Owner Designed and Built

Owner Designed & Built

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#701 – Kenneth Hewett, Supply, NC – Category Winner

• Boat Type: Slow Trawler Yacht – FOLLY GIRL
• Year Built: 2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Kenneth Hewett & Don Dosher
• Material: Mostly Juniper
• Measurements: 38′ x 13′
• Display: Water

#702 – Dave Fisher, Columbus, NC – People’s Choice Award

• Boat Type: Double Ended – DRAGONFLY
• Year Built: 2014-2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Dave Fisher
• Material: Eastern white Pine, Cedar
• Measurements: 17′
• Display: Land

#703 – Dave Fisher, Columbus, NC

• Boat Type: Flat Bottom – LITTLE BIT
• Year Built: 2011
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Dave Fisher
• Material: Plywood, Red Cedar, White Pine
• Measurements: 8’4″
• Display: Land

#704 – Bob Smith, Chester, SC

• Boat Type: Inboard Runabout – LINDA ANNE
• Year Built: 2014
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Bob Smith
• Material: African Mahogany
• Measurements: 20′ x 76″
• Display: Water

#705 – Danny W. Cook, Summerville, SC

• Boat Type: Custom Craft (semi kit) Runabout – Seagoing Runabout PB-29-D
• Year Built: 1954-1956
• Year Restored: Unrestored
• Builder: Howard F. Rease
• Material: Plywood
• Measurements: 13’4″ x 63″
• Display: Land

#706 – Michael Phelan, Boca Raton, FL

• Boat Type: Panga
• Year Built: 2016
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Michael Phelan
• Material: Okoume/Teak/Mahogany
• Measurements: 21′ x 7′
• Display: Land

#707 – Joel & Bobbie Taylor, Thomasville, NC

• Boat Type: Wooden Work Skiff – BAILEY
• Year Built: 2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Joel & Bobbie Taylor ( J & B Custom Boats )
• Material: Wood
• Measurements: 16′
• Display: Land

#708 – Syd Chipman, Lenoir, SC

• Boat Type: Sharpie – CUMULATIVE ERRORS
• Year Built: 2004
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Syd Chipman
• Material: Scrap Plywood & Epoxy
• Measurements: 22′
• Display: Land

#709 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC – Special Award

• Boat Type: Outboard Runabaout – SPITFIRE
• Year Built: 2005
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: Marine Plywood, Mahogany, Oak & Ash
• Measurements: 14’6″ x 6′ 2″
• Display: Land

#710 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

• Boat Type: Stand Up Fishing Kayak – SPARTINA 1
• Year Built: 2016
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: Marine Plywood, Walnut, Cypress
• Measurements: 12’8″ x 41″
• Display: Land

#711 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

• Boat Type: Stand Up Fishing Kayak – SPARTINA 2
• Year Built: 2016
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: Marine Plywood, Walnut, Cypress
• Measurements: 12’8″ x 41″
• Display: Land

#712 – Tommy Graham, McClellanville, SC

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

#713 – Aaron Locke, Southport, NC

• Boat Type: Stitch & Glue Kayak – LOCKE17
• Year Built: 2016
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Aaron Locke
• Material: Okoume/Sapele Plywood
• Measurements: 17′ x 23″
• Display: Land

Owner Designed & Built

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#701 – Bob Smith, Chester, SC – Category Winner

• Boat Type: Runabout – Linda Anne
• Year Built: 1975
• Year Restored: 2012 – 2014
• Builder: Bob Smith
• Material: Mahogany
• Measurements: 20′ x 6.5′
• Display: Water

#702 – Jackson Helms, Landis, NC – Special Award

• Boat Type: Children’s Wooden Boat – Jill
• Year Built: 2011
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: LA Overcash
• Material: Wood
• Measurements: 8′
• Display:  Land

#703 – Darrell Hodo, Isle of Palms, SC

• Boat Type: Runabout – Miss Ashley
• Year Built: 2001
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Darrell Hodo
• Material: Mahogany, Oak
• Measurements: 14′ 4″ x 5′ 9″
• Display:  Land

#704 – George Redden, Staunton, VA

• Boat Type: OB Runabout – My Sweety
• Year Built: 2007
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: George Redden
• Material: Wood
• Measurements: 16′ x 6′
• Display:  Land

#705 – Tommy Graham, McClellanville, SC

• Boat Type: Houseboat – Alert
• Year Built: 2002
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Tommy Graham
• Material: Treated Pine
• Measurements: 28′ x 9′
• Display:  Water

#706 – James Herndon, Walterboro, NC

• Boat Type: Canoe
• Year Built: 2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: James Herndon
• Material: Western Red Cedar and Other Exotic Hardwoods
• Measurements: 17’3″
• Display:  Land

#707 – Syd Chipman, Lenoir, SC

• Boat Type: Sharpie – Cumulative Errors
• Year Built: 2004
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Syd Chipman
• Material: Scrap Plywood, Epoxy
• Measurements: 22′ x 5′
• Display:  Land

#708 – Doug Roberts, Moundsville, WV

• Boat Type: Canoe
• Year Built: 2007
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Doug Roberts
• Material: Butternut
• Measurements: 14′ x 31″
• Display:  Land

#709 – Richard Grieb, Pawleys Island, SC

• Boat Type: Flat Bottom Skiff – Pretty Penny
• Year Built: 2014
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Richard Grieb
• Material: Wood, Pine, Cedar, Walnut, Mahogany
• Measurements: 16′ x 6.5′
• Display:  Land

#710 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

• Boat Type: Outboard Runabout – Spitfire
• Year Built: 2005
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Matthew Gunning
• Material: Marine Ply, Mahogany, Oak & Ash
• Measurements: 14’6″ x 6’2″
• Display: Land

#711 – Perry Gervais, Johns Island, SC

• Boat Type: Utility Skiff – Stono Skiff
• Year Built: Under Construction
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Perry & Sam Gervais
• Material: Cypress & Pine
• Measurements: 14’7″ x 4’4″
• Display: Land

#712 – Glenn Holland, Raleigh, NC

• Boat Type: Launch – Redwing 18
• Year Built: 2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Glenn Holland
• Material: Wood/Glass
• Measurements: 18′ x 6′
• Display: Water

#713 – Dave Fisher, Columbus, NC

• Boat Type: Double Ended V-hull – Dragonfly
• Year Built: 2014 – 2015
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Dave Fisher
• Material: Eastern White Pine, XCedar
• Measurements: 17′ x 44″
• Display: Land

#714 – Mike Fonville, Morehead City, NC

• Boat Type: Sea Skiff
• Year Built: 2013
• Year Restored: N/A
• Builder: Mike Fonville
• Material: Wood
• Measurements: 22′ x 8.5′
• Display: Land

Owner Designed & Built

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#701 – James Herndon, Walterboro, SC

• Boat Type: Owner designed & built
• Year Built: 2010
• Builder: James Herndon
• Material: Cedar
• Measurements: 15′ x 50″
• Display:  land

#702 – John Martin, Charleston, SC

• Boat Type: Flats Skiff – Paramour 
• Year Built: 1997
• Builder: John Martin
• Material: Okoume Plywood
• Measurements: 21′ x 8′
• Display: water

#703 – Gunning Wooden Boats, LLC, Summerville, SC  Category Winner

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

#704 – Tommy Graham, McClellenville, SC

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

#705 – Rusty Cooper, Moncks Corner, SC

• Boat Type: Canoe
• Year Built: 1996
• Builder: Carolina Classic Boatworks
• Material: Cypress & Redwood
• Measurements: 16′ x 34″
• Display: land

#706 – Richard Gotz, Goose Creek, SC  Special Award

• Boat Type: Sail  – For Sail
• Year Built: 2013
• Builder: Richard Gotz
• Material: Wood & Dacron
• Measurements: 14′ x 4′
• Display: land

#707 – Bill Burns, Hampstead, NC

• Boat Type: Runabout  – N-47
• Year Built: 2013
• Builder: Bill Burns
• Material: Mahogany
• Measurements: 12’6″ x 52″
• Display: land

#709 – Richard Grieb, Pawleys Island, SC

• Boat Type: Flat Bottom Skiff  – Pretty Penny
• Year Built: 2014
• Builder: Richard Grieb
• Material: Cedar, pine plywood, dark walnut, IP
• Measurements: 16′ x 6’10”
• Display: land

#710  – Keith Brewer, Rowland, NC

• Boat Type: Cedar Strip  – Compleat Angler
• Year Built: 2014
• Builder: FishRight Boat Co.
• Material: Atlantic White Cedar
• Measurements: 11′
• Display: land

#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

2013 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

2012 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