Gillingham, Basil. July 9, 2013. Crystal Braye and Ryan Stacey interviewing Basil Gillingham, George's Point, Gander Bay.

Interview conducted outdoors on shore of Gander River where Basil is showing Crystal Braye and Ryan Stacey his Gander Bay boat (also known as a Gander River Boat). Basil talks about building materials; the demensions of the boat; construction details; plane and boat collision on the river; getting t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braye, Crystal
Other Authors: Gillingham, Basil, Basil Gillingham was born in George's Point, Gander Bay in 1940. He learned how build Gander Bay Boats (also known as Gander River Boats) at a young age by watching his father Leslie Gilllingham, and began to build his own when he was sixteen years old. Basil has built more than one hundred boats and has spent fifty years guiding on the Gander River.
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Work
Architecture
building and construction
Boatbuilding
Boats
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/95
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Summary:Interview conducted outdoors on shore of Gander River where Basil is showing Crystal Braye and Ryan Stacey his Gander Bay boat (also known as a Gander River Boat). Basil talks about building materials; the demensions of the boat; construction details; plane and boat collision on the river; getting to Gander

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