Boats

Story by Brandon Patrick Photos by Joe Peacos I am the owner of Your Mobile Technician and NC Marine Sales, and I had a great time when I went out to support the Get 'Em Wet Event held by the Antique & Classic Boat Society, Inc. (ACBS) on June 27. If you missed it, stay tuned and check out the ...

The public is invited to view the antique and classic boats! Brandon Patrick with Your Mobile Technician will be on hand to answer your boat repair and maintenance questions. He will be writing an article about this event for the Fall 2020 issue of Hyco Lake Magazine! Visit the NC Coastal & Piedmont Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat ...

By Donald F. Oakley Herbert W. Barbour opened Barbour Boat Works on New Bern Trent River in 1933. His company made U.S. Rescue Boats. By 1943, Barbour employed over 1200 people. By 1945, Barbour Boat Works was making Coast Guard Tug Boats and Ferries for the State Department of Transportation. Next came the glamorous mahogany wood pleasure recreational Barbour Boat ...

By Norwood Walker “…Crowds of men and women attired in the usual costumes, how curious you are to me! On the ferry-boats the hundreds and hundreds that cross, returning home, are more curious to me than you suppose, And you that shall cross from shore to shore years hence are more to me, and more in my mediations, Than you ...

Story by Norwood Walker Before there was aluminum and fiberglass, there was wood. Anyone who grew up in the 1920’s to 1950’s and spent any time on the lake in the summer, were well aware of this fact and enjoyed the excitement and beauty these well-crafted vessels added to their summers. Motor boats became increasingly popular in the US following ...