For nearly six decades, Eddie Smith Jr. devoted his life to rescuing and rebuilding Grady-White Boats, a struggling North Carolina boat manufacturer that was on the verge of bankruptcy when he bought it in 1968.

For nearly six decades, Eddie Smith Jr. devoted his life to rescuing and rebuilding Grady-White Boats, a struggling North Carolina boat manufacturer that was on the verge of…

After working 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt North Carolina boat company, Eddie Smith Jr. built Grady-White Boats into a thriving business that attracted offers worth…