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by Brian Robbins<\/b><\/p>\nby Brian Robbins<\/b><\/p>\n
BEALS ISLAND, ME \u2013 Maybe you recognize the name or the face; maybe you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
But chances are, if you\u2019ve been around the boat shops of Beals Island and Jonesport, ME during the last several decades, you\u2019ve crossed paths with William Faulkingham \u2026 whether you knew it or not.<\/p>\n
Remember the movie Forrest Gump<\/i> \u2013 and how Forrest had a knack for being on hand during some major historical moments? Well, we might not be talking about showing Elvis Presley how to dance, meeting JFK or John Lennon, playing ping pong in China, or witnessing the Watergate break-in \u2013 but when it comes to significant moments in Downeast boat building, William Faulkingham\u2019s been there for a lot of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill is one of those guys that can do anything,\u201d says boat builder\/lobsterman Patrick Feeney of Cutler, ME.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe just knows<\/i>.\u201d \u201cWilliam\u2019s clever at a lot of different stuff,\u201d says boat builder Wayne Beal of Jonesport.\u00a0 \u201cAnd he was never scared to try something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Local lobsterman Stevie Carver agrees: \u201cWill\u2019s been behind the scenes for years.\u00a0 He\u2019s the kind of guy that makes anything he\u2019s part of better.\u201d<\/p>\n
When I ask William about his years in the various Jonesport\/Beals area shops, he just shrugs.\u201cI\u2019ve worked with a lot of good people \u2026 and we all got along alright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Old days<\/b><\/p>\n
Born in 1945 and raised on Beals Island, William Faulkingham grew up in the heydays of wooden boat building in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were boat shops everywhere,\u201d he says.\u00a0 \u201cIt seemed like that was all there was.\u00a0 And you\u2019d go around and watch those guys work \u2026 and if you liked it and paid attention, you could learn stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seems like he must\u2019ve been paying attention starting pretty early on: William tells me about…<\/p>\n
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