Restoration and Refit
Restoration and refit are two ways to modernize older cruising designs so that they have modern equipment advantages not available when those boats were originally built. A restoration typically mirrors the lines and layout of the original design, while incorporating more modern operating systems. A refit usually involves replacing the engines, operating systems, marine electronics, or even modifying the accomodations.
Shutter the Thought
A lifelong sailor and photographer does an about-face and refits a 1986 Grand Banks 32 for work and play.
Return to Glory
A yacht designer is tasked with helping to restore a treasured Huckins to prior beauty, while upgrading her to cruise into the 21st century.
An Old Fireboat (Re)fit to Live Aboard
Through the stress and strife of endeavoring to bring an old fireboat back to life, an owner finds higher purpose in his labor of love.
Soul Of A Workboat
A wooden Canadian classic makes an elegant transition to yacht life.
Refit or Ruin: The Story of the Arthur Foss
The 131-year-old tugboat Arthur Foss rushed for Klondike Gold, starred in a 1933 Blockbuster and dodged the attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, she needs us.
Finding Her Calling
Once deemed too small for commercial fishing, the trawler San Gottardo sets an Arctic course with a climate change charity.
Grand Resolve
It took one man 11 years to restore a 51-year-old Grand Banks 42. now they are both back home on the water.
Fit For The Long Haul
A growing yacht refit sector is good news for yacht owners, and it can benefit new-boat builders as well.
Troubleshooter: How to Manage a Successful Refit
Take the following considerations to heart during your next refit to save time, money and your sanity.
Dealing With a Rusty Boat (Video)
Second Installment Chronicling Australian Couple's Refit of a Steel Boat
Imaginative Aussie Couple Documents Fish Boat Conversion on Video
Vegetable Oil, Arctic Exploration on the Brupeg Agenda
Sunk by Irma, GB 42 To Be Auctioned in Florida
Outwardly Not So Bad; Inside Is a Mud-Filled Mess
Current Bid for 1923 Tugboat: $2,550 (Video)
They're Auctioning the Buffalo in Upstate New York
Seized Boats For Sale Dirt Cheap (Gallery)
Oregon Marina Wants Them Gone: 'Any Offer Considered'
Historic Vessel Undergoing Repairs at Port Townsend
El Primero, Made of Steel, Was Once Lost in Craps Game
Watch 'Old Ironsides' Relaunched (Videos)
After a Two-Year Refit, She's Towed Out of Her Boston Drydock
Arawak's Restoration: an interior facelift
Over the past two years, Arawak, a 1996 Grand Banks Motoryacht, has been undergoing a complete overhaul and refit.
ISSUE PREVIEW: Restoration Options For Wooden Boats (PHOTO GALLERY)
Featured in the May/June 2016 Issue, Splinters is a classic Grand Banks aged past her years. With a heavy restoration project underway, take a look at some of the thinking behind restoring wooden boats.
Issue Preview: Reviving The Perfect Family Cruiser (GALLERY)
Meet the November/December cover boat, a restored Fisher Trawlers 38 named Salty Dog. Resisting the draws of all that is shiney and new, Dave Abrams found an uncommon English cruiser loaded with potential.
Moveable Feast: A Restored Kadey-Krogen With A Culinary Core
David Hoar and Noreen Rudd craft their culinary creations aboard their 1988 Krogen 42, Pacific Sapphire, all while cruising throughout the Pacific Northwest.