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                                                                ORR ~ DeanB

On 10 Jul , 2014, at 10:18 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

> Dehler Yachts (If they are still in business) are a 'mid-tier' sailboat
> company.  Well made, good rep. but not "Gucci" like Nautor Swan or Nordic
> or some of the other high-end 'production' boats.  It's nice to see some
> 'yacht' touches in a Vanagon.  I like the profile of the roof also...
>
> I would love to do a complete Yacht-style Vanagon camper sometime.  Yacht
> interiors have many features that Vanagons should have, could have, if
> someone wanted to pay for it.  The way Vanagons are appreciating, it may
> soon be a possibility that newbie owners will come along and want a high
> quality yacht-style interior in them.
>
>   Unlike some of those ostentatious top of the line custom motor coaches,
> yachts are usually pretty tastefully done.  I saw a special TV show.."over
> the top Motorcoachs"...(I made that up)    showed some of those custom
> coaches being assembled....Ugg!  ...enough said about that.
>
>    I had a friend do a very nice slide-in cab-over camper, one of those
> old style aluminum shell rounded  ones, built like an Airstream.   He
> gutted it and started from scratch with marine quality mechanicals....
> Cherry and Honduras Mahogany, Lexan, small Shipmate charcoal heater,
> etc...He  even did a teak and holly cabin sole inside...What a gorgeous
> camper, just what he wanted, coming from Canada to spend winters on the
> beach in Baja...  He spent some  a bit of time and money doing everything
> just right...