Oyster Boat Columbia - The Hull Truth

Soundbounder · 08-25-2009, 01:59 PM

Here are some photos of an old oyster boat still in use near Bridgeport CT.

Soundbounder · 11-08-2009, 04:32 AM

Here are some of the S.W. Sheppard, a 1922 oyster boat still in operation:

S W SHEPPARD

pugnacious3333 · 11-08-2009, 05:16 AM

Very cool, thanks for the pics. Oyster season is in full swing here too.....some great photographic opportunities.

Soundbounder · 11-08-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pugnacious3333

Very cool, thanks for the pics. Oyster season is in full swing here too.....some great photographic opportunities.

Thanks Pugnacious!

I need to make an early morning trip to catch some of the boats leaving

captlucky13 · 11-08-2009, 12:17 PM

i see that boat leaving the harbor on my way to work passing through bridgeport

Soundbounder · 11-09-2009, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by captlucky13

i see that boat leaving the harbor on my way to work passing through bridgeport

I guess Bloom Brothers is still located at Steel Point.

At least for now anyway.

Soundbounder · 11-12-2009, 03:56 PM

Some photos of the Sheppard being rebuilt at the Flannigan Brothers yard in New Jersey.
I am guessing but it looks to be from the early 1980s:

http://www.flaniganbros.com/Projects/Sheppard.html