Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS November 2009
Boat And Ship Yard News
A sailing dory was in and had her rigging inch foam core covered with three layers of 12
changed to a Gunter rig and rails redone. oz. glass.
This winter they will be building a spar of
ELIZABETH II, which is a 65-foot replica of There are three major projects underway
Sir Walter Raleigh’s vessel from the lost at Rockport Marine in Rockport.
colony in 1584. They may also need to add a In one bay is BOLERO, a Sparkman &
bowsprit and replaced the mast in the shallop. Stephens yawl, which came in last fall for a
The real big job this winter will be work major refit. They have just laid a new deck,
on the cannons at Dry Tortoga, Florida. They cedar veneer; and started the interior, which
will build period correct cradles, and then so far consists of putting in the bulkheads,
sandblast and paint the cannons, before lift- galley and installing the systems. She is
ing the cannons onto their new cradles. scheduled to be over next summer.
Right now they are not booked for Janu- In the next bay is TRADEWINDS, an
ary, but several people have been talking. Alden designed motorsailor, built in 1939.
One potential job is on a neighbor’s 50 foot They made extensive repairs to the frames,
boat which was T-boned in a storm. The floors and deck and fortunately were able to
owner did most of the repair work, but wants reuse a lot of the teak planking. The interior
Hadden to put on the new rails. has been modified for her Austrian owners.
The Eastport tug AHOSKIE hauled up at Rockland Marine for her normal maintenance.
Also in a temporary building attached to Presently they are installing tanks, updating
the shop is a Seabird, which Hadden built the engine systems, putting in bulkheads,
Finest Kind Boat Yard in Harpswell held in August. back in 1988. He has removed the canvas on and laying the deck. She is also scheduled to
an open house at their yard in September, The paint shop has been busy. They the deck and is now try to figure out what to be over next summer.
which was very well attended despite the have painted a 42-footer, a 44-foot Morgan put back down, canvas or dinyl. If he goes for In the third bay is a schooner, which was
poor weather conditions. They had over 100 and a 26-foot Pearson. dinyl he would have to remove the pine deck designed and partially built by her owner. She
people who got to enjoy a great barbeque and Coming in for work this winter will be a and put down plywood, which does thrill him. is scheduled to be launched in November, so
make plans for their boat this winter. 33-foot Hans Christian. She needs to have a However, doing this repair again in a few just final details are being worked out. The
Their last re-commissioning of the sea- new head and refrigeration system, charging years does not either. spars are done, and lots of paint and varnish
son was mid-September, and they had started system, inverter, wiring and electronics in- is going on the boat.
to haul a few of their storage customers back stalled. At Samoset Boat Works in Boothbay Late this fall they will be finishing an
They are not booked for the coming they are working on 25-foot Boston Whaler Alden designed 22-foot lapstrake tender
West Bay 37
winter, but there were a lot of estimates out Guardian, which was formerly used by the U. powered with a small diesel engine.
and they expected many of these to sign up. S. Coast Guard. Her owner bought her online The sardine carrier WILLIAM
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and brought in to have some repairs done. UNDERWOOD is in the back shop. The back-
Hadden’s Boat Shop in Georgetown has They rebuilt the soft patch over the fuel bone has been finished, as well as new floors
No other 37 is on order as yet, but four
been busy this summer and fall. tanks, cleaned up and faired the hull and put in. They also replaced the planking that
potential customers were coming to the sea
Early on they had a Buzzards Bay 19 in repaired the transom. This boat is powered had not been redone when her restoration
trials in October. West thought that at least
the shop for work, which had not been in the with twin 175-hp Evinrudes and thus she is was started at Atlantic Boat years ago. Next
one of them would order a new 37. Anyone
water for 15 years. They sanded and painted heavily built. Next comes the paint, but her they will begin working on the deck.
looking for a well-finished and a well-thought
her and put her in the water and she did not owner had not settled on the colour as yet. Hauling the storage customers has kept
out pleasure cruiser this is one that should
leak, which no one could believe. Next in the shop is an Etchells 22. She them very busy this fall. They are also in the
not be overlooked!
needs repairs to a bulkhead at the process of putting up a 125 x 55 foot storage
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Earlier this summer they restored a 1991 did a year ago.
fiberglass Lyman. She was gutted, and then As for new projects they are talking with
had her stringers, engine beds and cockpit several people, but as yet nothing definite.
sole replaced. They also had to replace the
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