Jersey Shore Folk Life Center
Demonstrator
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Charlie Schultz
- Boat Builder
Charlie
Schultz from Kent Island, Maryland comes from the Chesapeake Bay boat building
tradition. He grew up working at his uncle’s boat yard, Wheeler’s Boat
Works, in Baltimore Md which made a local version of a Seabright Skiff
for use in Ocean City, Maryland’s lifesaving service. He left Maryland
in his 20s vowing “I’ll never touch a boat again” and joined the rodeo
circuit where he roped steers for 27 years. It was after he retired that
he found his way back to boat building at the Tuckerton Seaport where he
can be found with Gus Heinrichs in Perrine’s boat works.
Charlie
Schultz is an avid fisherman who splits his time between South Jersey and
South Carolina. He is a regular demonstrator at the Tuckerton Seaport and
his minnow boxes and boat tables are available in the gift shop.
