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had been under restoration by her owners for about 20 years and they hope she will be launched this summer. Most of the major work has been completed and now it is wiring, rigging and lots of paint. Back in the fall they built a hull for Eastwind Charters, a 24-foot sloop designed by Bud McIntosh, which was extended to 30 feet. She was constructed with pine over oak and was fastened with copper rivets. It took Rollins and crew two months to complete and her owners will do the rest. She will be used in the six-pac business sailing out of Boothbay Harbor.


The Alley 28, launched last September.


Rollin’s Boat Shop in York is finishing up the Winslow designed and T. H. Soule


built sailboat from 1929, which they have been working on for a couple of winters. She


‘Mini-Sub’ Role at Pearl Harbor Continued from Page 7.


“What we demonstrated initially was that a second one had actually entered and also was successful in its attack,” he said. The mini-sub pictured in the aerial pho- tograph is the one featured in the television documentary, Rodgaard explained. But the show implies the wreckage is a new find, he added, when it actually was well known for years, though it wasn’t identified as one of the five Pearl Harbor attack mini-subs until recently.


Neyland said the timeline presented by the program incorrectly suggests the sub was the last of the five launched. “We con- sider that the No. 1 submarine, based on the Japanese records of the release times,” he said.


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One other problem, Rodgaard said, is the documentary’s assertion that a mini-sub tor- pedo struck the USS Arizona and did not detonate.


“I don’t know about you, but I don’t think an object such as a torpedo that winds up being a dud, striking an object at [42] knots, is going to remain intact,” he said. Hsu theorized that, based on weight analyses, the unexploded torpedo depicted on the show may have been dropped from an aircraft. Despite these concerns, the experts agreed that the story of the Pearl Harbor mini- subs is a fascinating piece of history that deserves ongoing research. One mystery is the location of the wreckage in a 1,000-foot- deep debris field outside Pearl Harbor. Neyland said it’s clear the mini-sub must have been salvaged after the war ended, but that leaves unanswered questions, such as why it is where it is, why it is disassembled, and why no record exists of it having been found and salvaged out of Pearl Harbor. Rodgaard added that a 15-foot section of the mini-sub is missing, and he hopes it will be found. Each piece of evidence is a time capsule of history, he said.


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Scientific techniques such as bio-corro- sion studies on bolts and studies of the origins of microorganisms attached to parts may solve some of these mysteries. “I would say our journey continues,” he said. “There are quite a few things that we could still do.” (Judith Snyderman works in the Defense Media Activity’s emerging media director- ate.)


They also built a 17 foot by 7 foot barge ferry for an island owner in Portsmouth, NH. The owner sketched out the design, which has a flush deck and small shelter. They recently completed a 14-foot skiff, which was for a customer from away. About 35 or 40 years ago a skiff was left at Rollin’s shop, which John Gardner said was built at Biddeford as a livery skiff. A person saw the skiff and had Rollins take the lines off and built him one. She is constructed with locust keel, teak stem and cedar planks over oak frames. A great looking wooden skiff.


Casey Yacht Enterprises in Freeport thought this winter might be a little slow, but then the repair work poured in.


Out in one bay they have a 17-foot sailing canoe in for Awlgrip. In the other bay is a J-110, which is having some interior woodwork upgrades. This includes teak and holly sole.


They also have work on the Wells Police Boat patrol boat; an Ellis 33 sailboat, which will include varnish and Awlgrip; and a Jeaneau 38 back for more improvements.


This 28 footer was launched by Alley


Boats of Jonesport back in September. Her accommodations include bunks, head and full galley down. The boat’s interior is a composite finish with cherry trim throughout. She is powered with a 315-hp Yanmar diesel and during sea trials she went 33 mph. Currently in the shop, they are building a 36 foot x 13 foot 4 inch sportfishing boat, designed by Troy Alley, for a customer from New York. Her accommodations will include head with shower and sink, full galley and stateroom. The interior will be trimmed in teak throughout. She will be powered with a 500-hp Cummins diesel with an Evolution system. They are hoping for an early summer launch.


Alley has also started on a 28 footer for myself, which will be powered with a Chevy gas engine. He is hoping to launched her in time for the 2010 lobster boat racing season.


S. W. BOATWORKS BUYS Continued from Page 1.


build his own. Then we are going to be laying up a 38 top for someone. Then after that we have another 36 foot Calvin Beal going to lobster fishermen down in the Portland area. That is going to Eric Clark’s shop in South- west Harbor to get finished off. We had a little dry spell in the lay up shop, but we picked the pace up and we are now about 10 weeks out.” Like many of the boatbuilders along the coast repair work has been the savior. “Right now in the shop, we have some repair work on a 40 foot Young Brothers boat,” said Work- man. “We had to take the engine out, put a new deck in, and replace the shaft and boxes. We also did some exhaust work. I have a wooden boat coming in next that needs a little bit of work done. She is a Mike Porter’s hull, which he built for himself.”


There are still a number of quotes out there that he is hoping to hear about soon. One is on a work boat for a power company, which he hopes to use the 38 Wesmac hull, which he laid up on speculation. Workman said that right now he is con- centrating on creating another website for the Young Brothers’ hulls. He said, “I am going to be doing the


youngbrothersboats.com. I am putting a lot of effort into that. I have been getting a lot of results on my websites.


As soon as the snow disappears and it begins to warm up just a little bit, Workman said that he will begin work on the Young Brothers’ moulds. He said, “When the sum- mer comes around it will be a good chance to get in there and do some work on the cradles and the surfacing of the moulds. I am also in the beginning stages of looking for a bigger facility for just doing the lay-up on the hulls. I want to keep the finish here. But, I am looking to either buy or build a new building for the lay up operations somewhere close by. I just want to make sure that the economy is going to be able to support it before I go out and hang myself.”


The Young Brothers made a quite a name for themselves on the lobster boat racing circuit, but Workman said that he was not going to get into that. He said the amount of money needed to be successful is just cost prohibitive for the return.


So if you are looking for any of the Young Brothers hulls, you now know where you can them, S. W. Boatworks (207) 667-7427 or at www.youngbrothersboats.com and www.calvinbealboats.com.


ANDREW J. NESDALL'S PASSING Continued from Page 11.


See us at the New England Boat Show on February 20-28!


always lived in Massachusetts, as far as I know, but frequently came to the Museum. He would go directly to whatever new exhib- its had been opened, and read every label from beginning to end (we wrote some long labels in those days, especially when we thought we knew what we were talking about). Then he would come to me and tell me everything I had said that was not accurate. Usually he was kind, but he did use scorn when it was deserved. In any case, he was always helpful and careful to teach me what I needed to know in order to fix the labels. “He also spent hours in our library, ask- ing to be shown any photographs of ships which were unidentified, and working to identify them. He once told me he got a “childish delight” from being able to identify


a photo that had stumped everyone else. He was brilliant at it, and he never seemed child- ish to me. In fact, he always seemed old to me. But I just worked it out, and he was younger in 1971 than I am now. Darn.


“It has been a number of years since Andy has gotten down here to Maine, so I have actually been missing him for a long time already. And missing the rest of his rat pack - Charlie Morgan, Biff Bowker, John Leavitt, John Lyman, Lew Parker, and the others. I have a photo on my office wall of Andy, Lew, Charlie, and Mike Costagliola, posing with a half-model in 1949. We have lived at a won- derful time, to get to know these last charac- ters from the days of sail, who appreciated their own life experiences and taught a younger generation to value maritime his- tory. If we can manage to do the same, we will have done well.”


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