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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 Kodiak crabber Odin's Eye left Giddings Boatworks May 31 with new sponsons and more crab pot capacity. Ty Rouse photo.

New sponsoning jobs at Giddings Boatworks

At Boothbay, Kimberly Ann (on the right), hitting 40.8 mph, barely beats Miss Madelyn in the Diesel Class M(B) race. Jon Johansen photo.

A cold start to Maine lobster boat race season

The Chuck Norris, a new Bristol Bay gillnetter, was designed to fish in extremely shallow water and stay there longer than other gillnetters. Shiloh Seymour photo.

New Bristol Bay gillnetter with shallow draft – and a side house

Three boats have kept work steady at Distinctive Finishes in Haines Alaska

Tailored Boats widened the Deja Vu, a Willis Beal 44, from 15’ 2” to 18’. Taylored Boats photo.

Taylored Boats builds on classic Willis Beal designs

Boricua Custom Boats launched the Cap’N Ben, a 43-year-old Young Brothers, in a like-new condition on April 4. Boricua Custom Boats photos.

Maine yard revives classic lobster boats

Maritime Fabrications finished off the 46-foot Pacific Hunter as a crabber. Maritime Fabrications photo

Washington yard finishes crabber before prepping gillnetters for summer

Dana’s Boatshop installed a rubber deck on the Wicked Wendy, an RP40 lobster boat. Dana’s Boatshop photo

Maine island shop delivers a lobster boat with a new rubber deck

David Peterson replaced six planks on the Keku Queen’s starboard side and sistered 20 ribs. David Peterson photo

California boat carpenter works on ribs for salmon and crab boats

The Ace Hi’s rotten bow stem has been removed and will be replaced with a pepperwood bow stem. Hardwood anchor guards will be on both sides of the new stem. Makela Boatworks photo

Builder says fishing is what saved this 75-year-old wooden salmon boat