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Homemade flat bottom boat near completion on Bluestone River
Paul H. Rainey of a Mercer County community is five weeks into building a 16 foot hand carved flat bottom craft similar to a North Carolina fishing skiff. He has framed the hull using 160 feet of lumber and 1,100 nails and plans painting and cross planking to seal the boat for sea worthiness this fall.
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National Fisherman’ Magazine
Bluestone River