The legacy of SeaCraft boats began in the early 1960's when Carl Moesly purchased the inventory of American Marc, including 80 boats, machinery, tools, supplies and molds at their plant located in Miami, Florida. He operated under his name a short time and then incorporated under SeaCraft. He began his new venture of designing, building, racing and selling SeaCraft boats; not realizing the appreciation for his design would be so strong decades later. "Behind Every Successful Man ... Is a Great Woman "
SeaCraft ... The Beginning (1960-1970) A book currently being written. Standing on the top floor of the Dupont Plaza building in Miami, Florida on a crisp morning in June 1960, Carl Moesly was listening intently to the two men talking to him. Dennis Kendall, a tall, lanky man in his mid-40's was saying with an English accent, "Mr. Moesly, we want you to build 6,000 boats here and distribute them east of the Mississippi to their dealers within the next 12 months."
Moesly looked at him thru his hazel eyes while his sharp mind began digesting what this man was saying. Carl's thoughts were simple, "This man must be mad; I am in my bare clothes, no factory, no employees, no designs, no molds, no material with which to build boats, and he wants me to get 6,000 off the production line within a year?"
Dennis Kendall was president of American Marc, a company listed on the American Stock Exchange, located in California. They built a variety of small boats ranging from 14' to 25'. The majority shareholder was Mr. Arthur Vining Davis, the third man in the room and Moesly's current employer. Moesly looked over at Mr. Davis, a small man, meticulously dressed in a 3-piece suit, with 90 years of aging lines on his face. He looked serious.
Mr. Davis turned to Moesly and spoke in his commanding voice, "My aviation requirements are dimensioning Carl, so you can help Mr. Kendall." He continued, "I will build you a plant here in Dade County."
Moesly had no idea of what the American Marc boats were like or even how to set up a production line for manufacturing them. Then there was this new material called 'fiberglass'. He took all this in stride as he knew he would tackle it the same as he had tackled so many other challenges thus far in his life. What he did know was that his life was bout to change from aviation to boating. Looking out the window of the corner office, Moesly saw his future as he observed several boats running and skipping over the light choppy waters of Key Biscanye. "Not bad" Moesly thought, "Not bad at all".
The book continues with his story...coming in 2008.