Page 18. MAINE BOATBUILDERS SHOW
John’s Bay Boat Company Launches #60, SAND DOLLAR III.
By Maine Coastal News
SOUTH BRISTOL – There are almost a
hundred boat builders in the State of Maine,
and only a few of them build in wood. One
of the premier wooden boat builders
anywhere, either commercial or pleasure, is
John’s Bay Boat Company of South Bristol,
who launched there sixtieth boat, a new 41-
foot split wheelhouse lobster boat for Scott
Dugas of Yarmouth named SAND DOLLAR
III on 29 November.
The design is a little different than
others he has done in the past. She is based
on the designed of the 42-foot SARI ANN,
owned by Vance Bunker of Metinicus, and
launched in 2006. SARI ANN sailed a little
higher than Peter Kass, owner of John’s Bay
Boat Company, liked, but worked well for
Bunker who is relatively tall. Kass flattened
out the horn timber about two inches in
order to get her to sail flatter. This meant
that the last two station moulds and the
transom were changed slightly. Since Dugas
is not as tall as Bunker, they raised the
platform two inches and lowered the sheer
two inches. The bow was also lowered eight
inches, but with the addition of the toe rail
SAND DOLLAR III getting ready to be launched at John’s Bay Boat Company in South Bristol.
and cap there was only a difference of three inches. All these changes allowed Dugas places where they work on tractor trailers. the boats they turn out. Kass started
excellent visibility. Dugas opted for a bigger wheelhouse working on boats in Virginia. He was a
SAND DOLLAR III is a
than normal because he wanted more room carpenter, but the boats he was working on
traditional planked wooden boat,
when he was scalloping in the winter. He were constructed with fiberglass and Airex
which has a beam of 14 feet 8 inches
also extended the house roof so that those core. Kass added, “I was curious about
and a draft of about 5 feet. Her 7-
working on the drag could get somewhat fiberglass, but I didn’t want to do it.”
inch keel is made of White Oak. The
out of the weather. Kass came to the State of Maine and
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ribs are also White Oak, and are 1½
This is the second boat that Dugas, went to work at the Harvey Gamage yard in
BOATBUILDING x 2½ inch on 10-inch centres. The
who had Johns Bay Boat Company build a South Bristol in 1978. There he would assist
platform is two layers of ½-inch
36 footer for him back in 2002. Kass designed in the building of APPLEDORE.
&
plywood, epoxied together and then
this boat, which was powered with a 3208 Unfortunately, when she was completed
CUSTOM JOINERY
covered with mat/roving/mat. Since
TA Caterpillar diesel. Down below she Gamage turned to building in steel. Kass was
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this boat will be used for dragging,
sported a V-berth, a settee for two, enclosed not interested in this type of construction
stainless steel plates have been led
head and a galley. Dugas had the boat so he went to work at the Goudy & Stevens
29’ Stephens, Waring & White designed cold molded
launch powered by a Steyr Hybrid diesel/electric in flush and will allow for quick and
equipped to do some lobstering in the yard in East Boothbay, where he did repair
system. New construction. Summer 2009 launching.
easy hook-up.
summer and fall, and scalloping in the winter. work for a couple of years. He then went to
Down below there are upper
He also used it for pleasure, especially going work for Bruce Cunningham at Padebco
1938 8-Meter yacht Venture II in for structural
and lower V-berths and a chest of
to his camp on Lower Goose Island. As Custom Boats in Round Pond to help built a
repairs and an interior.
drawers. The head with separate
Dugas used this boat he discovered that 30-foot Atkins cutter. When times got slow
New Herreshoff cabin trunks built for Amorita &
shower is to starboard and to port
there were a couple of things he would like he was laid off, but had orders to do some
Nellie.
is the galley. The galley contains a
to change. Some of the things he wanted to smaller boats. Over the winter he finished
sink, stove and refrigerator. Dugas
change was a different heating system, a them up and in the spring he went back to
also added a generator and a hot
larger fuel tank and a shower. After owning Padebco. However, he liked working for
water heater. The heater is from
this beautiful boat for four years he sold her himself and when the piece of property went
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for just what he had paid. For the last two up for sale on Poorhouse Cove in 1983, Kass
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found in big trucks. There is a dealer
years he used a boat his father had built and purchased it. Three years later he joined
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in Seattle, Washington, but Kass
launched in 1991. forces with designed and boatbuilder Carroll
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said that because they are used in
Over the years the John’s Bay Boat Lowell when a customer from New
trucks you can easily find parts at
Company has earned a fine reputation for Hampshire came to see Lowell about a 42-
foot lobster boat. Lowell was not interested
in building a boat that size and he gave the
project to Kass.
Since then Kass has built a number of
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Lowell designs. Most have been commercial,
but even they have been finely finished out.
Sails and Rigging
Kass has also designed a number of boats
on his own.
Presently, there is little work at the yard.
There was a customer who ordered a boat,
U.S. Route 1, Rockport, Maine 04856
but when the stock market nose dived he
pulled back. He told Kass he was still going
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to build the boat, but wanted to wait.
However, they may begin construction on
the hull. They do have a boat in the yard,
which they built 20 years ago, that needs a
For the Finest in Cruising Sails
new fuel tank. There is also a catboat that
needs some repair work, as well as a J. Irvin
Jones built lobster boat. This will keep them
Authorized Selden Service Centre
busy for a couple of months, and hopefully
in the meantime another customer appears
and places an order for one of these
Sail Handling Systems
beauties.
A hermaphrodite brig is a two
Sail Washing & Repairs
masted vessel rigged with fore-
sails on the foremast and a gaff
sail on the mainmast with a
Full Service Rigging Shop
square topsail above the gaff.
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