Harry Hallberg, who lived between 1914 and 1997, commenced his boatbuilding career at the age of 14, by constructing boats made of wood. In 1943 he opened his own yard at Kungsviken on the island of Orust in Sweden. At first, he built his wooden boats more or less by instinct. Different possibilities were discussed with the customer and solutions pointed out. Blueprints hardly existed at all. It was said that: "Someone who cannot build a boat without drawings cannot call himself a real boat … [Read more...]