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"Michael J. Hess is the nephew of Lyle C. Hess"
Michael started working with his uncle Lyle at a very young age,
and finished up with the tooling of the Falmouth Cutter in 1978 at
the Nor' Sea factory in Long Beach, California
and finished up with the tooling of the Falmouth Cutter in 1978 at
the Nor' Sea factory in Long Beach, California
In 1977-78 Michael helped with the building of his fathers
Bristol Channel Cutter "Pandora" hull number 7#
"first one in the water"
Bristol Channel Cutter "Pandora" hull number 7#
"first one in the water"
In 1989 Michael designed and built the "Hess
Ultimate 20" prototype, a high performance
sailboat that was feature in Sailing World
Magazine, many times
Ultimate 20" prototype, a high performance
sailboat that was feature in Sailing World
Magazine, many times
In 1995 Michael designed and built the "Mini Bristol
Channel Cutter" feature in Sail Magazine
Channel Cutter" feature in Sail Magazine
In 1996 Michael designed two products for Forespar
Marine, a telescoping and articulating bowsprit system
called the "Shotgun", and a spinnaker pole performance
tripping control called the "SlamJam", as seen in there
Forespar Marine catalogs
Marine, a telescoping and articulating bowsprit system
called the "Shotgun", and a spinnaker pole performance
tripping control called the "SlamJam", as seen in there
Forespar Marine catalogs
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"Michael has built and worked on many of his uncle's boats"
Hess Marine is now the builders of the 40' English Channel Cutter
Designed by Lyle C. Hess
Hess Marine is now finishing a "new" Nor'Sea 37 hull 3#
