From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
Paul Luke Model Display
This set of photos includes models, tables, balls, trailers and art pieces displayed by Paul Luke at his museum. In the museum Paul Luke displayed one of each of the items he had manufactured over the years. In addition to these he also shared models and photographs of the 113 yachts he had built since opening his own shop in 1939. Paul Luke stands with his museum displays. Paul Luke's Museum Paul Luke stands next to a display of ventilators and galley stoves in his "museum." He displayed photos, half models, boat parts, and metalwork produced in the boatyard's machine shop. Over time custom boatbuilding changed from individual design and custom-built interiors and fittings to more standard designs with "add ons." Paul kept examples of his shop's custom and production work as well as other items from his custom boatbuilding years. His museum was really a show room for his marine hardware and custom fittings. Paul acquired the rights to Hyde feathering propellers and began making 3-part anchors that could be disassembled, products that brought the company clients from around the world. Today P. E. Luke, Inc. no longer builds boats, but Paul's son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Nora, and grandson Andrew continue to run a successful business. The company provides boat repair services and storage, and it still produces automatic feathering propellers, Luke storm anchors, ventilators, bow locks, and custom machine work on Linekin Bay.
