Spring 2010 (Issue No. 47)

FRED'S BOAT SHOP

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FRED'S BOAT SHOP   (Page 4 of 7)

"Among the boats now at Fred's Boat Shop is the 23 foot motorboat on which my father would take me as a child, lobstering or landing on Coney or Misery Island in Salem Sound. I was so enchanted by these experiences that ten years later, as a teenager, I began building a 15' peapod rowboat, the one on page 402 of Howard Chapelle's 1941 book Boatbuilding. When the peapod was finished, my project was to land on every island I could in Salem Sound. I may be one among the very few persons who have stood in spots like the Dry Breakers just north of the Gooseberry Islands."

I met Deb at Fred's Boat Shop, and she was kind enough to let me roam around at will taking pictures for a couple of hours. The shop itself is truly a classic -- complete with wood burning stove, slanted floors, barn-style doors, and a workbench that must span forty feet and is crowded with tools, parts, paint cans, batteries, chargers, boxes, fasteners -- you name it! The yard itself contains about 30 boats -- mostly wooden, a couple of Chris Crafts, plus a few fiberglass runabout hulls -- as well as campers, old cars, a van, and an engine block or two. Unfortunately, many of the wood boats stored there have seen better days, but there are a few that can likely be saved, including a 23-foot lobster boat, a 38-foot pilot boat, and possibly others. Some of the shop's woodworking tools -- a band saw, a thickness planer, a table saw, and a drill press -- may also make good additions to someone's workshop. Deb is trying to sell off as much of the yard and shop contents as she can. I will post many of the photos that I took on the Bone Yard Boats website. If you see something that interests you, please contact Deb at fredsboatyard@yahoo.com. (...and thanks, Fred, for your service and contribution to boatbuilding.)

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