Boats & Gear

Strongback Metal Boats is building this 32-foot combination boat to fish Bristol Bay salmon and spiny lobsters off Southern California. — Strongback Metal Boats is building this 32-foot combination boat to fish Bristol Bay salmon and spiny lobsters off Southern California. Strongback Metal Boats photo.

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First-of-a-kind combo will run spinies to bay salmon; Washington boatyard delivers 49-foot California crabber

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The three D’s of robotics are, dirty, dangerous and dull. But the Kongsberg Maritime USV never complains. Kongsberg Maritime photo

Finders keepers: New trawl technology helps fleets fish smarter and managers track biomass, despite covid disruptions

Paul Molyneaux

Suzuki’s drive-by-wire technology is now available in lower-horsepower outboards. Suzuki photo.

Suzuki unveils new outboards: Smaller outboards offer big upgrades

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Joining forces: Integrity Machining brings three brands under one roof

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Nelsons Railway near White Stone, Va., has recently opened and can handle 50-foot-long and 30-ton boats. Larry Chowning photo.

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Rebuilt railway put to task on its owner’s boat; classic deadrise gets new fiberglass and painted hull

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This Osmond 46' x 17' 6" crabber is one of several boats H&H Marine has sent to California. H&H Marine photo.

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Maine yard sends crabber to the West Coast; lobstermen’s love of racing perseveres in pandemic

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The wooden dragger and crabber Blue Pacific after leaving Makela Boatworks. Makela Boatworks photo.

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Wooden boat gets first major workover in 57 years; a little welding help comes along just at the right time

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Built-in 1978 at what is now Eastern Shipbuilding Group, the Relentless has been repowered and maintained for many years at Garpo Marine on Staten Island, New York. Jake Smith photo

Relentless never quits: A venerable East Coast scalloper goes in for a significant power upgrade at Staten Island’s Garpo Marine Services

Paul Molyneaux

R.A. Mitchell builds a popular 150-kW unit with a John Deere 6068AFM85 and a Marathon 431 frame 120/208V 60-cycle generator. R.A. Mitchell photo.

Next gen: Genset efficiency gets major upgrades with hybrid systems

Paul Molyneaux

CQR rolls out new software, waterproof reader.

Seafood cells: Certified Quality Reader looks to improve, organize fish quality data

Brian Hagenbuch

The Salt Shaker, a 42-foot Mussel Ridge hull was finished off by Simmons Boatworks for Friendship lobsterman Eugene Harrington. Eugene Harrington photo.

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More horsepower is driving force for new boat; boatyard expands lineup with 38-foot model

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