LB2016.15.68

LB2016.15.68

View of a boy and a girl aboard a Pete McFarland sloop on a cradle prior to launching with several onlookers at Christmas Cove, Maine Frank Y. “Pete” McFarland, Jr. was a boat builder from a family of boat builders. Starting at the age of nine, he worked on just about every phase of boat building, drafting and design, caulking, and more. He first worked in Damariscotta, but later moved to South Bristol where he worked for most of his adult life. He also managed a boatyard for many years and worked from time to time dragging for scallops. Everyone called him “Pete” because he hated the nickname “Junior.” https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/36/ He spent 16 years with Harvey Gamage as a journeyman and caulker. The vessels he worked on included the VICTORY CHIMES, the SHENANDOAH and the CLEARWATER. In 1960 he opened his own shop, McFarland’s Boat Yard in Christmas Cove. There, now considered a master builder he rebuilt, constructed and refitted a variety of craft.