You are correct, Hershine made the Newburryport brand. The Albins made in Taiwan were also made by Hershine. Boat manufacturing in Taiwan in the 80's was different than what we think of. The hulls were popped from a few molds. Many brands share the same hull. Next they towed the hulls to a small yard and a family or clan did the bilge, engine, tanks etc. No evidence of tools other than polyester resin, Csm, hammer ring nails and hand saws. Then the wood work was done by a finish carpenter in the Hershine yard. Good materials, fast, sloppy workmanship. Except for finish work. If you want to see a total refit of a Hershine, check out my blog below. The layout is different but all the fittings and hull are the same. Common problems are fuel tanks rusted, rot around windows. They are good boat, good materials just need good maintence.
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