April 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15. Boat And Ship Yard News
The first one is a 36-footer, which is in for a major restoration. This was a brokerage boat and was purchased by her new owner from Washington, DC in the fall. The new owner wants to make some changes. These include adding a settee, extra seating in the cockpit, new electronics, and cosmetically make her look new inside and out. Next, there is a new Ellis 36 under con- struction for a customer from Mount Desert Island. She is being finished out very similar to Don Ellis’ boat, but without a flybridge. For accommodations she will have a V-berth, galley, head and shower down, two settees and two helm seats up. She will be finished off with more teak outside. As for power, she has a 530-hp Yanmar diesel. This boat is sched- uled to be launched early this summer. Then there is a 28-footer, which will be heading to Seattle, Washington. Her owner is a river pilot and is looking to use this boat to cruise Alaska. For accommodations she will have a V-berth with a big forward storage area in the fore peak, galley and head. The interior finish is practical and this means little wood. So as to gain some extra room down forward the owner opted to move the bulkhead back making the room in the shelter less. This one is also scheduled to be completed this sum- mer.
There is a fourth boat in the shop being finished out and this one is expected to be completed this summer.
The brokerage department did well this past fall and this transcribed into work in the shop.
As for storage they had a full schedule to get these boats ready for the upcoming season. One of the major changes is they are using E-paint on their storage boats. They have stripped the boat’s bottom, applied the E-paint and no longer will have to worry about pressure washing their bottoms.
Just down the road at Wilbur Yachts they are nearing completion on a Stanley 28. She just returned from the paint shop and is now getting the final finish work. This in- cludes mounting hardware and finishing the electrical system. She is scheduled to be completed this spring.
Also in the shop is a Wilbur 34, which will be getting new paint, varnish and her normal yearly maintenance. They also need to make repairs to her wooden top.
The Wilbur 34 demo is in the shop and they are working on making her look new
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The 46 they launched last summer was back this winter for some minor work and changes. Some of this includes another set of step in the cockpit, lighting switches in the engine room not at the electrical panel, add- ing a bait tank and upgrading some of the systems.
A Wilbur 34 flybridge cruiser is in for some minor work. She is also on the market. A 42-foot Duffy is in to repair a leak in her pilothouse. This caused damaged to the sole, which has been repaired. The cage was re- moved and the propeller will be modified. They also have some other small projects to complete before this one is ready for the water.
The lobster boat DOROTHY K. is in to have her windows replaced. She is also hav- ing a teak and rubber sole put down, redo the V-berth and change the location of her lifting rails.
At Bass Harbor Boat in Bernard they have the 24-foot Ralph Stanley designed lobster boat’s topsides completed. They still have the garboards, caulking and paint to do.
A Downeast peapod under construction at the Landing School in Kennebunkport.
The dory, which they are restoring for the Tremont Historical Society, had four inches removed from the top and repaired. She will be shipped to out this spring. A Newman 36 lobster boat, which they finished off 29 years ago, is in for her annual maintenance. She will be done the end of March.
Presently they are building three floats, which are 8 x 20 with a six foot ramp in between. These will be used for moorings in Bass Harbor.
Under construction is a new wooden 33 footer with a 10 foot beam. She is being built on spec.
Arriving the end of March is a 35 year old wooden lobster boat, which was recently purchased. Her new owner wants to replace the cabin top and do some cosmetics.
Wayne Beal Boat Shop in Jonesport has laid up two Wayne Beal 40s this winter. The first was sent to Light’s Fiberglass in Corea to be finished out as a lobster boat. The other is being laid up for H&H Marine of Steuben, who is finishing her out as a lobster boat for a fisherman from Cutler.
Since Wayne has brought his moulds back and is doing his own work he said there seems to be much more interest.
Calvin Beal Jr. on Beals Island is work- ing on the new 30 foot model he is doing for S. W. Boatworks of Lamoine. He said this is very similar to his other models, but wider. He started her in mid-March and hopes to have it completed the middle of spring.
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