Our mission was to purchase and restore this classic buy boat to it's former glory. After many hours of hard work and months of sweat we are well on our way to this goal. The Thomas J is an operational memorial of the great maritime history surrounding the Chesapeake Bay. Once used for commercial oyster fishing this boat is now a privately owned pleasure craft being used for fishing trips and pleasure cruises from her home port on the chester river. In the pictoral display below you can see the steps that have been taken to restore this classic ship to it's original glory. Above are links to our galleries and our schedule for the summer months. Please enjoy this site.

Feel free to contact us with any comments or questions at

tomparker@parker-welding.com