![]() ![]() The lines show a moderate deadrise of 15 degrees, producing an easy ride even in the short, steep chop common in the shallow waters of the Bahamas and around Maine islands. ![]() The windshield, combined with the covered foredeck, provides good, dry protection for Mendlowitz’s camera equipment. About eight inches ahead of the dash is a windshield and covered foredeck.Ībaco’s controls are simple. The single lever gear shift is side-mounted. The controls on the dash are simple: a speedometer and tachometer, temperature and oil gauges, and a tilt indicator. Strip-planked one-inch mahogany, with natural knees of madeira wood, Mendlowitz’s runabout is now powered by a 115-hp Yamaha four-stroke outboard engine. His current photo boat, Abaco, which he has had for more than 20 years, is a 20-foot wooden Albury runabout that was designed and built by Willard Albury on Man O’ War Cay in the Abacos. And-of course-it must be built of wood and nearly as good looking as the subjects in his photos, many of which end up on his best-selling Calendar of Wooden Boats, as well as in various books, magazine articles, and on the website, which Mendlowitz helped start and now helps run. The work requires a special sort of boat: fast, nimble, stable, seaworthy, relatively dry. Photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz makes his living shooting images on the water of boats of all kinds, focusing in particular on wooden boats. Photo by Matt Murphy/WoodenBoat Publications Bray helped Mendlowitz bring the boat to Maine from Florida. Benjamin Mendlowitz with his friend and colleague Maynard Bray in his Albury runabout Abaco. ![]()
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