2023 Owner Designed & Built

#701 – Syd Chipman, Hendersonville, NC

  • Boat Type: Electric skiff – CUMLATIVE ERRORS
  • Year Built: 2003
  • Year Restored: 2023
  • Builders: Syd Chipman
  • Material: Cheap lauan plywood
  • Measurements: 17′ x 5′
  • Display: Land


#702 – Michael Haller, Johns Island, SC

  • Boat Type: Classic Wooden Runabout – WOODEN PARAMOUR
  • Year Built: 2022
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Michael Haller
  • Material: Cypress, Okume, Sapele, Maple
  • Measurements: 17′ x 7’6″
  • Display: Water


#703 – Ken Hewett, Supply, NC

  • Boat Type: Slow trawler – FOLLY GIRL
  • Year Built: 2015
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Owner Ken Hewett & Don Dosher
  • Material: Mostly juniper
  • Measurements: 38 X 13
  • Display: Water


#704 – Robert Cox, Cottageville, SC

  • Boat Type: Martin Flat Skiff – OL’ BUOY
  • Year Built: 2022-23
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Designed by Robert Cox / Built by John Martin
  • Material: Mahogany, White oak and Spanish cedar
  • Measurements: 22 ft x 8 ft
  • Display: Land


#705 – John Martin, Cottageville, SC

  • Boat Type: Flats skiff – PARAMOUR
  • Year Built: 1997
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: John Martin
  • Material: Marine Plywood & Mahogany
  • Measurements: 21′ x 8′
  • Display: Land


#706 – Dr. Frank Russell, M.D., Pittsboro, NC

  • Boat Type: Classic Mahogany Runabout – VARSAN
  • Year Built: 2000
  • Year Restored: 2023
  • Builders: Dr. Frank Russell, M.D.
  • Material: All African Mahogany
  • Measurements: 21 x 7
  • Display: Land


#707 – Charles Saroka, Mount Pleasant, SC

  • Boat Type: Skiff Moderate V Hull – MAIDEN MERICA
  • Year Built: 2017
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Charles Saroka
  • Material: Meranti 1088
  • Measurements: 17’ x 6.5’
  • Display: Land


#708 – Tommy Graham, McClellanville, SC

  • Boat Type: Houseboat – ALERT
  • Year Built: 2003
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Tommy Graham
  • Material: Pine & cypress
  • Measurements: 28’3″ x 9’2″
  • Display: Water


#709 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

  • Boat Type: Outboard Runabout – SPITFIRE
  • Year Built: 2005
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Matthew Gunning
  • Material: Okoume Marine Plywood, Mahogany, Oak, Ash
  • Measurements: 14’6″ / 6’2″
  • Display: Land


#710 – Donald Prevatte, Mount Pleasant, SC

  • Boat Type: Sail – ROSIE
  • Year Built: 2023
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Donald Prevatte
  • Material: Plywood
  • Measurements: 8’x4′
  • Display: Land


#711 – Jim Varner, Charleston, SC

  • Boat Type: Runabout – LOVE ME TENDER II
  • Year Built: 2023
  • Year Restored: N/A
  • Builders: Jim Varner, Ken Tyler
  • Material: Mahogany, Oak
  • Measurements: 16′ x 63″
  • Display: Land

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