Career
Articles, Klingel’s final book was ": Including Boatbuilding with Aluminum" with noted yacht designer Thomas Colvin, published in 1973, and considered a classic on the subject. During World World War II, Klingel worked for ARCMO Steel in Baltimore, and rose to Chief of Metallurgy for ARMCO in the course of his career there. After retiring he started Gwynn"s Island Boat Yard in Virginia.
He built a dozen steel sailboats in the 30" class, along with a 42" ketch, a 51" schooner, PIPISTRELLE, a 75" C/B ketch, CLEMENTINE, and one large power boat (a 62" yacht, MANTEO, now named MARIAH).
In addition to building these steel boats he also built several diving bells that he used for research in the Chesapeake Bay. Gilbert Klingel died in 1983 at the age of 74.
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