Love the Idea of ABYC, Reality Is More Complicated, Veteran Surveyor Says

Response to Recent Piece on Boatbuilding Standards

Sometimes “smarty pants retired engineers” will modify their own boats to a degree that they no longer comply, the author writes.

By JONATHAN KLOPMAN, NAMS

This little essay is in response to Jim Healey’s piece on American Boat & Yacht Council.

Things You Might Not Know About Boatbuilding Standards

Let me start off by saying that I’ve been a marine surveyor and ABYC member for 35 years. I support the standar…