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.
So when is it expected to be done?
“Don’t ask”, Hable told The Epoch Times. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get it done.”
Talking to the skilled craftsman, it quickly became apparent the appeal of his undertaking lay in the journey, more so than the destination….