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Random Quote: Wemon, wine, wealth and deciet, make the heart submit and wallet weak. What it takes to maintain one vice is enough to fuel my boat for life. Capt Clayton
These are from the '05 Norfolk Harborfest. Unfortunately, I didn't get shots from the workboat races because I was at the helm for the camera crew. Dem guys can PAHTEE MAN! I especially like the boat with the Chik-Fil-A parody, "C-Fud Duz De Body Gud."
Ah sweet pics man I grew up in VA and I miss seeing these things down in GA. That green hull looks like a downeast. Wish I was capt on that chicfilet boat..
The top several photos were taken at Tylers Beach in Rushmere, VA. From the deadrise runabout on down, the photos were taken on Jones Creek in Rescue, VA. I'm rather proud of the top photos of Captain Colby. I posted them to Wikimedia as public domain. I have since seen them several times in newspapers and on educational websites.
Nice pics. Is the last one rigged for oysters? doesn't look like she is set up for crabbing. I was in SC a few years back and saw an old oyster boat dragging shrimp nets from looked a bit strange an a little unsafe to me.,
The photos of Stephanie Marie were taken on Jones Creek in Rescue, VA. The photos of Virginia were taken at Deep Creek in Newport News, VA. The photos of Barbara J on land were taken at Tylers Beach in Rushmere, VA. The Bunny Hop and Bay Queen were photographed on Jones Creek in Rescue, VA. The last two photos of the cool little deadrise cruiser were taken on the Pagan River in Smithfield, VA.
Nice pics. Is the last one rigged for oysters? doesn't look like she is set up for crabbing. I was in SC a few years back and saw an old oyster boat dragging shrimp nets from looked a bit strange an a little unsafe to me.,
Yeah, the mast and boom are for deploying patent tongs to harvest oysters. The set up is described at the following link.
Heres a few from a couple of years ago taken in Reedsville and Tangier Island Va.
Sweet. A 32 Judge Chesapeake.
Here is her newer updated version, a bigger, faster, more fuel efficient 36 Judge Chesapeake. (This is a photo of Bill Judge, owner of Judge Yachts, trolling next to me at Bloody Point last spring)
^^ If you are referring to the boat shown below, I think it was auctioned. It sat in the boatyard for over a year. The last time I saw it, it was on the lot of an RV dealership. The dealer asked me to make an offer for it as it was about to be towed to an auction house. I haven't seen it since. There was a plaque on the instrument panel that said it was built by Major Marine, Inc. of Battery Park, VA. It appeared to be wood covered with fiberglass inside and out. It was powered with an carburated 200 HP Mercury. It seemed to be a lot of engine for a boat of that size. I'm sure it would have been very fast provided that the water was flat as the hull didn't have much deadrise. I was tempted to buy it for use as an up and down the creek boat, but my wife would have thrown a hissy fit.
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^^ If you are referring to the boat shown below, I think it was auctioned. It sat in the boatyard for over a year. The last time I saw it, it was on the lot of an RV dealership. The dealer asked me to make an offer for it as it was about to be towed to an auction house. I haven't seen it since. There was a plaque on the instrument panel that said it was built by Major Marine, Inc. of Battery Park, VA. It appeared to be wood covered with fiberglass inside and out. It was powered with an carburated 200 HP Mercury. It seemed to be a lot of engine for a boat of that size. I'm sure it would have been very fast provided that the water was flat as the hull didn't have much deadrise. I was tempted to buy it for use as an up and down the creek boat, but my wife would have thrown a hissy fit.
I can't find anything with Major Marine, Inc...
It was WOOD too.
-Brad
PS. Finders fee if someone can find if for sale or maybe just even find it.
PS. Finders fee if someone can find if for sale or maybe just even find it.
Major Marine was a local builder of deadrise workboats. Battery Park is a small community on the Pagan River just outside of Smithfield, VA. The photos date from March 2007. The boat is long gone.
The Luca is a really nice boat. I remember when the Dad/son rebuilt her 3 or 4 years ago. He was just finishing the build of this boat as I was starting the Duffy.
Deadrise & Buyboat Pics 
