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Game Changers: Peter Granata
Peter Granata was told his pickle-fork design wouldn't work, but years later he saw it implemented in MasterCraft's award-winning X-Star.
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Granata won acclaim for his MasterCraft concept boat, the X-Trek.
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Granata's designs are meant to invoke a certain "something" in boaters.
Game Changers: Peter Granata
Granata's 1991 Cobalt 22 Tradition began the retro look, especially the signature reverse transom, which was picked up by others.
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Trane looks at boats and boating with an eye unhindered by what should be.
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Trane's forward thinking has brought us wide-bodied cats and solar power models, all with an eye on conserving natural resources at cruise speeds.
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Trane also designed the Island Pilot series of trawlers.
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Game Changers: Reuben Trane
Trane's first foray into boatbuilding was an odd collection of slab-sided sailboats.
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Peters started the stepped-hull craze when Intrepid asked him to design something "new".
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Peters made a name for being the go-to guy if you wanted to win races.
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Before Peters came along with his soft-riding stepped hull, offshore boats with steps were, at best, sketchy to handle at high speeds.
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Peters' design of the Chris-Craft Launch was an instant classic that evoked memories while establishing a future.
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Game Changers: Michael Peters
Game Changers: Paul & Darris Allison
Paul & Darris Allison are the builders of some of the fastest bass boats in the world.
Game Changers: Paul & Darris Allison
The list of innovations by the Allisons include: cupping prop blades, streamlined gear cases, "notching" the transom and the keel pad.
Game Changers: Paul & Darris Allison
Game Changers: Paul & Darris Allison
Game Changers: Paul & Darris Allison
When Paul Allison developed a pad along the bottom of his hull, it immediately crossed bass boats into the high-performance genre. 
