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    Donald Bodemann

    Don is a certified ASE Master Auto Technician and an amateur musician (bass and 6-string guitar) who also designs, builds, and flies giant-scale radio-controlled model airplanes and has a private pilot's license. Flying got expensive, so he bought a Sunfish, then an O'Day 17, then a Catalina 22, then a Hunter 27, then a Hunter 33.

    Don’s hatch before and after. In between, the workshop where this sort of transformation takes place.
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    Must boats have horrible hatches?

    Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 Have you ever wandered through a boatyard or marina and noticed how many nice boats have ugly hatchboards? It seems at least half are made out of plywood. Some still have the o...

    Donald Bodemann
    October 12, 2026
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    What about those good old Cherubini Hunters?

    Boats designed by John Cherubini, a naval architect with a genius for blending function and form Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 When sailors hear the name Hunter these days, the first thing that comes to min...

    Donald Bodemann
    October 7, 2026
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    The Hunter 27 project came first and was such a success that Don did it all over again with the next, and larger, Hunter 33.
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    Big Beds On Small Boats

    Spoil yourselves and get a really good night’s sleep while aboard Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Have you ever wondered what you have to do to get a boat with a decent-size bed? My wife, Cheryl, and I search...

    Donald Bodemann
    October 6, 2026
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