COAST RIVER BUSINESS JOURNAL
BUSINESS FEATURE
DEcEmBER 2019 • 13
Featured boat: Amanda C works Bristol Bay
By LUKE WHITTAKER
coast River Business Journal
Vessel: Amanda C
Homeport: Ilwaco
Skipper: Paul Blaylock, with
three or four crew, depending on
season
Engine: 8V-71 Detroit Diesel
Series, 9.3L (568 cubic inch) V-8
318 horsepower
John Deere 40445 65kw
marine auxiliary engine
Cruising speed: 8 knots
Fuel: 2,000 gallons diesel
Year Built: 1979, in Tacoma
Length: 52 ft.
Beam: 18 ft.
Weight: 71 tons
Draft: 10 ft.
Designer: Marine Technical
Service (MTS)
Use: Commercial crabber and
tender in Bristol Bay, AK.
Hold capacity: 90,000 pounds
of fish
Refrigeration: 25 ton
The Amanda C is commer-
cial fishing vessel home ported
in Ilwaco. The vessel is oper-
ated by skipper Paul Blaylock of
Naselle, a commercial fishermen
with more than 25 years experi-
ence. The vessel is named after
the niece of the owner.
“They were built to seine, but
this is one the few boats that never
seined in its life,” Blaylock said.
LUKE WHITTAKER
The F/V Amanda C is home ported at the Port of Ilwaco. The vessel, named after
the niece of the owner, is used seasonally as a tender in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
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Skipper Paul
Blaylock stands in
the wheelhouse of
the F/V Amanda C at
the Port of Ilwaco.
Blaylock has been a
commercial fisherman
more than 25 years.