“The “Joyce Marie” (formerly named “Glen Gary”) was built in 1948 in Thomaston, Maine. She was a round-sterned, 80 foot sardine carrier that would carry 75 hogsheads of fish. [1 hogshead (hhd) = 17 ½ bushels or 63 U.S. gallons.]
The “Joyce Marie” carried fish to North Lubec Manufacturing and Can Company in Rockland, Maine fir a time and then to various Stinson Canning Company factories
…Charlton Dow and his son Gregory, of Bass Harbor ran the “Joyce Marie” until it was decided that she was no longer seaworthy and was tied up and left to die…
…[After 1989] she was taken out of retirement and put back to work.” - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 99-100.
“Captain Dave Bikford has [“Joyce Marie”] now. L.O.A. 80’, LWL 69’ x 18’ x 8’6”. Built 1948 Thomaston, Maine and launched as “Glengary.” She can boat 1359 bu. Decks are white pine on oak beams and she has a 10” x 10” keelson. Official #256967, 51 Gr. T. x 40 T. net. At one time she boated fish to Addison Packing in S.W. Harbor. Skippered by Donald Stuart of Richardson, Deer Island.” - Sardine Carriers and Seiners of the Maine Coast compiled and written by Paul E. Bennett, The St. Pierre Doriman, p. 21 & 28 – 1992.
For beautiful photographs of “Joyce Marie” see “Wood, Water & Light: Classic Wooden Boats,” Text by Joel White and Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz, published by W.W. Norton & Company, 1988, p. 139-141.
