Designer Articles

Designer’s Notebook: Do You Have D&P?

On September 13, 2011, in Designer Articles, by John B
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Most of you have or you wouldn’t be reading this. The “D” stands for DESIRE; you must have the “wanna do it attitude.” Maybe it’s the challenge, or perhaps you simply want a boat. The big “D” is important. OK, you have the “D”. The next ingredient is “P” or PERSERVERANCE. A boat is not […]

Changing Cabin Headroom

On August 26, 2011, in Designer Articles, by Glen L. Witt
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Headroom in the cabin of a boat is all important to many. Granted, having a generous space above your head when you’re inside is great, but let’s be sensible. Full headroom on a boat under 20’ is mostly impractical. Yes, there are a few exceptions. A houseboat and some displacement hulls with deep bilges may […]

Rudy Did It

On March 2, 2011, in Designer Articles, Steel Construction, by Glen L. Witt
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Rudy Heckman was 40 years old when he immigrated to the United States from a little town in Germany. Although he spoke no English, he was able to find work at a machine shop on Terminal Island, the port for Los Angeles. As he drove to work each morning he crossed a bridge where numerous […]