Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS September 2011 Boat And Ship Yard News
in for some bottom work, along with electrical and system work.
The motorsailer BURMA was in for topside and bottom paint. They also painted her spars.
The new café opened on 1 August, and will be open seven days a week from 0700 to 1500. They broke ground for this project on 18 April and was designed to serve their customers better. Not only is there a café in the upper part, but there is a laundry facility and climate controlled storage lockers on the lower level.
The winter storage business has been growing so they expanded the amount leased last year at NAS Brunswick from 8,000 to 16,000 square feet, all heated.
The pinky ARDELLE was built by Harold Burnham of Essex, MA and launched in July.
Finestkind Boat Yard in Harpswell has been doing a lot of work on ARI, a 38-foot custom boat known as an Arianna 38, which they built 16 years ago. Her hull was designed by Spencer Lincoln and her house and inte- rior arrangement were designed by Mark Hubbard. They have made a lot of alterations this spring and summer to her interior and exterior. They removed her engine and re- placed it with a new Cummins diesel, a 6.7 L 750 hp with a ZF V-drive. They also added a diesel stove and heater from Wallas, an Iso- therm refrigerator and freezer, all new LED lighting, a 2KW sine wave inverter, electron- ics, bow thruster, searchlight, an electric head with holding tank, stereo with satellite and iPod interface, a fish chill system, and tinted windows. One thing interesting about this boat is that even if full of water she cannot sink due to the amount of balsa core in her. All that is left to do now is some minor finish work and paint and varnish.
Next in the shop will be an old Bristol wooden powerboat built back in the 1950s. She was constructed of plywood and needs a new bottom because the glues holding the laminates together have let go. They will also need to replace the stem due to delamination.
At Great Island Boat Yard they have a new building under construction. The old workshop was torn down on 29 July. Quickly work began on excavating the site so that the new building could be erected. The building is scheduled to be started in September and finished by November. This building will be 11,400 square feet, contain 6,500 square feet of heated storage, have a 60 x 26 high door and a custom-designed spray booth, which is 30 x 70 x 26’ high. There will also be a refit and carpenter shop.
This spring and summer there has been a lot of work going on at the yard. One project was repowering a Baltic 33. They removed the Volvo diesel and replaced it with Yanmar saildrive. To do this project they had to remove the engine beds and install new ones and replace some wiring and plumbing. As for paint work they are currently painting a F&C 44’s hull. Next will be a Sabre 42 hull.
The Little Harbor 51 and 52 both are back for some minor maintenance work. An Oyster 53 has been in for some elec- trical work, rig inspection and some minor repairs.
A 65 foot New Zealand built sloop came
Paul E. Luke Inc., in East Boothbay is run by Frank Luke, but he will now be joined by his son Andy who will head the office aspect of the company. The foreman Keith Royal will continue operating the yard. One of the first changes they will be making is modernizing the buildings and add more in- side storage capability. They are presently in the design phase of this. They also thought that they need to add boat handling equip- ment.
In the stove shop Earl Leavitt, retired after about 15 years and Frank wonders whether he will continue building stoves are not. One of the biggest problems is liability. They built a 32-inch propeller for the schooner ALABAMA and a replacement propeller for the schooner BRILLIANT. Seven boats have been sold in the yard two of them power and this has brought some work.
A Beneteau sailboat is on for new teak hand rails.
Clark Island Boat Works in St. George has a 55-foot Wesmac in the shop, which they are finishing out as a charter/research boat. The owner had two 42 Wesmacs before, which he sold and opted to replace them with
this one. The bulkheads are in and the floors are being done next. Done below she will have four bunks, head and galley. She will be powered with a C-18 Caterpillar diesel. She is scheduled to be over next spring. A 28-foot Muscle Ridge (Wayne Beal 28) is being finished out as a day boat with a V-berth, head and shower, and simple galley. She will be heading to her owner in Wheeler’s Bay in July.
They have also had some repair work. One job was on a 17 year old RP 35 lobster boat, which was repowered. They removed a 3126 Caterpillar and replaced it with a remanned Cummins. They also did a lot of upgrades to make sure there were no sur- prises later on. Another repair job was on am 11 year old South Shore 38 from Vinalhaven. She was repowered. They removed a Volvo and replaced it with a 500-hp Iveco. She will also have some upgrades done.
For those of us who pass over the Route 1 bridge periodically it has been amazing to see the consistent changes at Front Street Shipyard.
They have poured the footing and foun- dation for building #1, however, this building will not be erected until next year. This winter they will use the space for outside storage. Building #2 has been demolished and new pilings are going in. This building will house offices, crew’s lounge and ship store. Build- ing #3 has been completely rebuilt. They added new siding, roof, insulation and elec- trical system. Building #4A is being demol- ished and a new foundation will be going in with radiant heat in the floor. This building will be used for storage (10,880 square feet) and is scheduled to be ready in November. Building #4B is getting new lighting and door. She is ready now and will house more than 14,000 square feet for storage space. The ground work for the 165-ton Travelift is com- pleted. Building #5, which will be 22,400 square feet, has had the foundation poured along with the slab, which will have radiant heat. 175,000 pounds of rebar was used in the concrete for this building. She will be done this November.
The service aspect of the yard is in full swing. All the slips are full and overnight dockage is sold out. As soon as the Travelift was ready for use they have been hauling boats. The biggest will be SPIRIT OF BER- MUDA, which is in for repair work. Maine Maritime Academy’s NED was over for paint
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