T&T: A Cautionary Tale or the worst possible luck

[Faure, Marin]

>I think that you will find that even Grand Banks farmed some of its
boats out to "licensed yards".

In all the GB history I have read and in talking to a lot of folks
who've had a lot of experience repairing, maintaining, and restoring
GBs, I have never read or heard anyone say that a Grand Banks boat was
built by anyone other than American Marine/Grand Banks.  Obviously I
cannot be definitive about that, but I have a bunch of GB magazines that
span several decades and they seemed to take great pride in saying that
GB boats are made by GB, not by anyone else.  Increasing demand and
increasing boat sizes may have forced them to subcontract out some
sub-assembly work until they eventually opened their second
manufacturing facility across the strait in Malaysia.  But so far as
I've ever learned they have never contracted out the manufacture of
their boats.

> know for a fact that some Grand Banks are constructed differently then
others.

Grand Banks manufacturing methods have evolved over the years--- I
didn't mean to imply that they haven't.  As technology improved, or as
they learned more, they incorporated new materials or processes into
their methods.  But their overall manufacturing philosophy has never
changed and their approach to building their boats has remained
consistent.

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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington