Notes from the field: 1987 DeFever POC (Performance Off Shore Cruiser) Client Request: Design, fabricate and installation of custom one off swim platform steps with internal storage. Side note: Most contractors simply turned this request down or did not answer the phone. Matt Jones clamped down and thus far has not let go. Progress photos will follow until completion. DeFever: Our Vessels Our cruising-style boats are sometimes called trawlers. Arthur DeFever called them Cruisers. He said, “A trawler is a single-screw fishing vessel designed to pull a net.” Arthur’s designs are quite traditional in appearance because form follows function. They have graceful lines with a high bow and intelligent interiors. Not a single one looks like a high-top plastic tennis shoe bobbing in the water. They carry a lot of fuel and water to give us long range and comfort. They are not fast, like lightweight sport boats that fly over the water on a plane, headed for the next fuel dock. Ours are built solidly to take the seas and easily travel 1,000 miles, without refueling, at cruising speeds of eight to ten knots. You will find DeFevers exploring scenic waters from Alaska to the Panama Canal on the Pacific Coast. And you will see us traveling from Maine to the Bahamas and down the islands of the Caribbean to Venezuela. You may spot us in the interior of Guatemala on the Rio Dulce or inside the breaking reefs of Belize. You will find our international members on their boats in Finland, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, or touring the Mediterranean.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 23:00:52 +0000
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