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“My Dad had a 42-foot Bertram
(named Tooth Doctor) that we had for
about 10 years,” he said, “but when
he died in 2001, we sold it. It just
wasn’t the same. I got married, had
kids, and my hands were full with
working and the young ones, and
I couldn’t mess with it. It was,” he
added, “the end of an era.”
Eight years later, Smith started
looking for a new boat online, and
two years after that, spotted a somewhat
neglected Salvation, that at first,
seemed over-priced. That price eventually
came down, and one afternoon,
Smith called a friend and headed up
to Morehead City for a look that over
time turned into a purchase. Built by
legendary Manteo, N.C. boat builder
Omie Tillet, and one of only seven
that were built by him, it’s a classic
example of what’s known as a custom
Carolina-built boat, featuring a
deep V hull with a flared bow to cut
through the waves, at midship. Smith
says, “It flattens out so that it’ll get up
on plane and be very fuel efficient.” It
was designed specifically to navigate
the tricky, occasionally treacherous
Outer Banks’ head seas. She holds
two, 871 GM diesel Natural engines
that pre-date the boat’s construction
and were originally designed for
WWI tanks. They are, notes Smith,
“some of the best motors on the
planet.”
“It’s a hand-built boat,” says Smith,
“and the craftsmanship is spectacular.
It’s a very well-built, very seaworthy,
sturdy boat.”
It took some work to repair the
neglect that had settled into it, but it
was work that Smith enjoyed doing.
“It was awesome to participate in
(its renovation),” Smith says, “and
watch it grow from a neglected thing
to a work of art.”
Salvation sleeps six, and though
she’s spent most of her time between
the Outer Banks and Wrightsville,
Smith and a handful of friends and
relatives, talk of future trips to the
Bahamas. Smith, looking ahead to
life after dentistry, envisions a charter
business. “Building up a clientele. I
may,” he jokes, “even put a dental
chair in it.”
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Wrightsville Beach • $599,000
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910.233.7970
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