Meet the Makers: Warren shipyard has navigated the waters of boat-building industry for 75 years

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MILESTONE: Sisters Marcia, left, and Julie Blount lead the Blount Boats Inc. shipyard in Warren, which was founded by their father and recently celebrated its 75th ­anniversary.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
MILESTONE: Sisters Marcia, left, and Julie Blount lead the Blount Boats Inc. shipyard in Warren, which was founded by their father and recently celebrated its 75th ­anniversary.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Sisters Marcia and Julie Blount grew up watching their father, Luther Blount, sketch boat designs on napkins. Those sketches became real vessels at Blount Boats Inc., the Warren shipyard he founded in 1949. Today, the sisters lead the company – Marcia as president and chief financial officer, and Julie as executive vice president and human

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