I am in Mathews 10 minutes or so away from Queens Creek Marina
No, I don't have a photo bucket account.
I built a 18 ft. flat bottom a year before this one.
But these were my first.
I have built several models since I was a child, of the 40ft workboats.
Some were Radio controlled.
My extended family(great grandfathers, uncles) have built boats and worked on the water for a long while.
I had no plans, just "rack of eye" as they call it around here.
I wanted the "big" boat look scaled down.
I would too, love to have a 40 footer, those ones you see at deltaville boat yard on the far end in the gravel parking lot (not the enclosed area when you first drive up), are eye candy to me out the water.
Many different builders, and lines, but they are all classics, and I pick the lines that look the best in "My" mind and build-dream accordingly.
The history of the building and use of these crafts are dying so fast.
it was awhole lifestyle, and local economy, and it's sad to see it fade away.
The fact that they were 'working class" boats and people kinda gave them a bad name in some places.
But if you look at lines, and proportions, and the fact that the early ones were mostly hand tool built, local saw mills, small budgets,
it makes you appreciate the art of what they did.
If you like seeing deadrises pictures go to
deadrise4sale.com and go to the photo gallery.