This crab boat also fishes in Alaska longlining for Halibut and Black Cod her hull is aluminum and she features twin propellers
- Unwieldy-looking out of water, silhouetted against a Springtime sky, this old tuna boat waits hopefully for paint
Boats of all kinds:
In dry dock, stored for the Winter, for repair and restoration, or for good:
Another side of the tuna troller - a fish out of water
Here, out of the water, surrounded by pavement, they appear as monuments to their trade, sentinels of countless storms of the Pacific Graveyard, and showing the effects of work and weather.
The Raven rests in dry dock, a veteran survivor of the Pacific Graveyard?
Slated for demolition and disposal, this old hull waits. A sleek, newer version can be seen in the background.
Some of these may have been salvaged, the remnants of a disaster awaiting disposal.
The ones that didn’t make it won’t be found here…
Gillnetter, troller and charter sit side by side out of the water and in storage
…instead swallowed by the surf and consumed by the elements.
A sailboat hull sits up on blocks, the Astoria-Megler bridge is backdrop
This fiberglass crabbers name says it all
A diminutive Columbia River gillnetter
The Raven, a wooden fishing vessel, sits approximating her water-borne stance, the car in the background gives a little perspective for size
NW Limited...History in Vogue 
The old hull is the Marian Jean. A salmon troller built in 1942 by
A E Jacobson. My father sold it 11 years ago to a man that let
The Oregon and california licensnces expire then left it to sink at
The dock twice in Warrington.
The Raven was built in 1946 at the Franklin Boat Yards and is 46 feet long. She fished the Alaskan waters most of her career and was put in drydock approx 2 years ago. I own her now and work is commencing on refitting her to be a liveaboard. Shes actually in pretty good shape and will be afloat within a year.
The Raven was built in 1946 at the Franklin Boat Yards and is 46 feet long. She fished the Alaskan waters most of her career and was put in drydock approx 2 years ago. I own her now and work is commencing on refitting her to be a liveaboard. Shes actually in pretty good shape and will be afloat within a year.
Just curious about the Raven. Have you refitted her? These were the backbone of the fishing fleet. Two men could handle them with ease and make a good living. Unfortunately, the fish aren’t as plentiful as they once were.
The Raven was built in 1946 at the Franklin Boat Yards and is 46 feet long. She fished the Alaskan waters most of her career and was put in drydock approx 2 years ago. I own her now and work is commencing on refitting her to be a liveaboard. Shes actually in pretty good shape and will be afloat within a year.
The Raven was built in 1946 at the Franklin Boat Yards and is 46 feet long. She fished the Alaskan waters most of her career and was put in drydock approx 2 years ago. I own her now and work is commencing on refitting her to be a liveaboard. Shes actually in pretty good shape and will be afloat within a year.
Jack here, work is progressing on the Raven slowly, but steadily. I still haqve plans on a re launch in about a year, ready to go then. The Raven worked the waters for 40+ years, and will sail again for hopefully another 40!! More to come as work progresses
Jack what is the Raven status. Dean
Im absolutely delighted to report that after a year of waiting and worrying, we have begun work on thye raven. Reefing the hull is in progress, its approx 30% completed as of today 7/26/10, The BIG news i8s that the Raven is being listed on a Historical Fishing Vessell websire in Washington DC. Was digitally scanned 2 days ago, pics are being posted on the website in about 3 weeks…further info…she’s a Ed Monk designed boat, built in 1946 by the Franklin Boat Works in Gig Harbor. Shes 100% Fir, and powered by by a 671 Gimmy. What happens after this depends on w2hat else i find out about her
I remember her in the late 40’s and 50’in Calif.she was owned then by Maurice Coliserto.
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I love the picture of the old Tuna troller “a fish out of water”. I have completed a drawing of the boat and have aged it and placed it on a beach. There is also a gull flying above the troller. I’ve named it the “Jackie Mae” after my wife. I would like to make and sell prints of this drawing and would like your permission to use the image on this site. I will respectively wait for your reply.
Thank you – Bruce
The Bali, is a converted sailing schooner that was once the pride owner actor John Carridine. It spent many later years in the Albacore fishery under the command of the late Don Schuler then the late John Seaman. major problems with the fuel tanks have rendered her fetched up in the dry yard all but abandoned.