Dennis Wolfe is a mechanical engineer by training and worked in many engineering, sales and senior management capacities during his 35 year industrial career. His father, uncle and grand father were professional boat builders and he has maintained wooden boatbuilding as a hobby throughout his life. The electric launch Sparky is his 13th boat and first project since becoming a full time boat builder in 2006. His most recent project, prior to Sparky, is the 24' runabout shown below. He lives and works on the shore of the St. Clair River in Marine City, Michigan.