That's a troller.
That's a troller.
Don Puska, as Albion Boatworks in Maple Ridge, built very few trollers, perhaps only one. But they built dozens of Gillnetters, which at 34' I would say this boat was. Many of the Albion boats were built for Cassiar, the cannery in the mouth of the Skeena, and were originally named Cassiar 34 or some such, thus the switch to the silly moniker.....
Wasn't there some connection to Doug (Dave?) Palmer of Beaverglass Hulls? I recall him making a comment to that effect way back when I was looking at his Northsea 26.