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Article: Builder back to fishing roots; three scallopers from Florida.(SOUTH)
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- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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It had been a couple of years since Ronnie Carman of Carman Boats in Marion Station on Maryland's Eastern Shore built a commercial fishing boat. But in 2006, the longtime builder of fiberglass boats turned out two boats for commercial fishermen.
In July, Carman delivered a 32' x 11' oyster boat to Ronnie Bevans of Bevans Oyster Co. in Kinsale, Va., and in December, a 40' x 12' deadrise-style boat was delivered to Steve Norkowski of Leesburg, N.J., for oystering and crabbing.
Bevans' boat, the Stephanie Cheryl, is powered by a 310-hp Volvo Penta D6 diesel set up with an outdrive. The solid fiberglass hull is built from one of Carman's standard molds.
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