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Boat And Ship Yard News
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A 32-foot wooden Cavanaugh built boat runabout, which has been completely re- Down below this is a well appointed
was back for some work on its house, about stored. cruiser. She sports a V-berth, full galley to
comfortable offshore. Their levels of fit and 28 sister frames, and the 345 Palmer engine Also in this building is a Bertram Mopie, port with refrigerator, separate freezer, three
finish which are already high will be improved was removed and her owners are rebuilding. which received new gel-coat, stripped bot- burner stove, copper sink, microwave, and
upon once again in this flag ship design. Other work includes: A General Marine tom and a new engine. Magenite counter tops and an enclosed head
The big deal with the 452 is the master 26 is in for cosmetic work; a Dark Harbor 17 in They also re-gelled a 28 Albin with separate shower. The head is electric
cabin and heads forward. Their clients did not for paint and varnish; the 38-foot Willis Beal powerboat, along with replacing the turbo and the counter tops are Magenite with a
want to be doing turtle maneuvers to get into built LIZZIE in to be repowered; and the and doing her other annual maintenance. copper sink. These accommodations have
bed and so they have provided a full queen FINESTKIND II and III will be in for paint and been finished in the Herreshoff style and
sized berth forward accessible from either varnish. In Belfast Holland Boat Shop has several trimmed in teak. Up in the shelter is a nav-
side with plenty of walk around room. In the new boats under construction. station and seat to port, and a teak settee to
same suite they offer a full head and shower Robinhood Marine in Robinhood has a CLAIRE, a Holland 32, was in for the port and to starboard is the entertainment
with lots of elbow room and loads of locker number of projects underway around the winter and the owner decided to have the centre.
and drawer storage space. yard. interior finished out. There are just a few small She is powered with a D-12 720-hp Volvo
The main salon offers two good sea A Shannon 38 is in and had her wood items to finish before she is ready to go diesel to a 1.75:1 ZF gear with a cruising valve.
berths offshore and a fantastic amount of striped and varnished. She also received overboard. She as an 8 kw Northern Lights generator
socializing space when at the dock. Chart some new electronics. Another 32 was ordered as a semi-kit which runs all the electrical items on board,
table size has been reduced (more in keeping A Brookman 29 was in for Awlgrip and boat and she has been shipped to her owner which includes an entertainment centre,
with today’s needs). The galley has been varnish. She also had her electronic software in York, who will finish her out as a lobster/ heat/air conditioning.
opened up to the sail locker with a passage- upgraded. tuna boat. This cruiser also sports outriggers, fish
way door, allowing the crew instant access to All the exterior varnish on an Able Whis- Another 32 tuna boat was sent out last hold, bait tank and two refrigerators in the
bulk storage, a freezer and an optional gen tler 48 is in the process of being redone, along fall and she is being finished by her owner. cockpit.
set. The galley slave is going to love the with getting new cushions and new electric A Holland 38 kit boat was sent to Mas- A lot of time was spent thinking out all
stainless steel drawer refrigerators; no more primary winches. They also Awlgripped the sachusetts to be finished off as a lobster boat. systems and maintenance and it shows. If
turning themselves upside down to get to the spars. In the mould is another 32, which will be you are looking to have a boat finished here
bottom of the ice box Another boat in for exterior varnish is a finished off as a yacht for a customer from is one builder who will go the extra distance
On deck they will retain the very high Morris 36, which also had her Espar heater Long Island. to make sure it is absolutely perfect.
standard of deck hardware and stainless steel rebuilt. Next is a 32 heading to Five Islands to be
fittings, for which Sabre is so well known. Jim A Cape Dory 28 power boat has been in finished off as a tuna boat. This will be fol- Robert “Chummy” Rich in Bernard is at
Taylor is working on a new keel design to to have some core replaced in her deck and lowed by either a 32 or 38, the customer from it again, he is building a wooden boat for a
keep them up to date in that regard. cabin. She also received a bottom job, which New Jersey was not sure which. She will be local customer. He and his crew have lofted,
Hull #1 will be infused within a few weeks included stripping the bottom and putting on finished as a sportfishing boat, but the owner made the moulds, finished the backbone with
and the result will be shown at the Annapolis a barrier coat. They then added a new bow was not sure whether he was going for a kit rabbet line, built the transom and are now
Boat Show this fall. They hope that you will pulpit, and removed and rebedded the hard- boat and finish it himself or have Holland do getting ready to put it all together. Then they
come and take her out for a sail. ware. most of the work. will begin planking, which will be cedar over
Holland also has two 14s on order for oak, bronze fastened. This will be an open
Finestkind Boat Yard in Harpswell has There has been a major change at spring delivery. boat with a small cuddy cabin. Down below
a Holland 38 lobster boat in the shop to be Coastal Boat Works in Edgecomb late last she will have a V-berth, enclosed head and
repowered. She had a V6-92 and this has been fall with the completion of a new work shop. Morgan Bay Boat Company in Surry is small galley. She is scheduled to be done
replaced with a C-9 Caterpillar. They also This building doubles the amount of heated nearing completion on a Northern Bay 38 early this summer.
rebuilt the engine beds, rewired and repaired work space they have to work on. pleasure cruiser with just the interior and a In the back room the owner of this boat
the winterback. Inside the new building is a 1948 Century few exterior appointments to do. and a friend are building two dories, which
Spring is Nearing: Work Ready to Begin!
SATURN sitting at a dock in Bangor fall 2008.
Spring is coming fast and the crew is getting ready to get back to work. Last year Rob Crone and Jon Johansen got a lot done, namely the bow, some of the main deck and engineering
systems. Our major concern this year will be the hull, above and below the waterline, main and boat decks, stack, stern and engineering work.
We are now sitting at Kustom Steel in Brewer where work has been progressing very well.
SATURN is a 117-foot railroad tug built as the BERN for the Reading Railroad in 1907. She is one of the last railroad tugs in existence and is being saved for future generations
to enjoy. For further information : (207) 223-8846 or to join the Friends of SATURN, send a check for $25 or more to P.O. Box 710, Winterport, ME 04496.
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