Ron Wahab (right) and John Langone (left) and Sandy Mitchell (far background) help launch the 22 ft hand built wooden boat into the surf at Wrightsville Beach next to the Sheraton Inn on Sat morning. The boat was built at Cape Fear Tech for...
North Carolina, Brunswick County, boats, marsh, rivers, Mercury and Evinrude motors, boating, fishing
L.T. Smith, left, holds his boat (NC 6244 AS)in place as Roy Varnum jockeys his boat (NC 91278 J)out of a tight place in the Lockwood Folly River at Varnamtown. The landing is near Garland's Seafood. "Tasha D." a shrimp boat is moored behind...
North Carolina, new Hanover County, beaches, Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, boats,
Steve Sneed, left, waits for Darly Severt to bring tools as they work on replacing a propeller on the 38 foot fishing boat "Bird Dog" (reg. #527084). The boat's owner, Buddy Severt, grounded the boat at the old Half Moon campground north of...
boat repairs, boats, New Hanover County, businesses
John Werdal, Dave McCall, Mark Nedabylek, and Randy Lewis finish a splash rail and prepare the bottom of a 48 ft. power boat for painting. The men all work Sunward Yacht Corp. The work was done at Port Cape Fear Marina and Boatyard on River Road...
Frying Pan Power Boat Club cruises up river from Wilmington. The club was named after Frying Pan Shoals, which are located near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
North Carolina, New Hanover County, Rowan County, boats, waterways, Intracoastal, marshes, beaches
Hoover Lingle, left, and his wife Carolyn ply the shallow waters of a marshy area near Carolina Beach Inlet in their 400 horse power air boat, which they use for fishing. The couple lives in Salisbury and own a cottage at Carolina Beach.
New Hanover County, Wilmington, Guilford, Randolph, Davidson and Forsyth counties, ships, rivers, tourist attractions, WWII, boating
The first boat over 30 feet to be built of fiberglass, the "Knit Wit", which is actually 41 ft, moves up the Cape Fear River in front of the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina. The boat was built by Hatteras Yachts in High Point in 1960.