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Fine Wooden Boats
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custom, from wood to composites and
glass.”
To watch the trailer for Maine Built The trip will start with a visit to the
KNew Construction � Custom DesignJ
Boats: Art & Soul go to internationally recognized Landing School
Power � Sail � Work � Pleasure
www.mainebuiltboats.com. in Kennebunkport, where the Mystic
MBB is a member driven non-profit Seaporters will see first hand how the
trade organization dedicated to promoting Landing School teaches Boatbuilding and
Maine’s Boatbuilding Industry around the Systems. The next stop will be to Sabre
world. Funding for this documentary was Yachts in Casco Maine, where they build
provided in part by the Maine Department production fiberglass power and sailing
of Economic and Community Development yachts from 38-52 feet that are sold all over
and Maine’s North Star Alliance Initiative the world. The following day, the tour will
(NSAI) under the US DOL Wired Grant visit Rockport Marine, a boatbuilder that
program. builds exclusively in wood or wood
composite construction. We will see an
Mystic Seaport to tour Maine almost completed restoration of John
Boatbuilders March 30
th
-31st Nicolas Brown’s famous Bolero(due to be
Mystic Seaport Members Tour Maine launched in June) and the 83' William Fife
Boatbuilders from Kennebunk to designed ketch, Adventuress. The next stop
Rockland is to Artisan Boatworks, a small wooden boat
Portland, Maine –Mystic Seaport, in shop also in Rockport. Artisan Boatworks
collaboration with Maine Built Boats, has specializes in timeless class designs such
organized a two-day bus trip to visit a group as Herreshoff, Crowninshield, Starling
of Maine Boatbuilders. The trip will appeal Burgess, Alden, Joel White, and many more.
to boaters who want to see what goes into The final stop will be to Lyman-Morse
making boats. Boatbuilding in Thomaston. This custom
Karin Soderberg, Assistant Director, boatbuilding yard on the coast of Maine has
Membership, of Mystic Seaport organized a distinguished history. For more than a
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the trip. “The idea for the trip began when century, graceful Alden Malabar schooners
we started working on our Maritime Matinee and sturdy Friendship sloops slid down the
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movie series. We decided to show the movie ways in Thomaston. In the late 1970’s, the
Email: sales@ralphstanleyboats.com
“Maine Built Boats: Art & Soul” and I boatbuilding company expanded its focus
Office: 102 Clark Point Road
thought how wonderful it would be to take to produce exceptional custom sailing yachts
a group of our members on a tour up there, and custom motor yachts.
U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 458
so I got in touch with Maine Built Boats.” Jane Wellehan has been invited on the
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
After planning the basic logistics and timing bus tour. “I am thrilled to be joining the
207/244-3795
for the trip, the hard decision of which group, and to get the chance to show off
builders to visit started. “We realized that some of Maine’s fantastic builders. I have
with a two-day trip coming all the way from no doubt that everyone on the tour will
Mystic, we would only be able to go as far return to Connecticut in awe of the talent
as Rockland,” said Jane Wellehan, President and craftsmanship that they will see - I know
of Maine Built Boats. Karin and I wanted to that I always am awed!
select as broad a group of builders that we
could, from small to large, production to
The Downeast Boat
The Wasque may look Downeast, but it
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was designed by John Alden of Boston and
HB-21 a Downeast hull. It was designed by a to the purest it is not a Downeast hull.
Canadian boatbuilder. Great hull, nice lines, This is not to say that some of these
but not Downeast. Of the 18 boats listed a boats are not well designed, have good sea-
number of them do not have the likeness of a keeping ability or even have some of the lines
Downeast hull, like the Legacy, MJM 34z, of a Downeast hull. Remember a Downeast
East Bay, and especially that horrible look- hull never has a hard-chine, never a reverse
ing Pearson True North 45. The Back Cove sheer and must sport a keel.
and Hinckley Picnic Boat are Maine built, So the ‘Authentic Downeast Hull’ sim-
great models, but when sitting next to a Duffy ply means a hull used for lobster fishing,
or Holland it is obvious they do not sport designed and built in the State of Maine,
the classic lobster boat lines. period!
Looking for a Bare Dinghy hull?
$475.00
11-foot Maine Peapod
11-foot Nova Scotia Skiff
Both are hand-laid up fiberglass hulls.
Unfinished $475.
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