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A Fishing Story - 1989 the f/v My Colleen
by C. C. Crow photos by author
Late fall 1988 and winter of 1989 I helped my nextdoor neighbor
Les Meredith build the f/v My Colleen, a 35 foot, 11 ft. beam, gillnet (sockeye salmon)
fishing vessel licensed in Cook Inlet, Kenai, Alaska.
Les, a high school biology teacher at the time, would pick me up after school
and we would drive to Stanwood, 40 miles north, and we'd work till 10 or so each
night. It was a "kit" boat. The factory, Lindell Boat Works, laid the fiberglass
haul and cabin, and placed the motor, a Cat 3208 diesel, and we did the rest.
They provided all the materials, tools and we the labor. Les concentrated on the
interior details while I worked on the electrical.
BUILDING THE BOAT
The fiberglass hull is being laid out in the mold
(actually, this one is for one of the larger boats)
A CAT 3208 powers the boat, she's turbo-charged and after-cooled
Now this is the way an electrical panel should look!
She's starting to take shape, the radar scope, radios, depth finder are all
mounted. Got to get that stove pipe on next.
Our stay inside the warm dry factory is over. They need to make room for
the next boat. Another week or two and we'll be in the water!
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