MARCH 19, 2004/NOR'EASTER CHESAPEAKE BAY EDITION

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This article in the NOR'EASTER is about the boat that our friend Bob Hamel is restoring. He built our barn in 1999, and we are very pleased with it. He is an excellent carpenter and boat builder.




The Steel hull at the workshop in Suddlersville.

 

 

At first Cliff was interested in building another

 



Cliff and Liz Merrel take break on the deck of their 53-ft. steel ketch. The boat should be ready to launch in June.

 


The boat's beam is 15',6" and the mast is 62 feet off the water.




 

 

Robert A. Hamel prepares teak wood for the finishing touches.

 

 



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