National Fisherman

Boats & Gear

Out on the Edge of Trawler Design

Paul Molyneaux

Wesmac Custom Boats launched the 50-foot tuna boat Sharpe Hooks last spring with a pair of 1150-hp Caterpillar C18 main engines that get her up to about 32 knots. Wesmac Custom Boats photo.

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Texas-bound tuna boat under construction in Maine

Michael Crowley

For ZF, the partnership with Gator Tail expands the company’s portfolio into new markets. ZF photo.

New air-cooled outboard from ZF, Gator Tail Outboards

Image courtesy of Imtra

How do commercial fishermen benefit from Imtra's commitment to customer feedback?

Eric van Rees

Welders at Fairhaven Shipyard pieced together the bulbous bow on the Vigilance. The thruster, which runs off the boat’s hydraulics and was supplied by Pine Hill Equipment. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Keep it simple

Paul Molyneaux

An AI eye on the fuel gauge

Paul Molyneaux

A portion of the stern was replaced on the Virginia pound net boat Miss Dottie using African-grown mahogany wood. Larry Chowning photo.

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Quality wood and craftsmanship restoring pound netter Miss Dottie

Larry Chowning

“Whether we like it or not, change is coming” - Gear tracking a path to keep fisheries fishing

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Left to right: Sean “Pepper” Cleary, Captain Lillian Connor and her dog Dunkin, Sam Chytla, and Andrew “Farkus” Koehler—celebrate Connor's 31st birthday on June 25, 2023, and first year as a Kodiak seine boat skipper. Lillian Connor photo.

Rookie of the Year

Paul Molyneaux

Next Gen Fab built the Arctic Blonde, a 33-foot halibut longliner out of Valdez, Alaska. Next Gen Fab photo.

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New Bristol Bay stern picker on the ways

Michael Crowley

Sargent’s Custom Boats built the Miss Lindsay, a 33-foot fiberglass lobster boat. Sargent's Custom Boats photo.

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Two new lobster boats from Maine custom builder

Michael Crowley