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I'm
Chuck Neville... I’ve been designing boats
for almost
30 years.
A phone call to
renowned builder and designer Charley
Morgan
and a move from Michigan to Florida changed my life. The phone call
led to a seat in the engineering department of
Heritage Yachts,
a company Charley formed after selling the original Morgan Yachts.
We had great fun. It was also a wonderful initiation into the world
of production boat building. During that time I contributed to the
design of several sailboats and a couple of trawlers including the
West Indian 36. I also lofted my first boat, and flew with Charley
to discuss projects with far-flung owners. Good things come to an
end. The economy and other factors led to the early demise of
Heritage Yachts. To this day Charley Morgan remains an inspiration,
a mentor and a lifelong friend.
As that door closed, I made another phone call this
time to Steve Seaton. Steve worked with Heritage as a
consultant. That phone call led to a ten-year partnership as Seaton
Neville. Over that period we worked with great companies including
Cheoy Lee developing a line of Motorsailers. We also worked with
Bruce Kessler. Bruce is renowned for his exploits aboard Zopilote, a
boat which Steve and I designed in partnership with Delta Marine.
During the Seaton Neville years we also worked with dozens of other
great owners and their projects. The Seaton Neville years came to an
end with Steve’s move to the West Coast in a period before
cross-country communication was as robust as it is today. I still
miss the camaraderie of those years.
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last eighteen years have been extremely busy ones. With the
formation of Charles Neville associates I have developed new
projects for some old clients and many, many new ones. The
performers below are generally listed in order of their appearance.
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Cheoy Lee Shipyards, Hong Kong
- the development of a 77-foot motorsailer based upon the
successful 63-foot motorsailer
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Nordhavn and PAE - the design
of a 78-foot metal trawler yacht for a Baltimore client.
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South Coast Marine, Taiwan (a
Nordhavn yard) - development a series three 63-foot motor
catamarans for commercial service.
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Black Douglas - Designed
for a Stuart Florida client, this boat was built in steel by the
Treworgy Yachts.
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Cape Horn 75 & Cape Horn 81 -
Three boats were built (Lord's Warrior,
Wright of Passage, and High Note). All
were built by fine Canadian yards.
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Corinthian Catamarans -
Actually out of place in this listing as we continue our twenty
three year relationship. Corinthian is the largest builder of
commercial excursion catamarans in the US. They are also
among my oldest friends in the business.
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Custom Steel Boats - is the
yard that has produced two of my favorite smaller trawlers.
Beverlee Jane, the first Neville-39, was originally shown in the
Robert Beebe book Voyaging Under Power. She was
executed elegantly in steel by this fine builder
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Custom Steel Boats - also built
the first Neville-47, Carol Marie, for an Alabama
client. She was built in steel with an aluminum deck house. The
second N-47 was also produced at this fine yard with plans in
place to build many more.
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Neville Trawlers - Along with a
larger 56 foot design, the two boats above have become the
cornerstones of the Neville Trawler line of fine motor yachts.
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What’s our next project?
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Chuck Neville

Heritage Yachts
West Indian 36 Trawler

Seaton-Neville designed, Durbeck built 48-ft. Nemaste
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Black Douglas - 94-ft.Trawler

The Cape Horn 75 & 81

Corinthian Catamarans

Neville 39 - Beverlee Jane

The Neville 47 Trawler

Mi Sueño
a 44-ft. Trawler

The USCG 49-ft BUSL
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