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needyacht4me:
To add to Brian's wealth of good info re.: Forbes Cooper & Admiral, this from a Florida guy--- one of the last Forbes Coopers built, to the best of my knowledge, is now called "Risk & Reward" (lying Miami, FL), a 1997 80-footer. I showed a client this boat when she was first put up for sale in the late '90s and she was impressive in her design inside & out.
The current MLS listing shows Howard Appolonio as designer but perhaps Mike Harling was involved? The Northwest builders, when they near their end, require some real detective work to find out who exactly was there and doing what.
Even all the way down in this corner of the country, Admiral was highly admired for "Plumduff" (sp?), one of their last efforts. Then, sadly, Tango Uniform.
That model of the 58 Northport that Brian did shows that Mr. Harling can pen a sweet line, Hinckley-ish, in a way. And the fact that the guy is an engineer to boot would suggest he is a man who cares about his trade.
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