April 2010 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 23.
Boat And Ship Yard News
was designed by Chummy’s grandfather hoses.
with a couple of minor modifications. The first
one is underway, framed up, bottom planked Beal’s Boat Shop in Milbridge has just
and now they are getting ready to plank the shipped out a 23 kit boat to Harpswell. The
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sides. owner will be finishing her as a lobster boat.
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There is also several repair jobs under- Another 23-footer is being laid up on spec. · Custom Electrical Panels · Electronics
way or waiting to be done this winter. One is For repair work a Calvin Beal 36 GENESIS
on a Admiral’s gig, which they made a cage had her platform replaced; a Crowley 36 was
for around her propeller, added two fuel in to repair damage when she was hit on her Full Service Boat Yard
tanks, a heater and headlights. A 14-foot row mooring and also have lifting rails put on; and
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boat is in to be refastened. Some of the bottom a Beal 33 received some new hydraulic lines.
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planks have been removed to make it easier. Next will be two boats from Ogunquit.
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In Chummy’s work boat, a 1941 Sim Davis One will be having some minor repairs and
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built lobster boat/dragger, she is receiving some cosmetic work. The other is in to be
some new frames and planks. Then there is repowered. She has a 410-hp Lugger and the
quite a line of commercial boats sitting in the owner is not sure what he is putting in yet.
yard waiting for their regular annual mainte-
nance. Sargent Custom Boats in Milbridge has
two boats underway at their shop.
H&H Marine in Steuben has several A Calvin Beal 36 is being finished out as
boats underway. a lobster/tuna boat for a customer from Cape
An Osmond 40 is being finished out as Cod. Down below she has a V-berth and
a lobster boat for a fisherman from cabinet. She is powered with a QSC 8.3 500-
Stonington. She has V-berths and storage hp Cummins. This boat was started in Decem-
shelves below and is powered with a 12 Liter ber and should be done mid-April.
700-hp C-12 Caterpillar diesel. The engine A Calvin Beal 38 is in the other bay and
and tanks are in and they are currently putting she is being finished out for the Larchmont
down the platform. This boat was started in Yacht Club race committee. Down below she
December and she is expected to go over in will have a head and a utility room for hydrau-
April. lics. She will sport a walk around house and
An Osmond 35 is being finished out as for power she will have a 315-hp Yanmar
a 6-PAC sportfisherman for a customer from diesel. This project will be done the end of
Cape Cod. Down below she has V-berths, May.
enclosed head with vanity and up in the
shelter is a bench seat. She will be powered Jonesport Shipyard in Jonesport is do-
with a 500-hp QSC 8.3 Cummins diesel. She is ing some work on RESIPSA, a classic wooden
about a third complete and is scheduled to be cabin cruiser, with new owners. The removed
launched in May. the heat exchangers, which were clogged, put
An Osmond 42 bare hull has been laid up new hoses on the her Chrysler-Nisson en-
and is on the trailer ready to ship to New gines, added some sound proofing, replaced
Jersey where she will be finished as an excur- the cushions and then did lots of painting and
sion boat. varnishing.
An Osmond 40 bare hull with stringers In the corner they have a Buzzards Bay
and bulkheads is being laid up. This will be 17, which was built at the Boat School in the
shipped to Pen Bay Boats in Sedgwick where 1970s. She needs transom and canvas work,
she will be finished as a pirate boat. strip the hull and totally repainted.
Then they will finish an Osmond 36 as a Also in the shop they are working on one
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commercial boat for a customer from of their 15-foot peapods. They have two of
Newburyport. The hull and top are done and these to do and one will be at the Maine
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she is scheduled to be finished sometime this Boatbuilder’s Show this March.
Accutech 31
Kittery Point Yacht Yard 3
summer. Another project this winter was redoing
Alexseal 2
Kustom Steel 11
For repair work they have an Osmond 38 the hauling side on the lobster boat JUST
Alley Boats 16
Landing School 24/29
A. W. Pettegrow, Inc. 16
(1998) in to be repowered. They are replacing BECAUSE. This needed several layers of
Lash Boat Yard 16
Bath Industrial Sales 22/27
Leighton's Plastic Welding 7
a 650-hp Mack with a C15 Caterpillar, which glass and some gel coat to complete.
Bayview Rigging 3
LocalNet 6
means they will also change the shaft from 2 This fall they did a lot of hauling, winter-
Billings Diesel & Marine 3
Lowell Brothers 17
¼ to 2 ½ inches. While the engine was out izing and shrink wrapping.
Bluejacket 7
Maine Coast Lumber 21
they also redid the fuel lines, seacocks and Boothbay Boat 27
Maine Maritime Academy 9/24
Boothbay Region BY 18
Maine Sailing Partners 2
B o o k R e v i e ws
Casco Bay Yacht Sales 31
Maine Yacht Center 19
Casey Yacht Enterprises 28
Marine Learning Center 20
Charger's Marine 16
Marine Parts Express 13
Coastal Forces 28
was the loss of an American submarine the
Marine Research Services 12
Continued from Page 18.
Custom Float Services 31
Moose Island Marine 7
sonar men were told that it was the loss of
Dark Harbor Boat Yard 11
Morris Yachts 28
Finding a submarine in the vast SCORPION, but not officially because she
DownEast Lobsterman's Assoc.13
New England Fiberglass 21
expanses of the Atlantic Ocean was not had a mechanical failure.
Eastsail Yachts 31
New Meadows Marina 8/26
going to be easy. One person brought in to Most everything regarding the loss of Epifanes 2
New Wave Yachts 14
do this was John Craven, who figured out by the SCORPION was so secret that it was
Eric Dow Boatshop 12
Ocean Pursuits 22
triangulating sounds were the submarine classified burn before you read. Then there
Farrin’s Boat Shop 16
Ocean Point Marina 30
was. Many did not believe him, but he was was the Walker spy ring, which would
Finest Kind Boat Yard 2/25
Owl's Head Transp. Museum 18
finally proved correct when SCORPION was cripple the submarine community. What was
Fortune, Inc. 3
Padebco 17
French & Webb 20
found in the area he said she was. However, their involvement in SCORPION’s loss?
Paul Luke, Inc. 21
Great Island BY 5/24
Pirie Marine 7/29
Offley stated that this was all a cover up and After 21 years of searching for the truth
Guptill Custom Marine 16
Portland Yacht Services 19/25
that the U. S. Navy had found her just days on the loss of the SCORPION Offley feels he
H&H Marine 17
Ralph Stanley, Inc. 21
after her sinking because the Russians told has finally found the real reason.
Hallett Sails 15
Robinhood Marine 18
them where to look. Both of these are excellently researched Hamilton Marine 32
Rockport Marine 15
The U. S. Navy took photographs and books and written in a way that keeps the
Hamlin Marina 2
Rollins Boat Shop 28
claimed that she had been lost to a problem reader wanting more.
Handy Boat 11
Royal River Boat Yard 3
with a battery fire in a torpedo, which in turn
Hansen Marine 6
Rumery's Boatyard 16
exploded sinking the vessel.
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Harding's Book Shop 28
Seal Cove Boat Yard 9
Heritage Panelgraphics 13
Through the years and years of research
Smithwick & Mariners 3
Hodgdon Yachts 28
Spartan Marine 28
tidbits of information kept surfacing as to the
is now entirely online:
Holland Boat Shop 11/17
Strouts Point 12
real reason for the loss of the SCORPION.
IMP Group 11
Sunset Marina 3
Sonar men said that there was a tape of two
www.mainescoast.com Infab 28 The Boat School 8
submarines, a high-speed torpedo John Bischoff - Compass 28
Thomas Yacht Services 29
signature, the targeted submarine doing
John Williams Boat Co. 17
Yarmouth Boat Yard 18
evasive maneuvers and then the sound of a Check it out today!
Jonesport Shipyard 5/27
York Harbor Marine 15
submarine breaking up. When asked if this
Journey’s End Marina 3/17
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