Marshfield lobsterman proud to add new boat to 'hundreds of years of commercial fishing'

Dina Kaur, The Patriot Ledger
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MARSHFIELD – What's 45 feet long, 17 feet wide and required a State Police detail to get to its Brant Rock home?

The answer is Andy Glynn's new lobster boat.

Glynn, a Marshfield native, is a commercial fisherman and lobsterman out of Green Harbor. His new boat, an H&H Osmond Beal design, made the 315-mile trip from Steuben, Maine, earlier this month.

Marshfield lobsterman Andy Glynn shares a laugh with a neighbor who thought he should have gotten a "bigger boat." Glynn's new boat is named Bre-Jay. It's 45 feet long and 17 feet wide. It required a State Police escort from the New Hampshire border to Glynn's Brant Rock home on Aug. 9, 2022.
Marshfield lobsterman Andy Glynn shares a laugh with a neighbor who thought he should have gotten a "bigger boat." Glynn's new boat is named Bre-Jay. It's 45 feet long and 17 feet wide. It required a State Police escort from the New Hampshire border to Glynn's Brant Rock home on Aug. 9, 2022.

It was about a three-to-four-day effort to get the boat to Marshfield, including obtaining permits and securing State Police details. Liberty Marine, a boat transporter out of Newburyport, took care of the details, Glynn said.

Glynn was all smiles, snapping photos with his phone, on Aug. 9 as the boat made its way down his narrow street. He said he was "very excited knowing it had made it home."

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The boat is named Bre-Jay after Glynn’s daughters Breanna and Jayanne.

It's going to be a commercial lobstering boat, but it needs some work.  It’s a rough shell with the engine, shaft and rudder in place. The tanks, the decking, the windows, all the plumbing and all the electric have to be done. It’s going to take six months to a year to finish.

Glynn said he chose that vessel because the larger boat helps with safety.

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He said he is looking forward to "get hauling lobster traps with it or just get out to sea in it."

Glynn has been fishing out of Green Harbor since he was a boy, captaining his first boat at 12 years old.

Marshfield lobsterman Andy Glynn helps guide his new boat into the driveway. His boat is named "Bre-Jay," and is 45 feet long and 17 feet wide. It required a state police escort from the New Hampshire border to Glynn's Brant Rock home on August 9, 2022.
Marshfield lobsterman Andy Glynn helps guide his new boat into the driveway. His boat is named "Bre-Jay," and is 45 feet long and 17 feet wide. It required a state police escort from the New Hampshire border to Glynn's Brant Rock home on August 9, 2022.

“There’s nothing like being out there, watching the sun come up, baiting up the traps and cleaning them out and we got fresh catch going to market," Glynn said.

He said he's proud to be adding his new boat to the long fishing heritage in Green Harbor.

"Wow. It's hundreds of years of commercial fishing," he said.

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To reach Dina Kaur, email dkaur@patriotledger.com.

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