A Spontanious Butler Boats Reunion

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Janet -O and Glenna Faye with Sweet Pea, also built in Reedville

The weather has been jaw dropping and everyone is using this moment to get their boats ready for the winter. And just pure luck we had three of the Butler Built Boats here at the railway at one time. The Glenna Faye, a wonderful 1940’s round stern deadrise, Janet -O still working out there from the 1950’s a masterpiece called South Wind, The Butlers last round stern deadrise. And its like a time capsule and dwwply loved and cared for. Its kinda like a factory jambaree.

WOW, okay wow for me, but knowing the history of these boats is amazing.

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Watching Glenna Faye move to the Railway, Mr B was concerned. WHO IS THAT?

Those lines!

Picture perfect

It was like this all day, NANNETE showed up for a visit. perfect weather for boating.

NANETTE enjoying the fall colors on a Car Free Day here in Reedville VA. BTW NANNETE is a Palmer built boat.  Below are more images of the Butler boats here

Butler boat 12, SOUTH WIND built for John Shelton 1967

Janet – O –  being finished  Late 1950’s

And Glenna Faye who is still catching and hauling fish

SOUTH WIND and The Iris Marie

STAY TUNED, We have a special Last Gasp and the color Blue is on! AND!!!!! if you want more Butler Boats, Here is a story we did in 2021. HERE

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  1. Greg Lewandowski
    Greg Lewandowski says:

    Wow and wow! What a wonderful reunion. I love the Midwest built classic runabouts and cruisers, but those East coast boats are in a class of their own. Absolutely beautiful. It is obvious in the bow shot that they are all sisters. The Butler genes are present and impressive. I am going back now to look at them some more. Thanks for a great Saturday morning story!

  2. Dan Overbeek
    Dan Overbeek says:

    Everywhere you look is a beautiful photo. What a place to work and play! It appears to me that Mr B is the railway boss!

  5. Mike D
    Mike D says:

    Great boats, great design, it’s unlikely to see anything like these boats on Lake Michigan. I assume that these working boats are designed and built for practical reasons. Can anyone comment why the stern is rounded, the low freeboard, and the high bow?

  6. Darthtrader
    Darthtrader says:

    Here is an excellent video done by the Mariner’s Museum about how one of these boats is built. The finished boat is in the Mariner’s museum collection.

  7. Art
    Art says:

    Wow what a neat happening.

    I feel a kindred spirit to Janet-O. I do not recall ever seeing a boat with a -O name before. Matt do you know any of the history of her name?
    Actually my boatress just reminded me that our son Todd had a cruiser named Patty-O but it was a take off from MOLLY-O after his wife Patty.

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