The Wooden Boat House originated from a long-term relationship between Paul Wagner, a patron of the arts and myself. We met when Paul decided to make an addition to his 1760’s farmhouse. The contractor needed to find millwork to match, so he introduced me to Paul. More than a decade of projects later, one fall day in 2004 I met with Paul. It was here that the question was asked “Steve, if you could build anything you wanted to, what would you build?” Much to Paul’s surprise, my answer was “boats!” So Paul said OK, build me a boat and that’s how the whole thing started.
Paul is a spiritual man; he believes that good karma brings great returns. This has brought him to live in the philosophy that the best things in life come from a love for whatever is being accomplished.
So as the boat was being built, instead of taking clients to a business lunch, Paul would bring them to see the boat. A lot more fun than sitting in a restaurant. The overwhelming reaction to the project prompted us to continue and to create our company.
