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Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS April 2010
Boat And Ship Yard News
overall. I looked at the wood grain pattern of start on preparing the marina for this coming
the tank tops and transom, a very nice selec- season. A significant storm hit coastal Maine
tion! The crate shows that you care about the the end of February and their breakwater did
things you build. Everything was well packed its job and the marina only suffered minor
and labeled.” damage.
“I applaud Clint’s approach to bring The entire crew of MYC would like to
international boat designers’ kits to the offer their congratulations to the skipper and
North American market. There are so many crew of ALPHERATZ for completing their
creative ideas for small boats around the circumnavigation. This is a Swan 51 that
globe and Clint is approaching this in just the underwent an extensive refit at the yard dur-
right way. We all wish him well. At the ing the winter of 2006/07 in preparation for
WoodenBoat Show their circumnavigation. ALPHERATZ left
[www.thewoodenboatshow.com] this year Maine Yacht Centre in the fall of 2007 bound
(June 25-27, at Mystic Seaport, CT), we are for the Caribbean, then sailed a westerly
taking a new approach to Family circumnavigation through the Panama Canal,
BoatBuildingacross the Pacific, stopping in the South Seas
[www.familyboatbuilding.com]. For the first Islands and then to New Zealand and Austra-
time, we will be inviting independent kit- lia. From Australia she sailed across the In-
The remains of RP Boat shop and their three moulds in Steuben.
producing companies to exhibit and to teach dian Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa and
families and groups how to build their own then across the South Atlantic Ocean and
Clint Chase Boatbuilder of Portland has Australia, Eric Risch, from Gardner, Maine, boats. Clint was one of the first to contact us, back to the Caribbean.
announced that he will now be a US agent for and we are in talks with designers in the UK, and we are delighted that he will be building The crew is hard at work getting boats
precision cut boat kits for François Vivier, a Finland, and New Zealand. CNC cutters in the Echo Bay Dory Skiff with a number of ready for the approaching Spring.
prolific designer of ships, yachts, and tradi- Maine will be employed to cut the kits and families. Clint is the consummate teacher, and On the sailing side, they have three Class
tional small craft in France. Additionally, ship them by freight. Cutters in North Caro- we are excited to have him helping us,” said 40 racing sailboats in the shop. These boats
Clint Chase is contracting with other design- lina and soon Texas will also be employed in Carl Cramer, publisher of Wooden Boat are undertaking new polished racing bot-
ers around the world to bring new boats and the greater effort to get kits into the hands of Magazine and Professional Boatbuilder. toms, a variety of custom composite modifi-
CNC (Computer Numerically Cut) boat kits to builders around the country. Clint Chase is a graduate of The Landing cations, keel removal and general mainte-
our market for the first time. Vivier’s design Clint has been cutting kits for several School of Boatbuilding and Design in nance in preparation for the Newport to Ber-
work is iconic in France and other EU coun- months, but is impressed by the interest in Kennebunkport. He started Clint Chase muda Race in June.
tries and is bound to become equally iconic CNC boat kits by potential customers, the Boatbuilder after four years running youth Among some of the work on their cruis-
to the wooden boatbuilding and boat kit wooden boat community, and designers boatbuilding programs. The three pillars of ing sailboats, they have painted a 78-foot
industry in North America. whom he has contacted. About a recent kit the business are: ultra-light, wooden masts long aluminum mast belonging to a 60-foot
They are also providing CNC kits to delivery, a customer in Houston, Texas said, and spars (“Birdsmouth” spars for sail- yacht.
designs by Michael Storer, from Adelaide, “[the Goat Island Skiff] is a very nice kit boats), custom wood and composite oars, As for the power boats this has been a
and precision-cut, CNC Boat Kits. In the US, busy year. Aside from their usual regiment of
there is a growing popularity and demand for props, shafting and engine maintenance,
MAINE ELECTRIC BOATS
CNC plywood kits for exceptional motor, sail, several large scale paint jobs have been un-
and rowboat designs from 8-28 feet. How- dertaken. One of these jobs will incorporate
The Quiet Alternative- cruise all day on lakes or bays ever, there are only a few kit providers in the a set of custom laminated mahogany spray
with with good food, conversation and without pollution
market from which customers can choose and rails to be fabricated by their carpentry de-
none that are reaching out to designers partment. They are also doing a complete
abroad to bring their beautiful boats to the US systems refit and electronics upgrade to a 38
market. For more information please visit foot twin screwed Nelson Lifeboat to yacht
clintchaseboatbuilder.com. standards and finish.
They also did a twin outboard installa-
Maine Yacht Centre in Portland com- tion of a Superflush system on a 28 foot center
pleted the construction of their travelift pier console. This system allows owners with
last fall. They then hauled all of their storage inboards and outboards, who keep their ves-
customer’s boats with their new Travelift. sel in all season, to easily flush the motor after
The increased efficiency and capacity of the each use using the dockside water connec-
new lift is working out great. The lift is one of tion. This descales the engine block, pre-
the largest between Boston and Portland. vents corrosion and extends the service life
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