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)

PassageMaker

CONTRIBUTORS

Kurosawa and Coffee

BEARINGS SCUTTLEBUTT

Brawn and Beauty • Helmsman launches its 46 Pilothouse, a new flagship for the long-distance trawler yacht builder.

Love and Hate • An exercise in crafting a classic fantail as a functional, economical cruiser.

The Skipper’s Paradox • Sometimes, being good enough at the helm isn’t good enough at all.

Golden Advice • There’s nothing prettier than freshly varnished exterior wood. Here’s how to achieve perfection.

Fuel Fears • Don’t let fuel system neglect leave you dead in the water.

1924-2025 101 YEARS OF NEWT • THIS COUPLE REBUILT THE CLASSIC FORMER TUGBOAT AS THEY LIVED ABOARD AND BUILT THEIR FAMILY.

SMALL BOAT, BIG LIVING • THE RANGER TUGS R-25 IS THIS COUPLE’S SECOND HOME IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE CANADIAN WILD.

TWO IRSH ROVERS • AFTER AN OCEAN CROSSING, THE CREW OF THE NORDHAVN 43 HOPSCOTCHES AMONG THE ISLANDS AND ATOLLS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

GETTING IT together • MY PARENTS, IN THEIR 80S, HAD NEVER BEEN ABOARD OUR FIRST TRAWLER, PERSEVERANCE. WE HAD ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE THAT, IF WE COULD OVERCOME SOME OBSTACLES.

Railing for Safety • Building a boat that’s “good enough” for light use is not good enough for real cruising.