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Refresh and Repeat

Nothing under the sun lasts forever. As things age, they tend to cry out for repair, replacement, reimagine or refresh, whether they’re mechanical, theoretical, cultural or biological.

Dana Point, Calif.-based builder Nordhavn has made a habit of refreshing its designs, sometimes adapting tooling for one successful model to accommodate manufacturing needs of another. In 2003, the company started production on a 55. After delivering 42 of them, Nordhavn extended the

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