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New boat, the old-fashioned way

Published 02/22/09

About a hundred years ago, Capt. Perry Rogers began building boats, powered by engines instead of sails, that were designed for bay waters around Shady Side.

Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital Norman Hazard, left, of Galesville, talks about building his boat as his friend Al Cheri of Shady Side looks on. Hazard hopes to have the boat in the water by July.

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The bateau with an angled stern - which later developed into the now common deadrise workboat - would become a favorite of the men who made their living on the water.

The distinct angle of the stern coming out of the water was designed because watermen wanted to anchor stern to the wind while they worked.

Rogers and others churned them out until the newer deadrise designs took over just before World War II. An example of his work, the Edna Florence, is on...

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up lifting - 2009-02-22 22:10:31

It's good to see traditional craftsmenship being implimented for personal joy. This craft will be a treasure for generations in the Hazard family. I just hope that none understate the true value of such a project. This boat will be priceless.

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