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Michael Crowley

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Michael Crowley is the former Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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The 40-foot lobster boat Squeeze Play after she was repaired repaired and painted at Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. Gamage Shipyard photo.
The 40-foot lobster boat Squeeze Play after she was repaired repaired and painted at Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. Gamage Shipyard photo.

Maine yard getting back into boatbuilding

The Motivation, shown here at the Friendship, Maine, lobster boat races, is the fastest Northern Bay 36 boat General Marine has built. Jon Johansen photo.
The Motivation, shown here at the Friendship, Maine, lobster boat races, is the fastest Northern Bay 36 boat General Marine has built. Jon Johansen photo.

Maine boat builder finds big business in Northern Bay 36 molds

The Liberty, which belongs to Port Clyde, Maine, lobsterman Tony Hooper, was intentionally sunk three times in six weeks in 2016. Photo courtesy Tony Hooper.
The Liberty, which belongs to Port Clyde, Maine, lobsterman Tony Hooper, was intentionally sunk three times in six weeks in 2016. Photo courtesy Tony Hooper.

A brief history of lobstermen’s rage

Peter Buxton at Buxton Boats is building this 31-1/2-foot lobster boat for Kathy Lymburner of Stonington, Maine. Buxton Boats photo.
Peter Buxton at Buxton Boats is building this 31-1/2-foot lobster boat for Kathy Lymburner of Stonington, Maine. Buxton Boats photo.

Smaller wooden lobster boat offers intriguing test for Maine builder

An illustration on the cover of The Fishermen's Memorial & Record Book, published 1873, depicts Gloucester fishing schooners riding out a winter gale.
An illustration on the cover of The Fishermen's Memorial & Record Book, published 1873, depicts Gloucester fishing schooners riding out a winter gale.

Remembering the February gale of 1862

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