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The Tin Man Gallery

It’s 1945, a world war is raging, and a mine just below the surface in Odessa Harbor on the Black Sea comes into contact with the bow of Herbert Phillips’ Liberty Ship and blows it off. The boat survives, and after three months of in-water repairs, Phillips, who is just a year out of the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, notes how well this
  • By Mike Smith
  • August 6, 2009

The year is 1981, and this 41-footer has just launched from Heesen’s yard in The Netherlands.

By the mid- to late-1970’s, Striker had expanded its boatbuilding facilities to include shipyards in Valdiva, Chile, Omastrand, Norway, and Masan, Korea. In these photos (circa 1979), the first 70-foot Striker yacht is constructed and launched in Korea.

By the mid- to late-1970’s, Striker had expanded its boatbuilding facilities to include shipyards in Valdiva, Chile, Omastrand, Norway, and Masan, Korea. In these photos (circa 1979), the first 70-foot Striker yacht is constructed and launched in Korea.

By the mid- to late-1970’s, Striker had expanded its boatbuilding facilities to include shipyards in Valdiva, Chile, Omastrand, Norway, and Masan, Korea. In these photos (circa 1979), the first 70-foot Striker yacht is constructed and launched in Korea.

Simple wooden interiors were the order of the day.

Simple wooden interiors were the order of the day.

A drawing comes to life.

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