Most designs are for a specific
purpose, such as if the boat will be
a tender or will sit on a li, or if a
customer plans to bring many friends
along or boat solo. e styles vary
from limousine tenders that are meant
to taxi guests and passengers and
therefore require lighting, AC, heat,
and generators to more plush versions
with a focus on comfortable seating
and quality sound systems. "Our boats
won't cross the Atlantic, but they are
compatible for coastal cruising, or use
in lakes and rivers."
Popular customizations are upgrades
to sound systems and bow thrusters,
or specific wood or metalwork. ere
have also been some unusual requests.
A pilot asked that the dash of his
boat be designed to look like that of a
cockpit. A racing car enthusiast wanted
special metalwork on the exhaust.
Badcock said the most unusual request
came from a buyer who wanted the
interior to match his fiancé's Hermés
handbag—it was orange. "It was fun
to do and it came together beautifully.
ere is not another boat with an
orange interior so it is memorable as
well as beautiful," Badcock said.
Badcock says that what makes
Hacker-Cras stand out from the
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