AT THIS POINT IN TIME MB WAS STILL A VERY SMALL, VERY FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS WITH CAREN DOING ALL THE PAPERWORK AND ANSWERING THE PHONES FROM A DESK RIGHT ON THE FACTORY FLOOR. MIKE AND HIS FATHER IRV WORKE SIDE-BY-SIDE, DAY AND NIGHT WITH A FEW OTHER ARTISANS, BUILDING BOATS BY HAND.