84-Year-Old Spends 40 Years Building Huge Wooden Boat in His Garage—And He’s Still Working on It

84-Year-Old Spends 40 Years Building Huge Wooden Boat in His Garage—And He’s Still Working on It
(Courtesy of Jesse Yang via Love Wisconsin); Inset: Courtesy of Judith Hable
Anna Mason
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Bill Hable was 47 when he started building himself a boat. Now the former mechanical engineer from Bloomer, Wisconsin, is 84 years old—and still working on it.

The magnificent 41-foot wooden schooner is kept in a large boathouse Hable built at his home. Every week, three days a week, he takes himself into the shed and immerses himself in the mammoth, decades-long project.

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