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I observed a significant difference in the Fit & Finish between the Taiwan built verses the China built Marlow's. This may or may not be the case as their efforts to build in China has increased.
I've come to realize that all Marlow 65's and 70's have been and will continue to be built in Taiwan. The 65 is the plum transom while the 70 is the reverse transom. Both boats have the same distance from stem to transom.
It does appear the 70's may run a little better because of the extended planning surface aft. I sea trialed a 70 , which does run better than 20 knots.
The two 65's I have sea trialed have not gone quite that fast.
All of the 65's and 70's are coming out of one mold while the 72 and 78's are coming out of another mold in China. The difference between the 72 and 78 is just like the difference between the 65 and 70.
I have also read that the new plant in China is "state of the art" . And very environment friendly .
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