Boatbuilding down East: How Lobsterboats Are Built

Many Nova Scotia boatbuilders moved to coastal Maine villages during the early 1900s. Among them was the legendary William Frost of Beals Island and Jonesport. One of his major accomplishments was his influence on the transition of the "Torpedo" stern to the vertically constructed transom. Will Frost's legacy includes sharing his wealth of design and boatbuilding skills with Royal Lowell, his grandson. Royal has combined his own special design and construction know-how in this first-class detail…