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Knapp Boatbuilding
I worked on Macs’ Effort at Knapp Boatbuilding, owned by Don Knapp, for several weeks in the spring of 1978. After Macs’ Effort was launched, Chuck Knapp incorporated a new company, CLK Yacht Crafters (CLK = Charles L. Knapp) and rented Don’s shop building and equipment to begin to produce a mold for a 52-foot fiberglass sailboat having the brand name Aquila. Work on Aquila actually began at Knapp Boatbuilding while Macs’ Effort was still in the shop; Chuck lofted Aquila, and I began to make half-mold patterns from the loft, and frame molds from the patterns. For continuity, all photos relating to Aquila are in the “CLK Yacht Crafters” section of the photo gallery.