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##A Judge Yachts Chesapeake 36 on the Choptank River near Denton, MD.
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irst of all, my apologies to Bill Judge of Judge Yachts for my incorrect identification of his Chesapeake 36 in last month’s column (see above). Our cold, windy, and wet reluctant spring, following on the heels of a busy winter, has area boat shops scrambling to catch up.
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avid Evans, Jr. of Evans Boats in Crisfield, MD, starts us off this month. “The yard here at Evans Boats has been quite busy! I am still wondering when the slow winter months are coming (ha ha). We are currently in the process of building three brand new cabins on a few vessels out in the shop, one of which is the Smith Island Mail boat known as the Island Belle II. ‘The Belle has been around for a long time, and it was time for a change,’ said Captain Otis Tyler. “With the new cabin on his boat, we will also be putting a new floor inside
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this cabin and some new seats. This boat is used to carry passengers, both residents of the island and tourists, back and forth daily. He also carries the U.S. Mail going to the Island, and all UPS orders, to name a few freight types. While restoration jobs are keeping us busy, we are also finishing up a contract on a new 50foot Evans for Shawn Gibson of Wound Tight Charters in Northern Maryland. Gibson will be finishing the boat and certifying it himself, but we have got him started with the base boat, powered by a single CAT engine from T & S Marine here in Crisfield.”
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ave Hannam with Classic Watercraft Restoration in Annapolis reports, “The 1961 Hacker-Craft will be a classic woody highlight at a family wedding reception this summer (besides the bride of course!). Then she’s on her way heading north to Alexandra Bay and Clayton, NY, for the Fourth of July festivities on the St. Lawrence. The 1946 Century Resorter ski boat is getting her varnish and upholstery done, so she’ll look good for the ‘Field of Dreams’ at the Antique and Classic Boat Show in St. Michaels this June. Next up, a classic Boston Whaler is in for varnish on the remaining interior parts, after doing the wooden console restoration last year, so all the coatings will match through the interior. CWR is also getting set to start on a 1966 Shepard classic mahogany runabout, recently pulled out of storage and getting lined up to have an extensive restoration on all coatings, including a
