From the beginning, it seemed that the attraction was about opposites. He loved boats. She loved motor homes. And so it made sense that eventually Eric Smith and Douglass Dillard, married for 10 years, would happen upon a joint venture that would combine their respective passions for boats and movable lodging. This would lead to great things, they were certain. And so this spring, when the couple launched their houseboat sales business behind the historic Trumpy boatyard in Annapolis, their optimism was high. They'd sell fleets of them, populate the Chesapeake Bay ... (more)