May 2012 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21.
NEWSFROM THE DOWNEAST LOBSTERMAN ASSOCIATION Continued from Page 11.
Restaurant in Belfast. We hope to see you there!
See you around the dock,
Sheila,
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Downeast Lobstermen’s Association Meeting Minutes
Dockside Restaurant, Belfast 11 February 2012
Attendance: President; Clive Farrin & Sue, Secretary/Treasurer; Mike Dassatt, Ex- ecutive Director; Sheila Dassatt, John Chipman, Jr., Theresa Chipman, John Chipman, Gerry Chipman, Norbert Lemieux, Glenn Holland, Cathy Holland, Marty Hamblen
The meeting opened at 4:24 with Presi- dent; Clive Farrin presiding. The Treasurer’s report was read and reviewed, going over the overall income and expenses. The motion was made to accept by Norbert Lemieux and seconded by John Chipman, Sr. Motion passed.
The minutes were read with the motion to accept by Norbert Lemieux and seconded by John Chipman, Sr. The motion passed. Clive’s first order of business was to discuss the feedback of the Lobsterman, LLC business plan with Ron Howse. Lobsterman, LLC is planning to start a processing opera- tion in Milbridge. He explained that D.E.L.A. was in the business plan as a participant, but we absolutely can not do any more than “support” the plan as far as approve or dis- approve. According to our Non Profit status, we can not take part in a “business” corporate plan such as this.
Sheila had a copy of the current and updates of the business plan that Ron Howse
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had sent to Clive. This was passed around for review by the Board of Directors. With Sheila following up with informa- tion on the poll of the Board that she took after the last D.E.L.A. meeting, the overall concern was the guarantee of pricing to the fishermen as well as the payment process. When will the payment be made and what is our guarantee of payment after the sale of our product? There are still a lot of concerns that the fishermen are still at the bottom of the “cor- porate ladder” in this particular plan. In conclusion of the poll: “the only ones that could potentially get a bad deal are the fishermen and the pricing.”
The next subject of concern is the By- laws and Statutes of the Promotion Council. With the confusion of the past few months and the legislature postponing the emergency bill that would re-structure the seats on the Promotion Council, we need to pay attention to getting back to the proper place of order. We have a new Commissioner and a lot of work ahead of him to restore the best interest of the fishery.
A motion was made by Norbert Lemieux to have D.E.L.A. write a letter to the Commis- sioner stating our concerns about the By- laws and Statutes of the Promotion Council to get it back in the proper working order. This motion was seconded by John Chipman, Sr. A vote was taken and the motion passed. Secretary, Mike Dassatt will write the letter and send it to Clive for approval. Sheila gave an update on the progress with The Maine Coastal News with our D.E.L.A. news and advertisements. It is in the “working” plan to send the mailing list to Jon Johansen so our members will start receiving the MCN in the mail as part of their member- ship.
Glenn Holland gave an update on the
“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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Marty Hamblen, our Associate member of International Special Risks explained their plan for donation and support to work with D.E.L.A. through promotion, also. They just ask for adjustment in the wording such as “exclusive” in previous ads with our insur- ance agencies that are members — basically,
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an update on the ads due to new companies such as ISR coming “on board.” A motion was made by Norbert to move forward with this proposal, seconded by John, Sr. The vote was taken and the motion passed. Do we want to meet at the Forum? It was decided to meet on April 12th in Ellsworth the next time and to try a different Ellsworth location, such as Pat’s Pizza.
Marty offered to help with contacts for Pat’s Pizza.
Sheila asked if we can continue donate $100.00 to the Canadian/US Town Meeting that is hosted by the Lobster Institute. The meeting is coming up at the end of March in Portland this year. A motion was made by Norbert to accept and seconded by John, Sr. – motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 5:59. Respectfully submitted,
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