Video - Maine Built Boats

French & Webb

Todd French, partner in French & Webb, met his partner, Peter, while both teaching at the Landing School. They have been in business together in Belfast for 17 years. They usually build cold molded wooden boats, but this past year have been restoring 3 identical 1902 Buzzard Bay 30's. Todd talks about Maine Built Boats, and says that the trade alliance helps make smaller builders better known by their association with bigger builders. Maine built boats are built with "tradition, innovation, individualistic enegy. If you own a Maine boat, you will have a beatiful piece of functional art."

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