Tag Archives: Commercial fishing boat builder
Wedgeport Boats’ sales buoyant
Wedgeport Boats, a builder of commercial fishing boats in Yarmouth County, is thriving during the pandemic due to a surge in demand for recreational boats and the rental of space in one of its buildings. “There’s definitely been an increase on the recreational side of almost 100 per cent,” says Wedgeport general manager Fraser Challoner. Such boats are usually a small part of Wedgeport’s total sales and still are. But the boatyard’s doubling of those sales in the past year has definitely helped it stay afloat. >click to read< 09:30
Matthew Roy Bigwood, Commercial fishing boat builder, founder of Bigwood Propeller Corp
Matthew Roy Bigwood, 65, passed away peacefully at his home on August 1, 2020. He was predeceased by his brother, Jonathan L. Bigwood. He is survived by his wife Mary Alice Bigwood (Kennedy); as well as his sister-in-law Peryntha (Perrie) Bigwood and nephews, Justin Emerson and Jonathan (Trevor) and many other loving family members and friends.,, His father Waldo aka (Jack) was a carpenter by trade and the two boys Jon and Matt inherited Dad’s many talents. In the early 70′s they built a 28 foot wooden lobster boat named The Marian Louise, after Grandma Bigwood, in the back yard in Spencer. They also built three large, steel commercial fishing boats on the property in the Mills. >Click to read< 10:50
