September 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. LOBSTER BOAT RACING
ond was CRY BABY, who installed a rear view mirror so she can see the V-8 powered boats behind here. Third went to BLACK DIA- MOND and fourth was LINDA CAROL. Now came the 14 diesel classes. In Class A BLUE THUNDER followed by Scott Dyer’s RELENTLESS [BHM 28, 200-hp Yanmar] and Stephen Cushing’s MAITLYN ROSE [Ellis 24, 100-hp Yanmar]. In Class B it was Steve Train’s HATTIE ROSE [Crowley 36, 220-hp John Deere] followed by Jed Spear’s SEA NILE [32 footer, 225-hp diesel] and Tim Flynn’s DOTTIE MAE [32-footer, 186 hp diesel]. In Class C VENOM took the win, followed by MISS ATTITUDE and David Moilly’s MISS GUIDED. Fifth went to Jake Dugas’ PREMONITION [Jason 25, 250-hp diesel]. PREMONITION was totally rebuilt at Royal River Boat Yard this past spring, which included a new platform, fuel tanks and run- ning gear. She was ready late this spring for lobstering. In Class D it was just LIZZIE on the line. In Class E Leland Murray’s DIRTY BUSINESS [Young Brothers 33, 425-hp Cat- erpillar] was able to out duel Bob Dugas’ ENDURANCE [Mitchell Cove 32, 350-hp Caterpillar]. In Diesel Class F MS. ROSE was the winner with PENALTY BOX second. In Class G HAPPY HOUR was the winner. In Class H it was all FIRST TEAM with PRETTY WOMAN second and Ed Shirley’s ASKKN’ [Calvin Beal Jr. 38, 525-hp John Deere] third. There was a great battle in Class I between MISTY, THREE STARS and WILD ONE. First went to WILD ONE, followed by THREE STARS and MISTY. There were no entrants in Class J and Class K, and just one in Class L, 901 and over, 28 feet and over, Alfred Osgood’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS [Northern Bay 36, 900+-hp Mack]. In Class M it was Mike Davis’ PRETENDER [42-footer, 700-hp diesel] crossing first. Second went to Marshall Spear’s ENDEAVOR, third SAND DOLLARS III, fourth Ryan Libby’s PREMO- NITION and fifth Obie Spear’s TENACIOUS [46-footer, 600-hp diesel]. In Class N it was no surprise to see WHISTLIN’ DIXIE cross first with 4 GIRLS second, ABIGAIL & CARTER third with fourth going to BAILEY & BELLA. Next up was the Wooden Boat Race which was won by ABIGAIL & CARTER. Second went to LIZZIE with SAND DOL- LARS III third.
In the Novi Boat Race first over with a
speed of 16 mph was Larry Dunn’s BUSHWACKER [39-footer, Novi, 400-hp diesel]. Second went to ASTAZO AMANTE, third SHEARWATER and fourth was Thomas Werner’s PATIENCE [B. Atkinson, Novi, 350-hp Caterpillar]. In the Gasoline Free-for-All it was LYNN MARIE followed by BLACK DIAMOND and CRY BABY.
The Diesel Free-for-All was going to be the most impressive race of the day when ten boats came to the line and Steve Johnson, who was the start boat, sent them all at once. First was STARLIGHT EXPRESS, WHISTLIN’ DIXIE was second, followed by THREE STARS, 4 GIRLS, MS. ROSE, HAPPY HOUR, LIZZIE, ENDEAVOR [Bob Dugas], and ASKKN’.
In the final race of the day, Fastest Lob- ster Boat, it was LYNN MARIE, STARLIGHT EXPRESS second.
Following the lobster boat races it was time for the tugboats to take to the course. What an impressive sight to see these 90 to 120 footers, grossing upwards of 250 tons, some powered with more than 5,000 hp, com- ing up the course billowing smoke from their stack at about 15 mph. FOURNIER GIRLS had a problem when she crossed the line when a belt let go and caused a huge amount of smoke to be exhausted through her vents. This was a minor issue, but her day was done. Then came several pushing contests when two tugs would go bow to bow to see who could push who around the harbor. I headed in to compile the results and get ready for the awards ceremony and the tugs made another run up the race course.
The awards ceremony was held at Port- land Yacht Services, which also offered ham- burgers and hot dogs to the entrants. Follow- ing the awards ceremony there was a small auction and when it was all said and done over $11,000 was raised for the MS Society. Much of this money came from entry fees, t- shirt sales and winners donating back their winnings.
Karen Moody and her crew deserve a huge thanks for all they did to make this a success. Also thanks to Global, who donated 1,600 gallons of diesel fuel, which brought out a number of new racers and made this event even more special. Hopefully we can make it even bigger next year.
DOWN EAST HOME COOKIN' Continued from Page 5.
resulting in a heaping plate or full bowl, and seconds, bread or biscuits or rolls, and, of course, a generous serving or two of dessert, such as pie or cake. In many cases hot tea is a beverage of choice, but coffee and milk are popular, too. Restaurants and diners serving Down East foods probably won’t serve fam- ily style, but you may expect them to serve generous portions.
Restaurateurs who specialize in haute cuisine, other international foods, and other US regional delicacies certainly have a right to locate in the Maine State. This treatise is arguing for Down East home cookin’ to gen- erally characterize the foods available to Maine locals and tourists alike.
Certainly, I would not presume to tell Maine folk or people “from away” what to eat at home or in restaurants. That, obviously, is none of my business. I do think, though, that the dining public would be well served (pun intended) by having broad choices of places to satisfy their gustatory desires with Down East cookin’ when dining in Maine. Over the last several years we have expe- rienced signiûcant leveling and blending of characteristic regional differences in the USA. Speech patterns, life styles, and foods
are some areas in which these phenomena are apparent. It will require some effort on the part of restaurateurs to hold on to the typical delightful taste of Down East cookin’. Other parts of this country have their characteristic specialties in foods, and they are delicious. If we go to Pennsylvania we enjoy foods like my mother-in-law used to make, or such as that found in Pennsylvania Dutch country. If we are in the southern states it is good to enjoy Southern cookin’, and so it goes. In Maine, though, I think there should be a continuing endeavor to offer typical Down East Home Cookin’ to the din- ing public.
What do you want for dinner? How ‘bout fish chowda ‘n hot biscuits? Post Script: This evening we went out for supper. OK, OK, so we went out to dinner. We went to The Olive Garden, one of our favorite Italian restaurants. Definitely not Down East food. This demonstrates that I can be
flexible...The other night we went to our local diner for supper/dinner. I had fried scallops that tasted almost like the homemade that we make. The diner also has excellent fried had- dock and fried clams, and baked stuffed chicken, and, sometimes there are lumps in the mashed potatoes.
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“Lofting” provides a full size pattern of a two dimensional plan. The bow and stern sections were drawn in full scale to ensure
all angles and views met properly.
Traditionally, the fi rst section of a new boat laid is the keel. Gundalows do not have a keel (single central
timber at the bottom of the boat), so the fi rst section laid is the planking and fl oor timbers in the fl at center section of the boat. Following lofting, the curved bow and stern framing is cut and assembled along with side frames.
Trunnels “tree nails” connect wood parts in the gundalow much like pegs are used in post-and-beam
construction. Thousands of trunnels were used in traditional gundalow construction. We also use hand-cut bronze fasteners for longevity and strength.
The sheathing that wraps the sides and the bottom of the gundalow are called planks. Long
continuous timbers are set in a steam box to make them fl exible and then are bent to fi t the curvature of the boat frames.
The shear clamp, deck beams, and deck framing and
blocking are installed once the planking is completed. The deck is caulked to insure water tightness.
Thousands of feet of white cotton caulking and oakum will be driven into the gaps
between the planks to create a water tight seal.
Once the decking is in place, the house,
hatches, deck boxes, rails, rudder and stump mast are installed. Our local blacksmith fabricated and installed sweep locks, stanchions for life lines, the yard band and the windlass.
The entire boat is oiled and painted to protect it from the
water, air and sun. Oiling begins as soon as timbers are secured into place.
Sea trials and adjustments are
completed once the gundalow leaves the shipyard and is launched at Prescott Park. Small fi nal repairs, fi nish work and adjustments are made after it is in the water —then it will be ready for the fi rst public sails!
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