When the high speed ferry company Prop wanted to look into a more eco friendly, better cost saving solutions for bottom paint, they turned to KKMI and AkzoNobel. They decided on applying the International Paint Marine coating – Intersleek. The paint is designed...
What’s it like to own and operate a boatyard? From time to time I’m asked this question, which can be answered in two ways: as a sound bite like, “A giggle a minute,” or as a lengthy reply that sounds more like a dissertation than an actual answer. In Jim Lynch’s...
I’m likely to regret saying this but….in all my years of sailing I’ve never been on a boat that lost its mast. No doubt there were plenty of occasions when I thought for sure the rig was about to come down, but usually this was due to human error and pushing the...
That moment you realize… the Bay Area’s best equipped rig shop is also your favorite boat yard. Mind = blown. KKMI can confidently say that we have the best equipped rig shop on the Bay. It’s true! We have all the equipment, all the inventory, all the safety...
What We’re Reading: Our friends at Boat U.S. have an article in their April issue with advice from associate editor and accredited marine surveyor, Mark Corke. While the article is largely written for new or aspiring boat owners, it includes relevant information that...
What We’ve Been Reading: Fuel Systems – What Grows in the Darkness of Diesel, p. 36 By Nigel Calder Professional Boatbuilder, April/May 2018 Calder, widely known for his essential DIY mechanical and electrical manuals, is back with another editorial in a recent...
