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To Build or Not to Build... Your Boat.

To Build or Not to Build… Your Boat.

Captain Fred looks at the history of building boats in the mid-20th century in Southern California, and details why you probably shouldn’t build your own boat.

Ride the Boatbuilding Wave

Ride the Boatbuilding Wave

In 1967 I started Progressive Yacht Hardware Intnl.(PYHI).  A company that made plastic parts (portholes, deck plates, windows and hatches for sailboats and powerboats).  The boat building boom made me and a lot of other entrepenaurs rich.  For years, the money rolled in and I found ways to spread the wealth.  Formula Racing cars, Restoring [...]