New build or refit: how to decide for your fishing boat?
After twenty or thirty years in service, the question always comes up: keep going or build new? Here are the criteria we review with boat owners.
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Chines and bulbous bows: what a hull modification really changes
Adding chines or a bulbous bow is not a cosmetic job. Here is how these two modifications transform the way a vessel behaves.
Delamination: spotting the signs before the bill doubles
Delamination is the most common problem on composite hulls in service. Treated early, it costs little. Ignored for two seasons, it becomes structural.
The hand-made boat: why we build with the owner, not for him
At Plasti Pêche, no vessel leaves the yard until the skipper has decided on the deck layout, the wheelhouse and the fish hold himself. Here is why.
Comfort on board: why the mess and the wheelhouse are a safety issue
Refitting the living spaces is not a whim. On long fishing trips, crew fatigue is a measurable risk factor.