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GO–ANYWHERE TENDER

When the CEO of Life Proof Boats, Micah Bowers, offers me a chance to try out its new 39 Yachtline, I jump at the opportunity. I have been to Life Proof’s factory in Bremerton, Washington, and ran the zippy 33ft model, so I know how much fun these boats can be.

The 39 was designed as a tender and excursion boat for a large motor yacht. It looks like a large RIB, but its aluminum hull is perfect for the oversized pad eyes and harness necessary to tow it behind the mothership. Its collar, made of

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