Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS May 2010

Boat And Ship Yard News

The paint shop has also been very busy. They have painted a 1965 Choey Lee, a Dyer 29, F&C 54, a Pearson Ensign, a J-35 deck, and a Webber’s Cove 29.

A F. & C. 44 has been given two new chainplates, which was a very involved project. She also received new toerails, and had her deck hardware removed and rebedded.

A 24-footer under construction at Johns Bay Boat Company in South Bristol.

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has a 29 Webber’s Cove in the shop getting repowered with a 315-hp diesel. This project came about from the Maine Boatbuilder’s Show.

In total they have had five repower projects this winter. This was done on two Little Harbor 52s, a Sabre 30, a Cape Dory 25 and a C&C 35.

The Shipyard Cup is back

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE — It is with great pleasure that founding sponsors The Hodgdon Group and Boothbay Region Boatyard announce that “Big Boat Racing” is back in Maine. The 2010 Shipyard Cup will be held 27-29 August, 2010.

This will be the 8th running of this impressive event with some of the world’s most spectacular sailing yachts participating in this “Corinthian spirit” style competition. With a passion for the true amateur sport, a respect for the grandeur of

Benefit SailMaine

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SailMaine connects people of all ages and abilities to the coast of Maine through fun and affordable sailing education, recreation, and competition, which stimulate individual growth and create community. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association is a not-for-profit, charitable corporation formed to act as an amateur athletic organization to promote yacht racing, including international yacht racing in the ocean waters of the Gulf of Maine. GMORA maintains a web site at www.gmora.org.

big boat competition and the unmatched beauty and grace of the coast of Maine, the Shipyard Cup is a participant and spectators dream come true. Few events celebrate the authentic majesty of yachting’s heritage and future like the Shipyard Cup.

This year the Shipyard Cup will again be open to sailing vessels 21 Mtrs / 70 Ft and above from around the world with typical entrants averaging 100 Ft and over. The event will begin mid-day Friday, include Saturday and Sunday racing, a Maine lobster bake lots of other festivities with award ceremonies Sunday afternoon. In addition to attracting hundreds of spectators the event has the promise of being the highlight of the season for owners and crew alike. There’s no place on earth better than the coast of Maine in late summer, and no better way to enjoy big boat yacht racing than the Shipyard Cup.

We plan to release the event schedule, registration forms and other relevant documents on the website soon. After you “save the date” in your calendar, please go to the website and register for our email list. It’s the fastest and best way for us to keep you abreast of what’s happening in this year’s Shipyard Cup.

One of the Little Harbor 52s, the one formerly owned by Dodge Morgan, is in for additional upgrades this winter. She received a new galley, a fresh water system, some other minor joinery modifications, redid the sole, removed and painted the engine, rebuilt deck boxes, new running rigging, and then lots and lots of varnish. The other Little Harbor 52, a former ROBIN, was repowered with a 110-hp Yanmar diesel. She was also wired with a new AC electrical system for her pending voyage to Europe. Other work included installation of a SeaFrost refrigerator/freezer, lots of rigging work, new hoses and system survey, new head, and Espar controls for four zones.

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Island is finishing up a fiberglass Handibilly, hull #5, for a customer from Boothbay/ Virginia Beach. This boat is loaded with mahogany and varnish. They also used flexi- teak on the decks. She will be going over later this spring.

Another project is replacing the deck on a Celebrity Class sloop, which is a project that was generated from the Maine Boatbuilder’s Show. Southport Island Marine has the moulds for this boat, which was designed and built in Holland back in the 1950s and out of production about 10 years. Southport Island Marine is also going to release a new concept design on the Southport 30. This model will have an extended cabin with seating there and in the cockpit.

Most of the other work at the yard has been repair work. One project was on a Lyman, which had some steering system work and then her annual maintenance. A Friendship sloop was in for engine and electrical work. A Southport 30 was in for several upgrades and her normal maintenance. A Pulisfer Hampton was in for annual maintenance.

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those looking for one of these daysailers, they have wooden hull #13, which is free if you have the work done by them. There are about another 50 boats in storage here and each of them need work before they can go over for the season.

In Walpole at Farrin’s Boat Shop has a 42-footer in the shop, which is being repowered. She had her 8V92 removed and this was replaced with a QSM11 Cummins diesel. They also did work on the split wheel house and added several inches to the rail. Another repower was on a Wayne Beal 40, which has a 60 Series Detroit removed and replaced with another 60 Series Detroit diesel.

Late in March they were waiting to a new Wayne Beal 40 hull, which was going to be finished out as a pleasure cruiser for a customer from California. For accommodations she will have a queen sized berth forward, head with separate shower to port. Up in the shelter will be the galley and a settee that will turn into a berth. She will be powered with a 855-hp C-15 Caterpillar diesel.

Also, they will be finishing off a Wesmac 38 and a utility boat for CMP. She will have V-berths and up in the shelter helm seating and a settee.

Things are looking up at Johns Bay Boat Company in South Bristol as all those laid off have been called back to work. They have also just finished rebuilding their railway, which is just in time for a number of repair jobs this spring, but nothing very extensive. A number of the boats coming in were built at the yard.

Also coming in for a major rebuild is a 1950 38-foot Newbert & Wallace. There will be a lot of work on this project.

In the shop is a new 24-footer, which owner Peter Kass built for himself. He started her back in November when all the work dried up and he was forced to lay off his crew. She will be used for lobstering.

Kass also said that over the last couple of months he has received a number of calls for a new boat. He felt confident that he would have a new one to build next winter.

In Friendship Lash Boatyard has two boats in their shop for repairs.

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