Originally launched in 2019 and covered in National Fisherman that year, the Beachcomber took time to build because owner Ronald Yow paid for the boat as it progressed. Portier Fabrication photo.
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Florida shrimper builds the boat he's always wanted, and it’s paid for when it leaves the yard. Ronald Yow has been shrimping out of Mayport, Fla., for 28 years, and he finally has the tool he wants for the job. In April 2023, he brought home the Beachcomber, a 68-foot freezer vessel built for him at Portier Fabrication in Chauvin, Louisiana. National Fisherman readers may remember the Beachcomber being launched in 2019, although it would be four more years before it actually left the yard.
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