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A few of Bluewater's Industry Firsts Over the Past Fifty Years: • Created first commercially sold fishing barges for large lakes (50 passengers or more). • Created first commercial yacht. • First to install regular full-size appliances. • First to create safe method for using propane appliances on board. • First rental houseboat design-Bluewater controlled 95% of the market until 1980. • Established first houseboat rental operation in the world in International Falls. • First one-piece fiberglass hull. • Invented the molded fiberglass stringer "hat" system for boats. • First gas powered boat over 50 feet to reach planing speeds. • Created Guardian Power" prop pockets to protect running gear and increase thrust efficiency. • New structural design incorporating fiberglass parts and eliminating stringers. • In 1986, the US Coast Guard approved the 51-foooter as the first fiberglass craft to be certified. • First to create upper deck entertainment center with sink, refrigerator and wet bar. • New hull shape with 6 degree dead rise in rear and sharp bow entry to pierce waves (several manufacturers attempted to copy design in 2001). • First to create hydraulic pop-up instrument panel on fly bridge. • First to install hydraulic pop-up high definition TV system with surround sound.
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