Attaching the Final Side and a Visit to Lightning Yachts.

Monday was a very interesting day. We completed the attachment of the sides and started fairing the bottom and sides of the boat. Joe's friends from Europe visited the class, and the Marrisa contiues to get exposure around the world. In the afternoon, we traveled to Lightning Yachts in Beaufort. We met Bill Schwabe and his crew of boat builders. Bill Schwabe is designer and builder of the sport fishing boats. "Lightning combines the trational cold-moulding process with the most state-of-the art materials it can find." As Bill says, "The extensive use of lightweight composites allows our boat to reach competitive speeds with less horsepower...the results are lower operating costs." Follow this link to Lightning Yachts.

Our thanks to Lightning Yachts and Bill Schwabe for the opportunity to visit their operation and to learn about building excellent sport fishing boats.