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Centenarian boatbuilder crafts historic catboats on Long Island
G Frank Carter, age ninety two, continues shipyard work on Weesuck Creek behind his Carter Lane home. Since moving from Brooklyn after the Williamsburg Bridge opened, he has built and launched more than 200 catboats and small sailcraft with occasional help from his wife Elizabeth. He spends days caulking, sawing, and painting, reading a Bible as a clock ticks by.
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Aving
Carter Lane
East Quogue
Long Island
G. Frank Carter
Weesuck Creek
Mr. Carter
Elizabeth
Brooklyn
Williamsburg