National Fisherman

Boatbuilding

Getting on step and making 40 mph, the Battleship undergoing sea trials near Bellingham, Washington. The next step is a barge ride to Nanek, and the run to Egegik. Brad A. Meier photo.

Under Wraps

Paul Molyneaux

The 40' x 16.5' Capt. William was launched in May for planting oyster shells and spat on Virginia leased oyster grounds. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia oysterman builds himself a new planter vessel

Larry Chowning

Living aboard for up to five days, Shane Slaughter rebuilt the fo’c’sle of his Nova Scotia-built Dixon 42 and extended the wheel house aft so that he and his crewman could add a hot shower, a step up from the deck hose. Shane Slaughter photo.

Cross country

Paul Molyneaux

Peregrine Boats launched this 32’ x 16’ 6’ Bristol Bay gillnetter at the end of May. She should be able to plane with 12,000 pounds and work in 20 inches of water. Peregrine Boats photo.

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Design tweaks pack more horsepower, fish in a Bristol Bay gillnetter

Michael Crowley

This 27’ x 10’ garvey is going to Scotty George of Lancaster County, Va., to fish gill-nets in the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Garveys and more garveys

Larry Chowning

Snow & Co.’s Eric Rasmussen with his own Atlas engine, a 4 cylinder very similar to the Western Flyer’s original engine, a160-hp, 6-cylinder Atlas Imperial. Snow & Co. photo.

Western Flyer: Still in the game

Paul Molyneaux

Abe Philbrook, owner of the Katherine Pennington, straddles the boat’s sheer line at the hauling station. Behind him is a custom cabin top built by Oceanville Boatworks. Oceanville Boatworks photo.

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Lots of custom work – and a shiny bilge – for Maine islands lobster boat

Michael Crowley

Faye Hall christens the 180’ F/V Little River with a bottle of champagne on Saturday, April 22 at the Omega Protein dock in Reedville, Va.. Larry Chowning photo.

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Chesapeake Bay menhaden steamers christened

Larry Chowning

The new crabber has a bulbous bow and draws over 12 feet loaded. In sea trials the vessel cruised at 9 knots and could make a complete turn in three boat lengths. Chantier Naval Forillon photo.

Ugjit Mijua’ji’jg: The 'For the Children' crabber with near-zero emissions

Paul Molyneaux

The Bristol Bay gillnetter Lady Mindy, built by Rozema Boatworks in the early 1990s, left Maritime Fabrication on April 17 with a new enclosed top house. Maritime Fabrication photo.

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Upgraded boats, and a new gillnet drum design for Bristol Bay

Michael Crowley

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/81cb5870c18819d32997dedb8c48c34a.jpg — Maine Lobsterboat from the 1970s. Photo from 1979 NF article.

The evolution of lobstermen and their boats

Carli Stewart