May 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 17.
Boat And Ship Yard News
Now Maine Yacht Centre is in their pair of 22 inch propellers were sent to Spain;
launching season and for the first time they and a 24 inch propeller went to Italy. They
began launching boats in April. They will also sent a 25 pound anchor to Australia.
have all their storage boats out on the water Luke has done some metal fabrications
by the end of June. for projects at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard
and Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic, Con-
Paul E. Luke Inc. of East Boothbay has necticut. They have also done several stove
been working on a Block Island 40, hull #13.
Continued on Page 18.
She has had her hull stripped back to the
original glass. Moisture was found in the
outer layer, but the fiberglass was fine. They
then added a barrier coat and new paint. Her
owner is planning to bring her back next year
to have new decks and maybe some interior
work.
An Alden Malabar was in for bottom
repairs. They also rebuilt her steering system,
repaired the bowsprit and added new 54-hp
Yanmar diesel engine. This boat was built by
The 28 footer under construction at Alley's Boat in Columbia Falls.
Goudy & Stevens of East Boothbay in 1936. 3-axis CNC machining
In Portland at Maine Yacht Centre, worked on a Duffy 46, Nordhaven 46, an She sailed the Great Lakes and when her hull
Marine mill trim
Prock Marine of Rockland, was doing some Alerion 28 and a Holland 38. They have also developed issues they cold moulded a hull
Teak & mahogany
dredge work. The permitting process took done a lot of varnish work. and transferred her interior into that.
Transom name boards
two years to complete and this was to widen A 58-foot Vicem motor yacht has had a There have been a lot of new propellers
and deepen the fairway channel to where new bow put on. This was laminated in place shipped out. One was shipped to Rockland
Custom teak handrails
they are going to build a travelift dock for a 50- and its profile was changed after consulting for the schooner AMERICAN EAGLE; a 34- Cabinet doors & drawers
ton travelift. The dredging was to be com- with designer Mark Fitzgerald of Camden. inch propeller headed to Turkey; a pair of 22
Table & counter tops
pleted the end of April and then the yard A J-35 was in for a racing bottom job, inch propellers went to Vancouver; another
Corian
would begin their launch season. Prock is which consisted of lots, and lots of wet sand-
Hardwood
scheduled to return in July to construct the ing.
travelift dock, which they should complete One of the Class 40 boats that the yard
Meganite
the following month. This will allow Maine sells will be completing in the Trans-Atlantic Swim platforms
Yacht Centre to haul anytime, no matter what doublehanded race from France to Mexico in
Teak or King Starboard
tide and there will be no draft restrictions. October. They need to obtain their ISAF
Experienced cabinetmakers
Over the past several years they have had to certificate, up date some safety gear and then
& marine varnishers
turn work away because they could not get sail the boat to France for the start of the race.
the boat hauled and now they will be able to The second boat Maine Yacht Centre sold
handle anything up to 50 tons. may also do the race. However the third boat,
contact Gardner Pickering
As for work in the yard there has been which was ordered for a customer who
gardner@hewesco.com
four Awlgrip jobs sprayed this winter. They backed out, is still for sale.
Blue Hill, Maine
207-374-2275
www.hewesco.com
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