F/V Northwestern, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, Ballard on the Ways
Pacific Fishermen Shipyard is home to many Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, Draggers, Longlines, Tenders, Ferries, Research Vessels, if its big and it does annual runs up and down the hill from Alaska to Seattle it’s likely the boat owners top shipyard pick to get work done is – Pacific Fishermen Shipyard. Fall and spring in the shipyard or any shipyard in the Pacific Northwest means the yard is bursting at the seams.
Seattle’s Shipyard heritage runs long and deep with a lot of Norwegian roots and may 3rd and 4th family fishing generations especially in Ballard, WA. In May each year Ballard hosts ‘Norwegian Days’ a parade, events, festivals, Norwegian-American lodges, drill teams, classic cars and much more all in celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day. The many streets of Ballard are lined with Norwegian flags, heck even the flower beds that line the sidewalks have decorative Norwegian Flags!
Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, Ballard WA – Loud & Proud Norwegian Fishermen
Summer in Seattle means shipyards are not packed to the gills, most commercial vessels, go up for Salmon Season in Bristol Bay and Southeast, Alaska to Tender for the summer. Getting a Tender contract from a Seafood Fishery is vitally important to a lot of boats to help pay the bills, off set costs and it helps the boat revenue to keep coming in especially when the contract is a daily rate, which is money they can 100% count on, no matter how hard the fish run or how fast they come – boat and crew are guaranteed to get paid! AMEN to that!
F/V Northwestern, Seattle Ship Canal just before AK Salmon Tender Season
Above: Photo’s & Video by – Naknek Sea Gal, Salty Dog Boating News
Above Video – By Jeff Pond, F/V Northwestern – Pacific Fishermen Shipyard
Salty Dog Boating News Mascot, F/V Northwestern on the Ways, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard
F/V Wizard, Just left Fishermen’s Terminal Seattle Ship Canal – at Dinner time, cruising by Salty Dog Boating New – Floating Acres – Salty Dog Mascot Lab swim time!
F/V Wizard, Deadliest Catch Boat on the Ways – Pacific Fishermen Shipyard Ballard
F/V Wizard, our Salty Dog Mascot, She’s been up in the Wizard wheelhouse with Monte, our 100 pound lab Salty Dog Mascot – she swims so much she’s part fish part lab!
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