Boats & Gear

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Privateers make Mid-Atlantic inroads

Larry Chowning

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

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Maine yard getting back into boatbuilding

Michael Crowley

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.

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Maine boat builder finds big business in Northern Bay 36 molds

Michael Crowley

The Patti Marine-built Sea Watcher I. Patti Marine photo.

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Boat lover’s weekend anchored by Patti Marine launch

Samuel Hill

The Big Three of 2016: (Left) Blue North, built at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. (Middle) Defender, rebuilt at Patti Marine Enterprises in Pensacola, Fla. (Right) Araho, built at Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla. Photos (L-R): Kevin. — The Big Three of 2016: (Left) Blue North, built at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash.

Building boom: North Pacific fleet makeover will generate billions

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An N-Virodredge in action. Tim Sheehan photo.

Maine scallops: Chain of command

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The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years. Eastern Shipbuilding photo. — The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years.

Newbuild factory trawler Araho en route to Alaska

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Veteran scallop boat captain Chris Wright draws a crowd at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center on Jan. 11. JP Vellotti photo.

Meet your captain

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Weight creep worries

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Gear gifts for Christmas

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Trawler uses fish parts that others trash

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