Chris Schoenbohm, president of Smart Marine in Orlando, Fla., said that his crew is putting the finishing touches on the plug for the bottom of the Phoenix 32 catamaran and that they are about a week away from starting the mold. “A perfect plug makes a perfect mold and a perfect mold makes a perfect boat,” said Schoenbohm, who is one of the most positive people in the performance-boat game. “Every angle and every corner is being fine-tuned.”
Schoenbohm said he’s still waiting on the patents for the Smart Marine 11-10 Variable Speed Running Surface, so he’s reluctant to give too many details. But he did explain the most unique aspect of his new design.