Documentary of my family boat building business along with other boat building businesses in eastern north carolina. the evolution of custom sport fishing ve.... I just bought an old wooden boat . the owners told me they thought it was built in lumberton nc in 1958 and is called an echo. it is 16ft long and is a cabin cruiser style. do you know anything about this company. any help is appreciated. thanks. On this day in 1795 the north carolina gazette reported about a small shipwreck that was discovered on bogue banks by samuel chadwick of swansborough. cargo on the ship contained 53 firkins (quarter barrels holding about 11 gallons or 41 liters) of butter, 61 of lard and 8 broken barrels of flour..
One of the best places to see beaufort’s maritime history come to life is at the harvey w. smith watercraft center on front street in beaufort. it’s a working boatbuilding facility that comes alive with the sounds and smells of traditional north carolina wooden boatbuilding. it truly showcases the art and skill of traditional boat builders.. Blake boatworks does custom wooden boat building, restoration of wooden boats, and boat plans. bryan blake has built boats for 25 years in the harkers island, north carolina area.. The lewis family builds boats that will last forever - representing the continuation of a tradition that remains a living occupation for many harkers island residents. their craft has also earned.
