A former sardine carrier that was built in the mid-1950s on Swans Island is under restoration in Rockland. Jamie Steeves has made a mission of finding and restoring damaged old wood-hulled commercial fishing boats and returning them to use on the waters where they were intended to serve. Steeves, who owns J & J Lobsters in Rockland with partner Joanne Campbell, recently brought Ida Mae to the railway at North End …

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