Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS May 2011 Boat And Ship Yard News
50-ton hydraulic trailer, which just arrived. They were planning to haul their first boat on it on 8 April. The first boat will be a 54-foot wooden party boat that is coming in for her annual maintenance.
They just did sea trials on their PYY22 picnic version and were thrilled with the re- sults. She is powered with a 130 hp outboard and topped out at 33 mph and was able to plane above 18 mph. She was also up on plane in less than 4 seconds.
A Sabre 36, owned by a Connecticut customer, has had a total cosmetic refit. They painted her hull black, gave her a two colour boot top and an old cove strip. She also received a lot of varnish.
The sardine carrier JACOB PIKE on the ways at Northend Ship yard in Rockland.
Kittery Point Yacht Yard in Kittery and Eliot has been busy this winter. Presently they are getting ready to start launching boats. Owner Tom Allen said that there were
a lot more boats wanting to be in early than in years past. He thought this was due to the harsh winter we had.
One big addition to the yard is their new
The Kittery yard also received new face floats, which were built by Riverside Marine located at their Eliot facility.
They are busy at Rollins Boat Shop in Eliot.
Presently they have a 1926 50-foot Elco named PATIENCE, in the shop. They are replacing frames, floors and planks as needed. They will also be doing some deck work.
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The 39 Concordia, which was damaged in a storm last fall, has not had much work done to her. However they built a 38-foot piece for the backbone of another 39 Concordia, which is located in Arkansas. The big news is that Rollins will be build- ing a gundalow, which is similar to the one they built 25 years ago. This one will be used as an attraction vessel, but they also want to take it out on educational cruises. She will be 65 feet in length, powered with a diesel engine and sport a fantail stern. An interesting side note about this project is that much of the wood came from the Charlestown Naval Ship- yard in Charlestown, just outside of Boston. While they were excavating around the ship- yard they discovered a lot of wood buried. When the Navy switched from wood to iron and steel there was no more use for the wood, which had been placed in the saltwater
ponds. They were able to pick up many of the knees needed for this job. This project will be completed either late this fall or early next spring.
Great Island Boat Yard in Brunswick has been busy with repair projects. They are also getting ready to put up a new building. An F&C 44 had her chain plates repaired, which suffered from a rusted steel grid. This is similar to the other F&C 44, which they also replaced the chain plates in last year. The paint shop has been, and will be busy the coming months. They painted a Sabreline 42 and a Sabre 42. They still have a Little Harbor 51, the F&C 44, and a SeaSprite 30 to paint.
Another department that has been busy is the mechanical shop. They have installed a Fisher Panda generator in a Grand Banks 36 and put in a complete electronics package in a Grand Banks 47.
The freshwater schooner THOMAS HOYNE, which is 47' in length with an 11' beam and 25 years old, has been in for a major deck repair job. They also repaired her Edson steering system. She was recently purchased by an Englishman, who wanted to make some changes.
Summer work is also being lined up. This includes an Oyster 53, which likely needs a new generator and some hull and bottom work. They also have the motorsailer BURMA scheduled this summer to have some planking replaced.
Fogg Boat Works in North Yarmouth has been working on IROQUOIS, a Grebe 55, which has undergone a total rebuild over the last couple of years. They have replaced everything, including about two dozen frames, some new floors, planks as needed, sole, tongue and groove mahogany over- head with teak beams, new paint and varnish and a new generator, air-conditioning and water system. They started the project about a year and a half ago and now will be doing just the maintenance, which will include paint and varnish.
The Alden schooner, which was built in 1947, will receive her normal maintenance this spring.
A Crosby 26 bass boat is in the shop having her bottom redone. This includes frames and planks, which is being done by her owner.
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