| The method of construction of the 450 Coastal Commander is still best described as a combination of boatbuilding and mobile home technology. |
| Jim died in 1968 and Bill retired, bringing to the end an era of boatbuilding which had lasted well over one hundred years. |
| The participants hail from half a dozen states and they are in San Francisco for a week long boatbuilding class. |
| Blackistone says that the founders of many boatbuilding companies are reaching retirement age. |
| As a high-school student, Mr. Senour worked in local boatyards in the summer, where he picked up techniques of boatbuilding and repair. |
| Next to it were the beginnings of a new sneakbox being built as part of a boatbuilding class run by the Seaport. |
