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Q&A: Couple Revives Famed 'Passagemaker' in Two-Year Refit

Q&A: Couple Revives Famed 'Passagemaker' in Two-Year Refit

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Passagemaker, now back to new condition, is the boat that inspired a generation of ocean-going motorboats. She and the Grand Banks 32 were the father and mother that begat today’s trawler yacht trend. The boat’s designer and original owner, Robert Beebe, is also credited with developing the “flopperstopper” anti-roll system that is shown deployed in thi…

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