Isaac E. Smith

Isaac Edgar Smith (January 21, 1858 – September 27, 1940) was an American boat builder based in Port Washington, New York.

[2] After completing his apprenticeship, Isaac Smith opened his own boat-building business on Shore Road in Port Washington.

[2] His work continued both through his own business and later through the Sands Point Shipyard, in conjunction with Carl H. Shultz, Martyn Baker, and James P. Ford, until his retirement in 1930.

Later he married Ida Baxter, former Postmistress of Port Washington and they were still together when he died at his summer home in North Creek, New York on September 27, 1940, of a heart attack.

[7] The mayor of Port Washington and other local celebrities attended the dedication which saw the mounting of a Starboat keel on the spot, which is now a public park.