Designed, Built and Delivered: F/V Uyak, a New Fishing Boat from an Iconic Team
The 50th Fred Wahl Marine Construction in-house commercial fishing vessel joins the fleet.
Fred Wahl Marine Construction (FWMC) has been busy of late, notably with the launch of the brand-new combination fishing vessel (Dungeness crabber/shrimper/salmon tender) f/v Uyak.
The steel-hull Uyak is a FWMC-designed 68-foot by 29.6-foot model named after Uyak Bay in Kodiak Island, Alaska. It is the 50th new hull designed, built and delivered in-house by FWMC, based in Reedsport, Ore.
“The design considerations for the f/v Uyak were built upon years of experience and feedback from constructing the 58-foot combination vessels that FWMC is known for,” the firm’s marine designer Kendall Blake said. “The design of the f/v Uyak is unique when compared to the 58 in various ways, both in aesthe...