Owner Designed and Built

Owner Designed & Built

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#701 – French Broad Boatworks, Asheville, NC
Jason Brownlee   Special Award

• Boat Type:  River Dory – Guideboat
• Year Built: 2012
• Year Restored:
• Builders: French Broad Boatworks
• Material: okoume plywood, white oak, fiberglass
• Measurements: 17’1″ x 82″
• Display: water

#702 – Martin Gruber, Surfside Beach, SC

• Boat Type:  Kayak
• Year Built:  2008
• Year Restored:
• Builders:  Martin Gruber
• Material:  cedar & ply
• Measurements: 17′ x 23″
• Display: land

#703 - Tom Lathrop, Oriental, NC    

• Boat Type:  Bluejacket  Pilothouse Cruiser –  Liz
• Year Built: 2000
• Builder: Tom Lathrop
• Material: wood
• Measurements: 24′ x 8′
• Display: water
• Website: bluejacketboats.com

#704 - Bill Barker, Vanceboro, NC 

• Boat Type:  Fishing  -  Neuse River Queen
• Year Built: 2013
• Builder: Bill Barker
• Material: Juniper / mahogany
• Measurements: 17’4″ x 66″
• Display: land

#705 – Fred Hoelscher, Georgetown, SC

• Boat Type: sail
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Fred Hoelscher
• Material: wood
• Measurements: 11’3″ x 3’8″
• Display: land

#706 – Syd Chipman, Lenoir, NC   Category Winner

• Boat Type: Sharpie  - Cumulative Errors
• Year Built: 2004
• Builder: Syd Chipman
• Material: scrap plywood & epoxy
• Measurements: 17′ x 5′
• Display: land

#707 – Hank Bravo, Chapel Hill, NC

• Boat Type: Outboard Skiff – Hankley
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Hank Bravo
• Material: okoume plywood
• Measurements: 14′ x 5′
• Display: land

#708 – Hank Bravo, Chapel Hill, NC

• Boat Type: SUP – Tango Sup
• Year Built: 2013
• Builder: Hank Bravo
• Material: okoume plywood
• Measurements: 12.5′
• Display: land

#709 – Dudley Dix, Virginia Beach, VA

• Boat Type: Sail, Paper Jet
• Year Built: 2006/2007
• Builder: Dudley Dix
• Material: plywood
• Measurements: 13’5″ x 5’4″
• Display: land

#710 – Bill Seay, Waterloo, SC

• Boat Type: Sail – Lil’ Pal
• Year Built: 1992
• Builder: Bill Seay
• Material: plywood
• Measurements: 8′
• Display: water

#711 – Eric Rydzewski, Wilmington, NC

• Boat Type: Cold Molded Custom Carolina – Louisa
• Year Built: 2004-2005
• Builder: Eric Rydzewski
• Material: okoume, Douglas fir, West System
• Measurements: 37’6″ x 11’7″
• Display: water

#712 – Chuck & Ellen Breath, Bay St. Louis, MS  Special Award

• Boat Type: AtchaFalaya Basin Lake Skiff – Cooyon
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Chuck Breath
• Material: African mahogany, Genuino mahogany, spanish cedar
• Measurements: 20′ x 7′
• Display: land

#713 – Wayne Kotrba, Coopersburg, PA

• Boat Type: Dory – Stix
• Year Built: 2013
• Builder: Wayne Kotbra
• Material: wood
• Measurements: 16’2″
• Display: land

#714 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

• Boat Type: Runabout – Spitfire
• Year Built: 2005
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: marine ply, mahogany, oak, ash
• Measurements: 14′ 6″ x 6’2″
• Display: land

#715 – Tommy Graham, McClellenville, SC

• Boat Type: House Boat – Alert
• Year Built: 2002
• Builder: Tommy Graham
• Material: treated pine & mahogany
• Measurements: 28′ x 9′
• Display: water

#716 – John Martin, Cottageville, SC

• Boat Type: Flatts Boat – Paramour 
• Year Built: 1997
• Builder: John Martin
• Material: mahogany
• Measurements: 21′ x 8′
• Display: water

Owner Designed & Built

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#501 - Tom Lathrop, Oriental, NC    

• Boat Type:  Bluejacket  -  Liz
• Year Built: 2000
• Builder: Tom Lathrop
• Material: wood
• Measurements: 24′ x 8′
• Display: water
• Website: bluejacketboats.com

#502 – William & Walker Hussey, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Special Award Winner  

• Boat Type: row – The Drip
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: William & Walker Hussey
• Material: plywood & cedar
• Measurements: 8’9″ x 25.5″
• Display: water

#503 – Kenneth Morgan, Aynor, SC  

• Boat Type: outboard powerboat  - Ruby
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder:  Kenneth Morgan
• Material: cypress strips
• Measurements: 12′ 1.5 inches
• Display: land

#504 – Larry Heckner & John Olsen, Wilmington, NC 

• Boat Type: skiff  - Macomber 15
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder:  John Olsen & Larry Heckner/Masonboro Skiff Co.
• Material: cypress lapstrakes, white oak frames, African Sapele decks & trim
• Measurements: 15.5′ x 6′
• Display: land

#505 – Brett Seyle, Huger, SC

• Boat Type: sportfisher – Brett-Craft  
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Brett Seyle
• Material: wood
• Measurements: 25′ x 9’4″
• Display: water

#506 – John Martin, Cottageville, SC

• Boat Type: Flatts Boat – Paramour 
• Year Built: 1997
• Builder: John Martin
• Material: mahogany
• Measurements: 21′ x 8′
• Display: water

#507 – Hank Bravo, Chapel Hill, NC

• Boat Type: Skiff – Hankley
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Hank Bravo
• Material: okoume plywood
• Measurements: 14′ x 5′
• Display: land

#508 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC     Category Winner

• Boat Type: Runabout – Spitfire
• Year Built: 2005
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: marine ply, mahogany, oak, ash
• Measurements: 14′ 6″ x 6’2″
• Display: land

#509 – Dale Stevens, Loris, SC 

• Boat Type: one man strip boat
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: Dale Stevens
• Material: juniper strips, marine grade ply bottom
• Measurements: 10’7″
• Display: land

#510 – Capt. John Lubbehusen, St. Augustine, FL

• Boat Type: Flatiron Skiff – Happy Clam
• Year Built: 2012
• Builder: John Lubbehusen
• Material: cypress, longleaf “heart” pine, live oak, ash
• Measurements: 17’10″ x 5’6″
• Display: land