National Fisherman

Paul Molyneaux

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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Jennifer Lincoln: Safety captain

Young captains Elijah Brice and Asher Molyneaux explain the ins and outs of lobstering and scalloping to students from Sterling college. Lydia Lapporte photo

Seafood: The next generation

The New Jersey-based Relentless was repowered at Garpo Marine on Staten Island, New York. Jake Smith photo

Still Relentless: Crew keeps scalloper afloat in engine room flood

Glas Ocean Electric has been a pioneer in designing hybrid diesel-electric boats, and is working on a new electric-only design for the aquaculture industry. Glas Ocean Electric photo

Fully charged: Market for hybrid propulsion systems heats up, and designers are ready

SpaceX Starlink and other satellite constellations connect Carling Technologies’ and other vessel monitoring systems to distant analysts. SpaceX Starlink photo

Wheelhouse in the cloud: Tech is moving marine electronics into the world of remote monitoring and artificial intelligence

Equipped with a Fred Wahl designed and built crane, the lengthened Keta will be able to handle more crab pots and quota. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo

In the long run: The 45-year-old F/V Keta gets a stretch to increase her capacity in Alaska’s king crab fishery

The original doors of the king crabber Wizard required each dog to be turned. When the boat took a sea through the wheelhouse, the rebuild included new Libra doors, sold by Imtra Corp. of New Bedford, Mass. Eric MacDonald photos

We got you covered: In rough seas, a vessel’s integrity depends on sound hatches, doors and windows

Teknotherm photo.

Just chillin’: Designs that incorporate refrigeration innovations are helping vessels of all sizes land quality product

The Carpe Diem, a 60-foot Dixon, is built to fish offshore in the worst weather, when catches are big and prices are high. Asher Molyneaux photo.

Seize the day and slay: Ethan Whitaker’s outsized Carpe Diem dwarfs other Maine lobster boats, but is built for the future