by GHBoats Webmaster | May 5, 2014 | Mailbag
Last month we received a great report from a lady at Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada. She detailed for herself a very nicely outfitted Whitehall that she can row in conventional aft facing and our Forward Facing slide seat operation. The maiden voyage was in the thick of...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 28, 2014 | Mailbag, Navigator
This is a real-life example of how a bigger boat isn’t necessarily better… Many years ago we built a 12′ Point Defiance sailboat for a lady who lives on a nearby island. She sailed the dickens out of that Point Defiance and really loved it! But then...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 21, 2014 | Mailbag
Got a boat and no way to tow it? Here’s a clever solution we’ve never seen before… Keith in St. Petersburg, FL rigged up a way to tow his Captain’s Gig with a recumbent tricycle! Here is his dad, age 84, making it look way too easy…...
by Dave Robertson | Dec 18, 2013 | Mailbag
We got a great piece of mail today from Andrew in Santa Barbara. Andrew owns a 12′ Point Defiance, and the squirrely winds in his favorite sailing areas were playing havoc with the stock jib. We love the ingenuity of our customers! Andrew built a self-tending...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jul 13, 2013 | Mailbag
A couple of months ago we shipped out a pretty Melonseed all the way to the other side of the world, to Western Australia. Her new owner, Peter, has been keeping us in the loop on her adventures. His first impression: “Blazin’ly fast… she sure is...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Apr 22, 2013 | Captain's Gig, Mailbag
At the boat show in January these folks ordered a Captain’s Gig tender. A couple of months later they picked up their custom dinghy… The matching colors and nice installation adds a level of sophistication to an already nice yacht! They report enjoying...