Net Repair and the F/V Kathy H and Western Queen

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Summary: 
Sam Hanlon captained the Kathy H seen here likely on a weekend when the crew worked on nets, patched holes and made repairs.
Traditional Knowledge: 

Boat care was routine. Crew and captains had a strong work ethic and took pride in their boats.The barrel drum seen on the right is holding outboard mix. It was common for hand trollers to have a drum next to where they tie up to avoid having to run for oil every time they needed it.  The boat behind the Kathy H is the Western Queen, captained by Richard Bean and later by his son Victor Bean, Sr.

People: 
Sam Hanlon, Sr.
Protocol: 
Hoonah Community Members Public Access
Community: 
Hoonah Community Members
Category: 
Fishing
Original Date Description: 
1960s
Original Date: 
1960 February 28th
Contributor: 
Kenneth Grant
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Huna Heritage Foundation
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Description: 

All crewmen were expected to become experts in repairing nets and everybody was expected to participate.  This meant sewing up rips and patching larger holes.  But when the nets were tended to, there was other fishing to be done.  The 50-gallon drum on the float was probably outboard fuel storage staged on the float for hand trolling.  Many seine crewmen owned smaller boats and supplemented their seining incomes by hand trolling in the  early morning hours and during seine closures.  No limited entry numbers can be seen on any boats.

https://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/historyculture/upload/42484_Part-2-Hoonah.pdf

People: 
Sam Hanlon, Sr., James Mackovjak
Title: 
The F/V Kathy H
Protocol: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service Public Access
Community: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service
Category: 
Fishing
Keywords: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service, Seine
Creator: 
James Mackovjak
Rights: 
For permission to use, reproduce, circulate or publish please contact the site administrator at amelia.wilson@hunaheritage.com or (907) 789-8582.
Traditional Knowledge Labels: 
Licensing Options: 
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Source: 
Navigating Troubled Waters: Part 2: Hoonah’s “Million Dollar Fleet”
Publisher: 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Gustavus, Alaska (2010)