Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2010 Boat And Ship Yard News


Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay has several different types of tugboats un- derway in their new facility.


Hull #98, which is a 120-foot ATB, will be launching later in the month of May. This one is being finished for Moran and will be deliv- ered later this summer.


Hull #95, which is a 92-foot Z-drive tug designed by Washburn & Doughty, was seriously damaged in the fire two summers ago. She was rebuilt where needed and launched this past winter via a crane. Not everything was done prior to launching so she was taken to Boothbay Harbor Shipyard where they completed the underwater work. She is not a high priority for her owners, but will be completed this summer and delivered. Hulls #99 and #100 are 7500 Z-drive terminal escort tugs designed by Robert Allen. They have just begun construction on these, which when finished will operate out of Texas.


A new 80-foot Z-drive tug design has been introduced by Washburn & Doughty. This design was developed by Bruce


Washburn, who also designed the very suc- cessful 92 and 98-foot Z-drive tugs built by the company. She is less than 150 gross tons and her load line length is less than 79 feet, which means that she does not need a load- line assignment. Since this is a in-house de- sign it can easily be modified for a company’s needs. She can be fitted with a 4,000 to 5,000- hp diesel engine with carbon fibre straight shafts.


They also had a company say that they were in the market for another tug. When this contract is signed it will keep them busy through the next year.


Riverside Boat Company in Newcastle has a 15-foot by 6-foot flat bottom skiff under construction. This is their own design with nine-ply plywood on the bottom, cedar strakes on the topsides and an oak transom. She will be powered with a 20-hp Nissan. This project will be finished early this summer. Another building project is a 31-foot Concordia, which had a few more planks put on. She is double planked with the inner layer


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cedar and the exterior mahogany. There is just one more layer of mahogany to go. Also being worked on is a boat they built about 50 years ago. She is getting a new transom. They sawed off the old one chang- ing it from an inboard/outboard to outboard power. She will be powered with a 70-hp Nissan. This boat was built in 1960 to Creston and Paul Bryant’s design. She is a 20 foot V- bottom with lapstrake sides.


In another shop they are removing the interior of a 28-foot Herreshoff sailboat. This interior will be giving a different layout. Now that spring is upon us the big rush is getting all the storage customers ready for the upcoming season.


KENWAY HAPPENINGS


Custom projects, advances in Vacuum Infusion and recent field service work has kept Kenway busy. Their continued empha- sis and investment in advanced modern com- posite technologies promises to keep them moving into new and exciting directions. Vacuum Infusion – Building Maritime Boats Lighter and Stronger


Kenway’s Marine Division is pleasantly busy with the Maritime and Maritime Skiff boat lines shipping boats from 14 to 25 feet to their dealer network for immediate delivery. They are hoping that this pace continues throughout the summer and are pleased to be adding some new dealers in previously un- represented territories. They have moved fully into vacuum infusion for all parts of the boat. While many say their boats are vacuum infused, usually meaning the hulls, they mean it. Virtually the entire boat, including hulls, decks, consoles, floors, etc. are in- fused. This makes the boats much lighter and stronger than ever before. Not bad for a boat already known for its incredible fuel effi- ciency.


Aquaculture Tanks and Composite Handrails


They have been asked to provide some interesting projects to a variety of customers


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•Clean & Waterproof (Canvas)


• Repair & Store Only •Wash & Store Only


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throughout the country. They have been building various tanks for a company called Aquatic Habitats to help in their aquaculture process. They started small and have been steadily pro- viding a stream of dif- fering sized tanks for re- search facili- ties. They have also been asked, through Mari- time Applied Physics, to provide com- posite hand- rails for the new DDG1000 Destroyer be- ing built at Bath Iron Works. While one would think that com- posite hand- rails would be a relatively easy task, these are quite


special. They are meant to fold using com- posite springs which are very precisely posi- tioned and glued into place. The handrails themselves are also unique in that they are infused in a blind mold, which was quite the challenge.


A Letter from Cabot Lyman of Lyman- Morse Boatbuilding, Thomaston: With ru- mors swirling and big personnel changes recently, you may have been wondering about the status of things at Lyman-Morse. We are still alive and well, and still building exceptional boats here! However, with the confluence of a slow economy and two projects that have been stopped in mid- stream, we are moving forward cautiously. As you may know, JB Turner is no longer with us, and we have re-structured from top to bottom. While our overall manpower has declined, we are still strong at 100 employees. Two years ago we hired two consultants to help us with the financial and management aspects of the company. As a result we have altered our management style and changed key personnel. I want to assure you that we have not been operating in a vacuum, but moving with great care as it has affected some very nice people. We are now moving for- ward and thought we would share our vision with you.


The first major step has been to stream- line our decision making process. Our project managers are now empowered to make deci- sions quickly, control the entire project, and be held accountable. This allows me to run the company and work on new projects and sales.


Another big step has been to alter our accounting, estimation, and budgeting pro- cess. We have recently implemented a brand- new marine software to track and relay the financial aspects of all our projects. The new system will use the original estimate and track the hours, materials, updates, and allow more efficient tracking of time cards (hours), inven- tory, receiving, and above all billing. The words ‘Lean and Mean’ are used a lot in this economy. With these changes, we aim to make the company more efficient, but also strive to keep Lyman-Morse a pleasure to do business with. Over the last thirty-five years we have had fantastic customers and an excellent crew. Our goal is to keep these relationships - an efficient and well run work- place for our employees directly translates to satisfied customers.


We have a carbon sailboat under con- struction which continues to move along well. The amazing hydraulic system will run every aspect of the boat, and the rotating thruster for the main propulsion unit, a bow thruster, captive reel winch, Lithium Ion bat- tery system, and hydraulic ram for the main sheet will truly make this a push-button boat. We will be launching her at the end of July. Our partnership with e Sailing Yachts is going very well. We have just test-sailed the first two e33s on the St. George River. It is a fast, easy, and fun boat to sail. We hope to sell more as we finish up the third e33, and are working to develop the e27 and e44 models as well.


Despite the slowdown in the new con- struction side, our service yard continues to gain momentum. We tackled several large refits this past winter, and have a full work- load this summer. We were at maximum ca- pacity this past winter and are already filling up for 2010.


We’re capitalizing on some of our key strengths and premier facilities to provide services outside the marine spectrum. We have opened up our metal fabrication shop to the outside world and have brought in some excellent projects. We have perhaps the nic- est facility in Knox County and an exception-


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