Roaring Gap , North Carolina Gallery
Number of boats:
(29) Lightning Bugs
(9) Electricraft rebuilds


Mahogany hulled Lightning Bug with black boot stripe and red bottom.  It is hard to tell from this angle but the decks have an ash covering boards and cockpit coaming. 
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Two Lightning Bugs together, one with mahogany decks and the other with ash.
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Fishing in front of the Roaring Gap community boathouse.  This boat has mahogany decks with a kelly green painted hull, ivory stripes and black bottom.
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15' Lightning Bug electric boat with mahogany decks with a kelly green painted hull, ivory stripes and black bottom.
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Photo of transom with gold leaf lettering.  Note: the apparent lightness of the aft covering board is an illusion from light refraction--not the actual color of the wood.  This is the same boat shown above which shows a uniform color.
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Gliding past one of Roaring Gap's exquisite boathouses.
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This Lightning Bug combines ash decks and coaming with a mahogany hull.  The cushions were special ordered in red & white pleated backs.
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Lightning Bug with mahogany decks with electric blue hull, white stripes and black bottom paint. 

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Mahogany decks with sun yellow hull and sky blue stripes and black bottom.  Cushions of beige vinyl.
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15' Electricraft boat built in the 1930's.  Budsin Wood Craft did an extensive renovation of this boat in 1995.
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16' double-ended Electricraft boat built in the 1930's.  We replaced the original masonite decks with planked mahogany and refurbished the hull and drive train in 1997.
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16' double-ended Electricraft boat built in the 1930's.  We replaced the original masonite decks with planked mahogany and refurbished the hull and drive train in 1997.  A 15' Electricraft boat is in the background.
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