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• Some growing stirs of boat building picking up in Maine.
  • USCG?
    • Whoops. Thanks Steve.
      • I wonder how the big boatbuilders are doing?
        • I'd guess "damaged beyone repair" is about right...
    • I'm pretty sure this is the same boat as the new Naval Academy boat
      • Here is the interior of one of the boats at the 2004 show...
  • Midshipmen, not Cadets ... and many DO ...
    • The lineage of the Navy 44
      • They still had a couple of wood Luders Yawls in 1970..
    • "The boats are designed to be a "floating leadership platform" that provide cadets with small craft command and control,
      • LOL sounds as if they are having to train...
  • How many of our tax $$$ are used to make each one?
    • Hold your nose and think "Economic Stimulus"
    • I'm not sure that your speculations in this regard are justified?
      • Then the vessel should be a 20 year old Catalina or other
        • I believe their goal (which they're pretty far along with), is to have $750K/boat
          • I was addressing your line about relating to sailors
    • I always think of Morris as...
      • Maybe also, the thinking man's Hinckley ;^)
      • Morris Yachts are cheaper than Hinckleys on a per foot basis...
    • Expensive, sure, it's a new boat. But Morris won the bid competing against 12 boatyards choosen.
      • pedrick 44
        • You just alluded to an aspect of the cost . . .