National Fisherman

June Spotlight

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Bubba Trutt, of Darien, Georgia came to Ted and Todd’s Marine Service in Beaufort, N.C., in March 2019 to fiberglass the hull of the 78-foot shrimp boat, the Capt Phillips. photo: Ted and Todd’s Marine Service.

New Life for Old Boats

Paul Molyneaux

26'x8'6" aquaculture support vessel. US Watercraft photo.

US Watercraft building new Virginia oyster farm support vessel

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Afloat again after a massive rebuild the Western Flyer, once a highline sardine seiner, will become a research and education vessel as part of the Western Flyer Foundation. Port Townsend Shipwrights photo.

Return of the Western Flyer

Paul Molyneaux

One of two vessels for the same owner in the north of Brittany, this 40-foot by 16-foot hull is designed for scalloping and pot fishing, powered by a 500-hp Scania DI13, it is expected to make 17 knots when heading out with fuel and bait. Pantocaréne phot

The beak bow design from France promises improved efficiency and safety

Paul Molyneaux

Reuben and Clifton Ivanoff and their family have fished on the New Dawn since 2000. Charlie Ess photo.

New splashes in Alaska

Charlie Ess

Do hybrid engines have a future in U.S. fishing markets?

Jeremiah Karpowicz

The Shenanegan as it arrived back at Giddings Boatworks in Charleston, Oregon in 2019. Giddings sponsoned and lengthened the boat in 2007, and added a bulbous bow more than a decade later. Harry Allen photo.

The rebuild of the F/V Shenanegan took fourteen years, but it was worth the wait

Paul Molyneaux

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

Michael Crowley

James W. "Jimmyjohn" Hunley is refurbishing the Willard Norris-built Aubri Lynn at his boatshed behind his home in Deltaville, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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Keeping it alive: Rebuilding a Willard Norris deadrise in Deltaville

Larry Chowning

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

Michael_Crowley

Taylored Boats builds on classic Willis Beal designs

Michael Crowley

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.

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Maine yard revives classic lobster boats

Michael Crowley