Sparks a-flyin'

摘要

Here's a look at shipyard activity along the U.S. West Coast and in British Columbia.Fred Wahl Marine Construction Inc. in Reedsport, Oregon, reports the yard was busy all summer with routine haulouts and a number of larger projects.The F/V Insatiable, launched July 14, is a steel combination boat built for Ron and Julie Kavanaugh, of Kodiak. The vessel will be rigged for pot fishing and tendering.At 58 feet long and 28.5 feet wide, the boat draws roughly 13 feet of water, packs about 250,000 pounds of salmon, and carries 9,800 gallons of fuel. It's powered by a 750-horsepower Caterpillar C32 main engine.