Harry! Thanks for the memories! I grew up in Lakeland. First job out of college was working for Alpha Resins in sales. But to get to the selling of marine resin I spent a year learning how to make resin and how to make adjustments in the field to 40,000 gallons at the customers facility. Next they sent me to Wellcraft in Sarasota to learn how to make boats for 2 months. (That was cruel. They put me on the Scarab lines. What a beautiful boat!) After that, and the promise I’d get to work in Florida and South Georgia calling on boat manufacturers, they shipped me to the Midwest and I sold resin in OK, AR, MO, and KS. Ranger, Champion, Cobalt, a Bayliner plant and Co-Plas Gelcoats were my biggest accounts. Haven’t rolled out resin now is 40 years. I’ve had two Gheenoe’s since I was 15 years old. I wasn’t familiar with your boats or I would’ve bought one. You’re making EXACTLY what I’ve been working on with my “15’ 6” Classic. (Making it a Flats Boats) I needed to find a project while dealing with Stage 4 throat cancer. No real pain involved with the tumor, but the radiation and chemo after 5 weeks beats the crap out of your body, you lose muscle mass, and energy and stamina goes bye-bye. Long story short- I love what you’re doing, your boat is exactly what I want when I’m red fishing in Brusnswick, GA or the Florida Intercoastal, or in the Everglades. Hope to meet you one day.
Thank you sir! I appreciate what you have done and shared about your life and adventures. I found you on a podcast, possibly The Millhouse. Since then I have done more fishing, as well as going down the rabbit hole of researching and the start of acquiring materials and one day I’ll begin building my own skiff, on a Paramedics budget of course. I was recently looking at pictures of the recent hurricane damage and thought of you and where you live. I pray you are safe and healthy. Jason, from Texas.
Harry, thank you for putting out all theses videos, I'm sure it's a lot of work, which I've been told. Man I would love to work with you for free for a month, to think of all the knowledge you have would be mind blowing, I build stand up paddle boards in Cape Coral Florida...thinking of trying my hand at a skiff or rethinking paddle board construction..anyway, thank you for all that you do..have a blessed day.
What wonderful way to learn boats
! Thanks for your love of the water, fishing and boat building
Harry! Thanks for the memories! I grew up in Lakeland. First job out of college was working for Alpha Resins in sales. But to get to the selling of marine resin I spent a year learning how to make resin and how to make adjustments in the field to 40,000 gallons at the customers facility. Next they sent me to Wellcraft in Sarasota to learn how to make boats for 2 months. (That was cruel. They put me on the Scarab lines. What a beautiful boat!) After that, and the promise I’d get to work in Florida and South Georgia calling on boat manufacturers, they shipped me to the Midwest and I sold resin in OK, AR, MO, and KS. Ranger, Champion, Cobalt, a Bayliner plant and Co-Plas Gelcoats were my biggest accounts. Haven’t rolled out resin now is 40 years.
I’ve had two Gheenoe’s since I was 15 years old. I wasn’t familiar with your boats or I would’ve bought one. You’re making EXACTLY what I’ve been working on with my “15’ 6” Classic. (Making it a Flats Boats) I needed to find a project while dealing with Stage 4 throat cancer. No real pain involved with the tumor, but the radiation and chemo after 5 weeks beats the crap out of your body, you lose muscle mass, and energy and stamina goes bye-bye.
Long story short- I love what you’re doing, your boat is exactly what I want when I’m red fishing in Brusnswick, GA or the Florida Intercoastal, or in the Everglades. Hope to meet you one day.
Thank you sir! I appreciate what you have done and shared about your life and adventures. I found you on a podcast, possibly The Millhouse. Since then I have done more fishing, as well as going down the rabbit hole of researching and the start of acquiring materials and one day I’ll begin building my own skiff, on a Paramedics budget of course.
I was recently looking at pictures of the recent hurricane damage and thought of you and where you live. I pray you are safe and healthy.
Jason, from Texas.
Hey Jason,
Thanks for the kind words. All’s well in the panhandle thankfully. Have fun and God bless you. Harry
I did my own build, nothing feels better then a felling of that first dip after all the work is done. She is finally on the water and she floats.
Congratulations!
I would love to spend a day in your workshop...
Harry, thank you for putting out all theses videos, I'm sure it's a lot of work, which I've been told. Man I would love to work with you for free for a month, to think of all the knowledge you have would be mind blowing, I build stand up paddle boards in Cape Coral Florida...thinking of trying my hand at a skiff or rethinking paddle board construction..anyway, thank you for all that you do..have a blessed day.
Whoo hoo, Way to go Harry! God bless buddy!🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love your work…
Very cool!!!!!
Thanks brother