June 27, 2024
Superior Marine Products: The legacy of quality lobster blocks
Superior Marine block on F/V Paxton Leigh. Photo by Josh Todd
For over 45 years, Superior Marine Products has been lobstermen’s choice for the “long haul.” Initially manufactured in Westbrook, Maine, Superior Marine began with Nathan Brackett, a Mainer who began working with his father in his small machine shop over the summers in the 1950s. Orr & Jennings Machinist was based in Portland, and sometime in the 1930s, Brackett’s father began making lobster blocks (snatch blocks were what they were called back in the day).
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Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in.
