Influences of Boat Building on the Development of Everett

While North Waterfront boat building was never a dominant Everett industry, it did leave its mark on the community. Fishing is one industry that is indebted to Fishermen’s Boat Ship (later Everett Shipyard) for the vessels and services that company provided. The racy Bryant runabouts and other boats produced by the Morris brothers helped launch a post World War II small power boat craze. The boats were sleep, fast, fun and best of all, affordable. A whole generation rushed in to buy them. Morris also impacted the fishing industry with the 32-foot Bristol Bay gillnetter. At least one of those vessels, the Robbie, is still in use by an Everett fisherman. Cruise-A-Home caught the fancy of the recreational boater who wanted comfort, space, speed and safety. And how many Everettites were inspired by the Wayward Wind? It proved that dreams can come true. Everett is known as a city of boat owners and boat lovers. Fishing boats and pleasure craft occupy the Port of Everett Marina, which is the largest public marina on the West Coast. Everett is a boating capital and the North Waterfront firms helped make it happen.