
themselves as sources and recipients of industry expertise and training.
READER SERVICES
69 New Products and Processes
70 Connections
73 Classi ed Advertising
75 Index to Advertisers
On the cover: Harry Larsen, a retired applied mathematician who formerly
worked for Boeing Marine Systems, hauls out Talaria IV at his property in
Vashon Island, Washington. A longtime fan of hydrofoiling technology,
Larsen  tted his 1980s-vintage Bayliner Monterey with custom retractable foils
and a sophisticated control system of his own design to fully automate
foilborne operation. Story on page 22.
Photograph by Dieter Loibner.
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