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Bayliss Boatworks, Endeavor 60

April 7, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

the 60 Bayliss Endeavor running across the ocean

The 60′ Edeavor: the first Bayliss.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 60, Bayliss, endeavor, first builds, John Bayliss, Splash report

The Story Behind Their First: Viking Yachts 40’ Convertible

November 15, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

The Viking 40 was the first venture into the world of fiberglass boats.

By Dave Ferrell

To build any boat from scratch is a magical thing. Having the gumption to take a big pile of your own money and turn it into a pile of materials that you intend to turn into a boat goes way beyond my perception or capabilities. Taking another fella’s money and trying to do it for the first time must spin the term “nerve wracking” to incredible new heights. Nevertheless, there’s always a few pioneers who step up and make something new that the boat-building industry just can’t ignore. Here’s an example of a boat that made a difference.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders Tagged With: first builds, Splash report, viking 40, viking boatworks

The Story Behind Their First—Hatteras Yachts

November 4, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

The original Hatteras Yachts fiberglass boat sitting on land at the boat yard

Crew at work on the Knit Wits, the original fiberglass “convertible” from Hatteras Yachts.

Hatteras Yachts, Knit Wits

Nearly 60 years ago, Hatteras Yachts leapt to the forefront of the big-game sportfishing industry with the introduction of the very first fiberglass boat over 40-feet in length. Named Knit Wits, the 41-foot “convertible” was the brain child of textile magnet Willis Slane of Highpoint, North Carolina. She rolled out of the shed in 1960.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders Tagged With: fiberglass boat, first builds, Hatteras Yachts, Knit Wits

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