From collection Irving Nevells Collection
LB2012.17.2307
Basil Day's Georges River Boat Shop, Thomaston, Maine. August 1971 Basil F. Day, a longtime resident of Thomaston was a master boat builder. At an early age he spent much of his time in and around the ocean learning many carpentry skills from his father, Ferdinand and others, including boat building. After school he worked in various trades honing his skills. He met and married Barbara Bryant Aug. 31, 1942, just prior to his joining the Navy and serving in World War II. After the end of the war they made their home in Thomaston. Basil started building boats and owned and operated Georges River Boat Shop until the late 1990s, never really retiring from the craft he loved.
