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Article: The deck boat revisited: a wooden 42-footer proves a worthy namesake of longtime Chesapeake Bay boatbuilder Francis Lee Haynie.(Boats & Gear)
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- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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Francis Lee Haynie, 75, is in the truest sense an old-time Chesapeake Bay boatbuilder. And his latest boat is proof of it. The Francis L is a wooden 42' x 12' x 2' Chesapeake Bay deck boat that Haynie built on spec and carries Haynie's own name.
The era of Chesapeake Bay deck boats, which were also called buy boats and trap boats, started at the turn of the 20th century. That's when gas and diesel engines powerful enough to push a boat of their size became affordable and available to watermen.
The boats were used to buy seafood from watermen on Chesapeake and Delaware bays. For those who love classic wooden boats, the launching of the Francis L was a ...