Palmer Johnson shipyard was founded in 1918 by Hans Johnson and Herman Gmack. In 1961, Pat Haggerty, founder of Texas Instruments bought Palmer Johnson. They also began to use aluminum in yacht building. In 1979, they built a 100 ft. yacht which was the fastest yacht in the world for over ten years. Now, Palmer Johnson Superyachts are between the best of their kind. Now, they build two types of superyachts: SuperSport and Sportyacht. Palmer Johnson Superyachts - SuperSport Class In … [Read more...]
Again, About Bertram Yachts
When I wrote about Bertram Yachts in September 2014, I had no idea that they will change hands again. Their official site doesn't give a clue about who exactly is the owner at the moment, except this: 2015 Bertram was acquired by a 54' Bertram owner and he has given a mandate that the brand be returned to its American Roots. But if you are not taking them too serious, you will find the next announcement made on April 9, 2015: "The Gavio Group has officially acquired US sportfish yacht … [Read more...]
Regulations, Classification and Certificates
Boat builders from everywhere have to respect certain building and security standards. They must get a handle on all the different boat building standards, rules and regulations that were ever produced. Most countries subscribe to some published set of guidelines, codes or laws that a boat builder must follow in order to sell a boat in that country. Fortunately, there is parity between many of the different international regulatory bodies that create these standards, so in most cases there are … [Read more...]
Marlow-Hunter from USA
Marlow-Hunter is a boat manufacturer from United States, which over forty years of experience. They make ten types of boats, grouped in four categories: Fiberglass Trailerable Daysailers (15-22 ft), Mid-size Keelboats (31-37 ft), and Large Keelboats (40-50 ft). I have been attracted to present them here because the offer on yachtworld.com is huge. [source] Telephone: 386-462-3077 Fax: 386-462-4077 Mailing Address: Route 441, PO Box 1030 Alachua, Florida USA 32616 Retail Parts: … [Read more...]
Back Again (insider tips)
I have to expose now some "secrets" about assessing brokers and boat owners, when approaching them to buy your first boat. Doesn't matter at this stage if you buy a motor boat or a sailing one. Let's presume you don't have the minimum budget for a brand boat, like the samples exposed in my previous posts. They can be "custom" made, definitely no name brands, like the one that I'm going to show you here. This is the boat, as real as it could be. Seeing the name is no help in a better … [Read more...]