Hacker-Craft

John L. Hacker’s boatbuilding firm in Michigan; fast, elegant mahogany boats from the 1910s.

John L. Hacker was a boat designer in Michigan who drew fast mahogany motorboats with low, elegant lines. He also designed boats for other yards.

Hacker's boats became symbols of life on the American lakes in the 1920s and 30s. The brand survives and builds wooden boats in New York State.

The slim, long hulls and Hacker-Craft on the bow.

• Boats and yachts