Wooden Boat Wednesday: Dave Beaton & His Boatyard (NY Times 1976)

Welcome to another Wooden Boat Wednesday!

This week, we turn the clock back to 1976 with a New York Times feature that profiled shore boatbuilder Dave Beaton and the quirks and culture of his locally-famous boatyard, still in operation today.

CLICK HERE for Artistry in Wood: The Beaton Path - New York Times, March 21st, 1976
The full text is available to the public; subscribers to the New York Times can see the original digitized newsprint pages.

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