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Patricia Noreen removes her gloves to feel the edges and sand rough spots on a covid-19 face shield cut-out. Shields are then cleaned. Jonesport Shipyard photo.
Maine boatyard builds covid-19 face shields; illness prompts four-week shutdown for one yard
Velocity Marine’s Point Steele is powered with a pair of Ultrajet 340HT jets and twin 600-hp Cummins QSC8.3 diesels. Velocity Marine photo.
Boatyard sends two gillnetters to Bristol Bay; wooden-boat specialist keeps older boats working
The third event in Maine's 2020 lobster boat racing season drew 81 boats to Moosabec Reach. Jon Johansen photo.
Moosabec Reach lobster boat races mark Independence Day
Blue Eyed Girl is barely ahead of Maria’s Nightmare in Rockland’s Diesel Free For All race. Jon Johansen photo
Lobster rockets: Let the races begin
Maine's 2020 lobster boat racing season continues to contract under pressure of covid-19 health concerns. Jon Johansen photo.
Maine’s lobster boat racing season continues to shrink
The Pull N’ Pray is undergoing restoration work at Wayne Beal Boats after an engine fire caused extensive damages.
Fire-damaged lobster boat in for repairs
Launched in 1967 as a crab boat, the 100' dragger Mark I left the Hansen Boat Co. in Everett, Wash., after extensive repairs and a new pipe gantry. Hansen Boat Co. photo.
Dragger gets some crew-comfort renovations
When it's finished, Bay Weld Boats' 21-foot skiff will have a Thrustmaster 20-inch HI500water jet for power. Bay Weld Boats photo.
'Bridge boat' needs a squeeze play to Bristol Bay
The Zytanna, a 40-year-old Stanley lobster boat, was rebuilt by Eaton's Boat Shop & Fiberglassing for a Maine lobsterman in Deer Isle. Eaton Boat Shop & Fiberglassing photo.
40-year-old Stanley lobster boat gets a rebuild
Rozema Boatworks photo
Washington boatyard building three bay gillnetters
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