This no-name spray hood lobster boat was originally owned by Joseph Elwood Spurling. The vessel had been brought up to Maine by summer people and so started out life as being slightly more elegant than the common fishing boat. She was planked with southern cedar and copper fastened. Elwood used her for weir fishing. He later sold it to Henry Lewis Linscott. When Ralph Ober Phippen owned the vessel he used it for lobster fishing. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 2009.
Description: This no-name spray hood lobster boat was originally owned by Joseph Elwood Spurling. The vessel had been brought up to Maine by summer people and so started out life as being slightly more elegant than the common fishing boat. She was planked with southern cedar and copper fastened. Elwood used her for weir fishing. He later sold it to Henry Lewis Linscott. When Ralph Ober Phippen owned the vessel he used it for lobster fishing. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 2009. [show more]
Built by Ronald Dean Rich for his twin brother Roger Clifton Rich in 1959. The boat was named for Roger's daughter Meredith. The boat was later sold to Sheldon "Snicker" Damon, who renamed it "Mum's Mink." The boat was restored by Damon's sons after Ronald, Roger, and Sheldon had all passed away.
Description: Built by Ronald Dean Rich for his twin brother Roger Clifton Rich in 1959. The boat was named for Roger's daughter Meredith. The boat was later sold to Sheldon "Snicker" Damon, who renamed it "Mum's Mink." The boat was restored by Damon's sons after Ronald, Roger, and Sheldon had all passed away.
“Fish Hawk” carries 54 hogsheads. She worked fish to factories of Jonesport through the early sixties. She broke her back when a storm drove her ashore and died at Beals Island and a dock was built over her hulk. She was built in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1914 for William Underwood Company. WC 2991, Reg #212685, 40 T Gr. X 17 Net. In 1959 she was still working out of McKinley for the William Underwood factory.” – “Sardine Carriers and Seiners of the Maine Coast” compiled and written by Paul E. Bennett, The St. Pierre Doriman, p. 28, 1992.
Description: “Fish Hawk” carries 54 hogsheads. She worked fish to factories of Jonesport through the early sixties. She broke her back when a storm drove her ashore and died at Beals Island and a dock was built over her hulk. She was built in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1914 for William Underwood Company. WC 2991, Reg #212685, 40 T Gr. X 17 Net. In 1959 she was still working out of McKinley for the William Underwood factory.” – “Sardine Carriers and Seiners of the Maine Coast” compiled and written by Paul E. Bennett, The St. Pierre Doriman, p. 28, 1992. [show more]
Ruth Moore's skiff, "Peapod," was built by C.M. Rich Boatbuilders. It was later owned by Ruth Moore's nephew, George Robert Trask (1944-). The skiff was rebuilt in Spring 2015 at the Bass Harbor Boat Shop.
Description: Ruth Moore's skiff, "Peapod," was built by C.M. Rich Boatbuilders. It was later owned by Ruth Moore's nephew, George Robert Trask (1944-). The skiff was rebuilt in Spring 2015 at the Bass Harbor Boat Shop.
Ralph Warren Stanley built this 36' lobster boat for Carl Colson “Buddy” Lawson Jr. (1921-2005) of Goose Cove, West Tremont, in his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. "Ajax" had more flare in the bow than Ralph's previous designs. She was powered by a diesel engine.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley built this 36' lobster boat for Carl Colson “Buddy” Lawson Jr. (1921-2005) of Goose Cove, West Tremont, in his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. "Ajax" had more flare in the bow than Ralph's previous designs. She was powered by a diesel engine.
"Ethel M III" - Stop Seiner, a "Novy" boat, built in Nova Scotia. A stop seine is a net used to close off a small cove so that fish can be taken out with a small seine.
Description: "Ethel M III" - Stop Seiner, a "Novy" boat, built in Nova Scotia. A stop seine is a net used to close off a small cove so that fish can be taken out with a small seine.
“The “Edward M.” was built in South Warren, Maine in 1940 and ran to Belfast for the Belfast Canning Company. She was later used as a freight boat. She was 58 feet long by 15 feet wide and her carrying capacity was 64 hogsheads.” - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 167.
Description: “The “Edward M.” was built in South Warren, Maine in 1940 and ran to Belfast for the Belfast Canning Company. She was later used as a freight boat. She was 58 feet long by 15 feet wide and her carrying capacity was 64 hogsheads.” - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 167.