Record #:

8915

Author(s):

Jennewein, Paul

Abstract:

W. John Craig of Wilmington is building a boat at nearby Masonboro Boat Yard; however, he is using some nontraditional boat building material. The fifty-foot boat will use chicken wire, sand, and cement. Jennewein discusses the project. The ferro-cement technique is not new. The first boat was built in 1848, and countless barges have been built of the material.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 36 Issue 2, Feb 1972, p16-17, 24, il

Subject(s):

Boatbuilding--Wilmington; Boatbuilding--Concrete boats