Drake Tail Style:Complete Kit This particular type of work

This particular type of work boat was primarily used for fishing

it was relatively inexpensive to build

and the Kent Island version was popular in the 1960's

The boat was originally owned and captained by Harry Carter

Drake Tail Style:Complete Kit This particular type of workHooper Island Draketail The "Hooper's Island Draketail" was named after the small island located in the lower half of the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern shore. In the early 1900's, when the internal combustion engine first appeared, watermen were trading the sailing rigs for the engines and the local boat builders were looking for new ways to build better and more efficient workboats. One such builder noticed the torpedo boat destroyers pass by