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Old 11-19-2012, 02:15 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Marin View Post
I could be dead wrong but I've always been under the impression that deFever was a designer but not a builder. So deFever designs were built by all manner of yards, from a handful of steel-hull, wood topsides versions built in Mexico to wood boats built by American Marine in Kowloon (Alaskans) to glass boats built in Taiwan and the US.

So unlike Grand Banks or Bayliner or Uniflite or Nordic Tug and other production boats built entirely by the parent company deFevers seem to be somewhat at the mervcy of whatever yard chose to contract for or license the design.

Again, I may well be wrong on this.
I believe you are correct. Which is one of the difficulties is coming to grips with the different models, some of which are better than others. Quality can vary, depending on the yard that built them.
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