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The 44-foot cruiser Vigilant is the latest vessel to be launched by Peter Kass and the crew at John’s Bay Boat Company.
Three Maine yards herald summer with launching festivities
A versatile Maine builder launches two “crossover” luxury workboat projects for opposite ends of the country
A saltwater pontoon boat transformed for lobster fishing.
Samoset Boatworks rebirths a vintage Young Brothers 45.
Willis Beal's latest lobsterboat will not be used for hauling traps. It’s a 5-foot-long “little boat,” meant for display.
Little Darlin’ is the last wooden lobsterboat built by the late Clinton L. “Buddy” Beals.
Boatbuilder Peter Buxton specializes in wood
A rugged workboat
Ocean science, boat launches, and sharks on the move
Doug Dodge has spent the last decade perfecting a wooden lobsterboat that he hopes will be the fastest in its class
This new 50-footer is built to work hard year-round
Builder’s stable features two different Beals Island model lines
A bigger boat for a lobsterman who moved his operation farther offshore
The story behind the Boothbay 33 and its Broadway theater connections.
At John’s Bay Boat, wood is the word.
A look at some working lobsterboats from Maine builders.
Building a one-of-a-kind Holland 35 for a fisherman whose Holland 32 was destroyed by fire.

Photographs and text by Micah Philbrook

At 98 years of age, Paul Chapman has not let age slow down his boatbuilding. He recently finished a 37' wooden boat.
Boatbuilder Richard Stanley’s newest boat is a hybrid that combines the best of wood and fiberglass.
For two women who lobster professionally, it was time to upgrade to bigger boats.
Research for a novel takes an author out to sea in search of lobsters and understanding.
Getting powerboat enthusiasts to agree on exactly what’s in the DNA of a “downeast cruiser” is a tricky proposition.
The qualities that made them good for rum-running during Prohibition also made builder Will Frost’s boats good for lobstering. His semi-displacement hulls, renowned for maintaining speed at capacity, have influenced the design of lobsterboats ever since.
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