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broken ground on their new service center and indoor heated boat storage facility. The new 6,500 square feet building will facilitate year-round boat service work and provide indoor heated storage. The building will be completed and ready for service work begin- ning this June.
“The new service and heated indoor storage building is in-keeping with focus on providing a full-service experience for our boating customers,” said Yarmouth Boat Yard owner Steve Arnold. “The building will give us the ability to perform additional year- round service for engine repowers, fiberglass work, electronics installation and other boat repairs and maintenance.”
This 44-foot Calvin Beal lobster boat was repowered at Kittery Point Yacht Yard with a new John Deere diesel engine.
Kittery Point Yacht Yard in Kittery has two interested parties in their PYY 22. They have plans to finish off their second picnic model, which should be completed sometime this summer.
As for repair work, they repowered a Calvin 44. They replaced her 9-liter John Deere diesel engine with another, but this one has 130-hp more. It is also quieter, smoother and certainly will be faster. They had to added new hydraulics as well.
Also in the shop was a BHM lobster boat, which needed some fiberglass repair. The fiberglass repair work included work on the platform, new tanks, and some delamina- tion in the hull. This project took about six weeks to complete.
Another major project was on a Hinckley Pilot 35, which was in and had her brightwork stripped and redone. They also have done her annual maintenance.
Like many yards along the coast they
have been kept busy by numerous small repair jobs. The phone has been ringing con- stantly due to the warm weather and owners are wanting the boat earlier than usual. In the middle of March, owner Tom Allen was going to assist with the second sea trial of the newly built gundalow, which was launched in December. Kittery Point Yacht Yard supplied the engine and did some of the installation.
They are going to make some upgrades to both of their facilities. At the Elliot yard they will be removing the wooden shed and replacing it with an 8,400 square foot steel RUBB building. This will give them approxi- mately 22,000 square feet of inside storage space, most of it heated. At Kittery Point they will be re-facing the main storage building, adding insulation and putting on solar gain doors.
Yarmouth Boat Yard in Yarmouth has
The site work for the facility is being performed by Scott Dugas Trucking and Ex- cavation from Yarmouth and the construc- tion work is being completed by PATCO Construction based in Sanford, Maine. Res- ervations are currently being accepted for the indoor heated boat storage this year. “The facility has been an aspiration for many years and we are excited that we have broken ground and only a few months from opening the doors to the new service center and storage facility.”
Yarmouth Boat Yard is a full-service marina specializing in new and used boat sales, storage, parts and service, slip rentals and providing easy access to Casco Bay. For more information call 207-846-9050 or visit
www.yarmouthboatyard.com.
The Lowell Brothers in Yarmouth are nearing completion of their 38-footer. Pres- ently, they are doing electrical and some detailed finish woodwork.
For accommodations this boat has a V- berth, head with galley up. Her owner has added a lot of woodwork and a liner, which should really make her look great down be- low.
They are also working on a 26 footer, which is having her annual maintenance done as well as a few small projects. They said that they sold plans for a 38 to an Australian customer. The phone has been ringing as well as inquiries via e-mail.
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Boothbay Region Boat Yard on Southport Island has been doing a lot of commissioning work already this year. An interesting project was the addition of air conditioning in a Hinckley 36 jet boat. They did not use the generator, but designed
a system to use an inverter, batteries with a heavy-duty alternator with a serpentine belt. This air-conditioning system will produce approximately 4,600 BTUs. They tested the system by tenting the boat and raised the temperature to 95°. Inside the boat it was 68°. They spoke very highly of the Odyssey bat- teries. With these batteries they were able to run for about 10 hours with still 40 percent still left. It was said that the key to making this all work was matching the components. This boat was also been wired for shore power. An East Bay was in to have a bow thruster added. They added a new windlass and may do some work to her electrical sys- tem.
They have done four Awlgrip jobs and presently they have two masts in the shop that are being redone. One of the boats Awlgripped was a 35 Duffy, which had her house, deck, and flybridge painted. They are now doing her varnish work.
They are seeing a lot more interest in having bottoms soda blasted. They did four of these this winter. These included a 37 Baba, a Hinckley picnic boat, a Wilbur cruiser and a small trailerable boat.
Another product that they have found that works very well on wooden boats is called CPES. This is an epoxy sealer that actually can treat dry rot. This is due to the alcohol and other organic solvents that al- lows it to penetrate into the wood. Not only does this product penetrate the wood but it also gives a good seal and a good bonding surface. They have used this product on ROOSTER, which is the speed boat that Hodgdon built almost 20 years ago, and has worked very well.
Classic Yacht Models in Camden is put- ting the finishing touches on another work of art. This one is a 29-foot semi-enclosed Chris Craft, which was built in 1955 and named GRACE B. This boat is powered with twin six- cylinder 239 cubic inch 105 hp gasoline en- gines. They started this project last July and it was completed this April. The detail which has been included in this model is absolutely incredible.
They are also working on a 40 foot sail- boat which was designed by Rob Eddy and Mark Fitzgerald. They are currently working on her rigging and decking.
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