PassageMaker

PassageMaker Magazine (PMM) is the market leader covering the boats, people, gear, and destinations for the trawler and cruising-under-power lifestyle. Over the years it has evolved to connect the marine industry to consumers through print, digital, online, and in-person brands (Trawler Fest, Trawler Fest University, and Trawler Port)

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The Dance is Everything

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Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht • For the series flagship, the Australia-based builder holds fast to what makes this model line a sensation.

A Different Approach • B/OLD puts the soul of a classic trawler into a layered, modernist, industrial-style vessel.

Water Elevators • Mastering locks is an art, but with practice and patience, boaters can build confidence.

Are We Seeing a Tablet Takeover? • This tech isn’t ready to replace most navigation systems just yet, but things are getting interesting.

Pressing Concerns • Shaft seals—at the junction between seawater and spinning propeller shafts—can cause problems that need immediate attention.

Tough Love • Stubborn stains require serious cleaning strategies, but always in a way that protects the boat.

INSIDE STORY • LADY DI IS HULL NO. 3 OF THE NORDHAVN 80, AND THE FIRST ONE WITH A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED INTERIOR BY VRIPACK.

STEEL HEART STEEL WILL • A LONG-ABANDONED PROJECT BOAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF A PROFESSIONAL MARINER WHO TRANSFORMED HER INTO THE IDEAL FAMILY CRUISER.

TRULY RESURGENT • THIS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM REBUILT A 1984 DOWNEAST BOAT WITH A LOT OF GUMPTION, A GOOD BIT OF HELP AND A DRIVING DESIRE TO GET BACK ON THE WATER.

AUXILIARY ASSETS • LIGHTWEIGHT, PORTABLE SOLAR POWER GENERATORS ARE AN ALTERNATIVE TO PERMANENT PRICIER INSTALLATIONS.

Dawn Watch • Whether on a coastal hop or cruising toward a faraway harbor, a passagemaking yacht meeting a new day is a sheer delight.