You might be a longtime Hamilton Marine customer, but I\u2019m betting you don\u2019t know a lot about Wayne himself.<\/p>\n And the thing is, it\u2019s a pretty good story \u2013 70 years old and counting.<\/p>\n Huck Finn days<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cI always liked the water,\u201d says Wayne \u2013 and his connection with the ocean started when he was a little boy growing up in Searsport.<\/p>\n Wayne was already an experienced dock and raft builder by the time he was 8 years old \u2013 but that summer, things really took off, big time.\u00a0 Wayne\u2019s father helped him salvage a bunch of telephone pole-sized pilings off the shore of nearby Sears Island, along with some 3\u201d planking off some old schooners that were rotting.<\/p>\n Wayne and his buddy used their newfound treasures to build the biggest raft ever \u2013 making use of the full length of the pilings, decked over with the 3\u201d planks.<\/p>\n As noble a vessel as it was,…<\/p>\n To get access to the rest of this story and more\u00a0<\/strong>you’ll need to purchase the \u2022 BUY a Single PRINT edition of CFN that is delivered by MAIL.\u00a0PRINT EDITION<\/a> \u2022 Quickly enjoy ONLINE access with our Hi-DEF flip-book.\u00a0<\/strong>PURCHASE THIS ONLINE EDITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u00a0Shop the\u00a0Online ARCHIVE<\/a><\/p>\n (Read online flip-book immediately with purchased access key and download a copy for yourself to keep.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/wayne-hamilton-feature-12-17.jpg\")
<\/a>And second, this is the annual Boat Building Focus of CFN<\/i> \u2026 and if you\u2019ve had a boat built in Maine during the last 40 years, chances are good Hamilton Marine was on the list of suppliers who had a hand in the project.<\/p>\n
\nDECEMBER\u00a02017 issue of\u00a0Commercial Fisheries News.
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