Boat building on Man-O-War Cay in Bahamas dates back to the 1880s. During the middle of the last century, numerous boat yards lined the harbor. William H. Albury (“Uncle Will”) built some of the largest boat yards in Man-O-Way Cay. When a big boat was under construction, he might employ 15 or 20 men to work on her. Many of these men also had small yards where they built smaller boats – "Abaco Dinghies" which became the backbone of the fishing and commercial industry of the Bahamas. Boats built on Man-O-War Cay in the 1900s Man-O-War Cay Boat Builders during the 1800s