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An Excellent Five Part Photo Series – Building a Wooden Lobster Boat
I love wooden lobster boats. This is a five part series, from start, to finish at Johns Bay Boat Company located in South Bristol, ME. The photographs were shot by Walt Barrows Photography. They are perfect. The craftsmanship of the builder is evident in every photograph. Being built by the John’s Bay Boat Company for James R. Tripp from Spruce Head, Maine. Boat is 46-feet, 3 inches long. Work began in July 2014. Click here for the images. 14:36
There’s no knocking wooden lobster boats – Veteran wooden boat builder Richard Stanley
“There are a bunch of guys fishing today that started in wooden lobster boats,” Stanley said, “and a few still have them.” He remembers a conversation with a friend who had one of the last Bunker and Ellis working lobster boats built. “He said he wished he could have a wooden boat with a fiberglass top,” Stanley said. That’s just what he’s hoping to start building. Read the rest here 10:28
