Last winter, Captain Maria of the Sea Breezefishing trawler stared in horror as her hull scraped against a marina dock—her 10kcatchspoiled,repairscosting8k. The culprit? A worn-out rubber fender that […]
Last month, I called Captain Jake—he runs a 5-tug fleet in Houston, hauling oil barges up the Mississippi. “Man, I’m done,” he said, voice tired. “Last week, […]
Last spring, I met Mike—owner of Pine Tree Marina, a family-run spot on Lake Michigan. “I’m sick of fixing docks,” he sighed, pointing to a cracked […]
Ever walked into a marina and stared at those thick, rubbery blocks bolted to the docks—kinda like giant, squishy bricks? You probably thought, “Oh, those are just […]
Picture this: A 150-foot charter yacht glides into a busy marina, its hull inches from the dock. The captain eases forward, and—thud—the gentle impact echoes, but […]
You’re guiding your 40-foot fishing trawler into the marina when a strong gust pushes the bow sideways. The hull slams into the dock’s metal cleat—and crunch. You […]
Imagine this: You’re guiding your 30-foot sailboat into a busy marina on a windy afternoon. A sudden gust pushes the bow—you adjust the wheel, but thud—the hull […]