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Richard Stanley at work beneath the 38-footer underway in his Bass Harbor shop. (Brian Robbins photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

By Brian Robbins<\/b><\/p>\n

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When it comes to new lobster boat construction, it\u2019s unlikely the pendulum will swing from fiberglass, as the most popular material, back to wood any time soon here in New England.<\/p>\n

There is a bit of a grassroots movement afoot, however \u2013 and if you want to take a deep, clean breath of air scented with newly-sawn lumber this winter, you have some options.<\/p>\n

There are some wooden lobster boats to be built and they\u2019re not all just for veteran fishermen looking to get back to the feel of a wooden hull under their boots.\u00a0 Some are for younger fishermen who may never have fished aboard a wooden boat \u2013 but have listened to their elders speak of the comfort unique to one.<\/p>\n

The notion of a wooden boat requiring a much higher level of yearly maintenance played a big role in steering potential customers (especially younger ones) away for years, but builders such as Richard Stanley, Peter Buxton, and Peter Kass have addressed those issues.<\/p>\n

As Richard Stanley puts it, \u201cIf you\u2019ve ever been on the business end of a buffer, trying to do it right with a fiberglass hull, you know there\u2019s nothing easy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBuffing and waxing a fiberglass hull is almost as much work as sanding and painting a wooden one,\u201d agrees Peter Buxton (who has done his share of \u2018glass work, as well).\u00a0 \u201cIf you\u2019re a boat owner who tries to stay up on things…<\/p>\n

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By Brian Robbins   When it comes to new lobster boat construction, it\u2019s unlikely the pendulum will swing from fiberglass, as the most popular material, back to wood any time soon here in New England. There is a bit of a grassroots movement afoot, however \u2013 and if you want to take a deep, clean … <\/p>\n

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