Boatbuilding on Mount Desert Island

by Laurie Schreiber

Overview

Mount Desert Island possesses a rich and diverse history of boatbuilding. Chester Clement was the first of the "lobsteryacht" builders, and Bunker and Ellis elevated the concept. Henry Hinckley started on an old boat-repair wharf and built a world-class brand. Members of the Rich family produced everything from gleaming yachts to rugged workboats, while Sim Davis and Bink Sargent were considered the experts for big draggers. Author Laurie Schreiber highlights the histories of some of the major players in Mount Desert Island's boatbuilding community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625856517
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	05/25/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Laurie Schreiber is a freelance writer and editor based on Mount Desert Island. For twenty-two years she wrote for the Bar Harbor Times, and she now contributes regularly to a variety of publications. A collection of her recent writing can be found at https://laurieschreiber.contently.com/.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

1 O Richtown Brothers, Where Art Ye?: A Search for a Boatbuilding Clan 9

2 A Rich Heritage: 'All I Wanted to Do Was Build Boats" 23

3 Rich & Grindle: "Let's Go Build a Boat in My Barn" 35

4 Ronald Rich: Family Man and Hall of Famer 47

5 Bunker and Ellis: How Two Men Played Pool and Became Boatbuilding Icons 55

6 Jnrvis Newman: Early Fiberglass Trendsetter 69

7 Steve Spurling: Who Are You!? 77

8 Ralph and Richard Stanley: From Legacy to Beyond 81

9 Dinner with the Hinckleys: How- Family, Crew and CulturE Made a World-Class Brand 99

10 Bink Sargent Navigates a Diverse Career 113

11 Farnham Butler: A Taste for Controversy 129

12 Nobody Built Them Like Sim Davis 139

Epilogue 149

Bibliography 153

Index 157

Editorial Reviews

"The book focuses not just on the builders themselves, but also how their families, friends and customers helped make boatbuilding communities." Mount Desert Islander

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