Falmouth Cutter 22
Wind Vane Steering
"The only wind vane my Uncle Lyle would   
  want on any of is boats"
Hess 34
Fatty Knees Sailing Dinghy 7'  8'  9'
Wind Vane's
Lin and Larry Pardey
Lin and Larry Pardey
"Many of my uncle Lyle boats are                 
launched and serviced at this boatyard"
Michael J. Hess  2006
My father "John C Hess"  had Hull number 7#
 the first one in the water "Pandora" in 1980
"I help my uncle Lyle do the tooling for the
molds in  1978"  at the Nor' Seas factory in Long
Beach,Ca.
"I worked at Nor' Seas factory in
Long Beach,Ca.  In 1977 thru 1979"
My father John C. Hess and my brother
Kelly J. Hess, along with my uncle Lyle's
son David Hess  "my cousin" started
Fatty Knees
"I own all their books"
you should too!!!
"They have built and sailed my uncle
Lyle's  boats all over the world"
Michael J. Hess 2008
Lyle C. Hess  boats under Construction
"Coming soon"