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Summerfield Boat Works

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Summerfield Boat Works was a boat yard along the New River in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1930 to 2006.[1] The boat yard was named after Hank Summerfield who traded a sloop for the property in 1940.[2] In 1960, Summerfield died, but the facility remained family owned.[3] Greyhawk Marine Group purchased the yard and renamed her as Pier 17 in February 2005.[4] As of October 2018, a real-estate development company out of Alabama, Hix Snedeker Companies, is pursuing approvals for the property to become South Fork Marina, a 34-slip mega-yacht facility.[5]

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  1. ^ Larus, Preston (19 January 2009). "Summerfield Boat Works". BoatsAndWaterfront.com. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. ^ Steinberg, Marty. "History of Shady Banks" (PDF). Shady Banks Civic Association. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Hawkins, William (August 2001). "Boat yard, homes coexist in serene Shay Banks". Waterfront News. Ziegler Publishing. pp. 5, 15. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  4. ^ Mann, Joseph (February 5, 2005). "Boatyard Bought As Site For Yacht Club". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  5. ^ Cox, Dorie (October 16, 2018). "New Plans Emerge For Old Summerfield Yard". The Triton.