MEGA YACHT NAMES

These Mega yacht owners have a real sense of humor when naming their yachts.Here's a few I think I saw,- American Bailout $-Wall Street Goodbyes- Born Right-Severance Package-Did Well-Insider- Hali Brr Ton-Buyout- Entitellment Queen- They'ell Nev Er No- Exon Advantage-Oilish-...

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Some more Hells Bay Boatworks photos and history and other past history

Today taking a break from a design commission I'am drawing up, a small house, I have found these photos from my past. It's very rolly and windy today with guts in the 30s . Even anchored well behind and what would seem to be the lee in these big islands the anchorages...

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Calculating displacement the old fashioned way.

I like to draw on paper and create my designs the way the old masters have done it for century's .To me a pencil in your hand on a nice sheet of blank paper holds all the promise of the possibilitys of a clear vision. Today most all boats are created on a computer...

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Today is the good ole days

I've  had a good life. My mom and dad brought me up in a camping , hiking, pack mule traveling and eventually sailing cruising lifestyle. I was brought up with the adittude of if you wanted something you could not afford than build it yourself. Want to travel...

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The skiff list.....DETAILS

When staring to work on a flats boat skiff design you have to make up a weight list to know in advance what is going into and on your skiff. With this you get an idea what it's going to cost after sourcing out your parts and materials. Also if you can weigh each...

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A new flats boat design commission from Tom Gordon and Islamorada Marine.

Here I will explain why my current design on the surface looks very similar to a lot of the latest skiff designs out there, OR why they look so similar to some of my past designs. I have not been living in the U.S.much since selling out of HBBWs having been...

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