Harold Payson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHarold Payson
American engineer
Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1928
Date of Death: 23-Mar-2011
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Harold Payson
- Harold 'Dynamite' Payson (April 13, 1928 – March 23, 2011) was a boat builder and designer from South Thomaston, Maine, USA.
- Best known for his books on the "New Instant Boats" (heavily inspired by Phil Bolger) which utilize a modern boat-building technique using plywood and glue.
- He was also a contributor to WoodenBoat magazine. Married to: Amy Payson. He served in the U.S.
- Navy during World War II, but returned to the Maine coast where he lived the rest of his life.
- He fished and later built boats at a shop he and his father built in 1952. He leaves behind his four remaining children,including Neil Payson.
- He has many grandchildren and great grandchildren Cause of death: Aortic aneurysm
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