AROUND THE YARDS
The F/V Nicole is being lengthened and widened at Giddings Boatworks. Photos courtesy of Giddings
Shipyard frenzy
Giddings bulks up two boats, and the legendary
Western Flyer arrives at Port Townsend Shipwrights
for a total restoration
Pacific Fishing had the opportunity, during November’s Pacific
Marine Expo, to visit with shipyard representatives and catch up
on all the construction and refit news. Here’s our report.
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Ray Cox, owner of Giddings Boatworks in Charleston, Oregon,
said with two sponsoning jobs out on the parking lot, his ways was
still free for local maintenance work.
The 58-foot Deliverance was being sponsoned from 19 feet wide
to 26 feet wide, and the Nicole was being extended about 7 feet on
each end to 90 feet and widened to 34 feet.
“This is the first time we have done this,” Cox said, adding that
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the yard was so busy he was adding a night shift.
The two vessels were being worked in two different styles – the
Nicole’s steel is all hand-cut, while the steel for the Deliverance is
being done by computer.
“The Nicole is all old school,” Cox said.
Other work at Giddings included the repowering of the Libra,
an older 80-foot Gulf of Mexico boat, which was getting a K19
mechanical Cummins installed.
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Chris Chase at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op said
the yard was working on the Lynda, an 87-foot steel boat out of