March 2010 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15.
Boat And Ship Yard News
added gaskets for the hatches, put in new known who her designer or builder were. Her
windows and redid the galley. owner, with the assistance of others, planked
Also in the carpentry shop is a beetle cat. the boat and this needed some additional
She is getting a new forefoot. work, which included refastening with
Another on-going project as been on bronze screws. Buxton then faired and
ISLAND DREAM, which was designed by caulked the hull. Next, he will be replacing the
Bob Stephens and built by Rockport Marine. stem, coamings, and bulwarks. He also needs
They redid the air intake system and added to find a new keel.
more sound proofing. The sound proofing
was added to the hull, platform, engine box Nautilus Marine in Trenton is finally in
and exhaust system. This brought the engine their new shop following the fire last summer.
noise down considerably. This Lester building is 144 x 50 feet and
A Freedom 45 had her refrigeration sys- has been altered slightly inside to make op-
tem redone, new headliner, and added a erations smoother. The office was moved to
Harken roller furler system. the right-side along the main entrance. They
A Boston Whaler Outrage 25 was in for are now using propane radiant heat, which is
a cosmetic upgrade and a welded helm con- a lot greener, and adds better lighting. The
sole and bimini. building was completed in January and now
The wooden sailboat was in to be refas- they are back operating under one roof,
The F/V MIDNIGHT MISSION ground out at Stonington for work before she heads south.
tened. which makes life a lot easier.
There has been a number of repowers They are finding it slow, but they said way, but several major repair jobs. Morgan Bay 29 has brought his boat in to
due to the DEP program. To date they have that they had some propeller work and sev- The 44-foot Frers designed Concordia Awlgrip the hull, repaint the deck, add new
installed four new engines and are now wait- eral boatbuilders were calling to get quotes WEATHER GAGE is in for new electric systems, along with helm and stern seats,
ing for more engines. It was thought that they on work, so that things were looking up. winches, wind generator, new electronics, A Hinckley 51 is in to be outfitted for a
would do about 10 when the program ends. One very interesting new product they salon table all in preparation for a voyage up transatlantic race. Some of the work includes
The Bartlett Island steel barge is in hav- are carrying is a environmentally friendly the St. Lawrence this summer. rebuilding the generator, check all systems
ing some work done. This includes replacing hydraulic fluid. This is fire retardant and can A 40-foot Legacy has had her pilothouse and rigging and then repaint.
some deck plating, adding a generator and be pumped right out into the environment. It redesigned, new settee, helm seat, salon
painting. is more expensive, but seems well worth the table, entertainment
extra cost. Jackson Laboratory is already centre, new upholstery
Over in Sunset at Buxton Boats , they are using it. being done by Aurora,
continuing work on the North Shore Long and mechanical and
Island oyster boat, which was built in 1903. In Hall Quarry at John Williams Boat system upgrades.
When finished this will be a total restoration. Co., they have no new construction under- The new owner of a
Last year, the backbone
was built and this year
this has been put in
place. Presently they
are working on replac-
ing the frames. Buxton
was using an interest-
ing method to replacing
the frames called cross
choking, which he
thought he had seen in
Howard Chappelle’s
See us at the New
book on boatbuilding.
This year he is hoping
England Boat
to have most of the
Show on February
framing completed and
20-28!
then he can start on the
planking and deck.
In the other bay is
an English cutter,
which was thought to
have been built in the
1920s. It also is not
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