Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS June 2012 Boat And Ship Yard News
Rollins Boat Shop in Eliot has a 50-foot Elco, named PATIENCE, built in 1926, in the shop. They have started work on her bottom, which has meant a new keel, floor timbers, frames and they are now refastening. Once this is complete they will start on her deck. In the other shop is a S&S designed sailboat, which they have been working on all winter. What they discovered was that all the bronze below the waterline had disappeared. This has been replaced, the ballast rebedded and they replaced some frames and floor timbers as needed.
New England Fiberglass in Portland has been real busy all winter.
A Sea Ray 260 Sundancer suffered some hull damage. She had a crack at the bulkhead and some minor fiberglass damage on the starboard side. Once these were repaired, they Awlgripped the hull, which had faded, with a nice dark blue. They also removed and rebedded the port lights and replaced the screens.
A Sabre 28 was in and had all her deck hardware removed and rebedded. They recored the mast step area, made repairs around some of the stanchion bases, powder
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coated all the port lights, added new gaskets and lenses, new engine panel, and repaired her keel joint. They then Awlgripped the boat, added a cove stripe and a new name and hailing port.
A 22-foot O’Day came in and had the area around her stanchion bases recored, repaired the keel and bilge area by removing wet foam and damaged laminate. A 31-foot Southern Cross was in and had all her deck hardware removed and then they recored the cabin top and areas around the chain plates on both the port and starboard sides, as well as around the windlass. They then non-skidded the entire boat, powder coated the cleats, and cut out and installed new Bomar hatches in the platform. A Hunter 34 was in and had her keel dropped so they could make repairs to the keel stub due to damage suffered in a ground- ing. They also removed and rebedded some hardware on deck.
A Cal 39 was in and had her rudder and steering system replaced.
A 22-foot Boston Whaler was in for some cosmetic work. They also had to do some repairs to her bottom.
They just launched a 35-foot Fantasia sailboat, which they removed her motor and redid her engine beds.
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Still to do is a Webber’s Cove 42 which needs to have her decks Awlgripped and non-skidded. They also have a Rhodes 19 in for deck damage and Awlgrip for the hull. Powder coating has been very busy over the winter. They have done all sorts of things including chairs, bicycle, life raft folder, motorcycle parts, pool table parts, old car parts. You name it, if it can be powder coated, they’ll do it.
Maine Yacht Center in Portland has been launching boats earlier than ever, with the first one going over 1 April.
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One boat they did a lot of work on this winter was a Class 40 sailboat racer. They did a lot of routine maintenance, but also added Expedition Software which is out of New Zealand. She is entering her first race this year, which will start from Charleston. As for paint, a new 42 Sabre will be done before heading New York. Others completed include a 51 Swan, 42 Sabre, and a Flowers 33. Still to do is a Holland 32 and MJM 34. Another major project is installing a Freedom hydraulic lift for dinghy on a boat. Another boat needs to have a swim platform
put on.
Handy Boat in Falmouth had a 38-foot Morgan in to have blisters repaired on her hull. Once this was completed they painted her hull with Alexseal. They also did her annual maintenance.
Now in the shop is a 46-foot Pacemaker flybridge sportfisherman. They have re- moved her platform and are now rebuilding her aft deck. The flybridge is also getting a non-skid finish.
Both launches are ready for the upcom- ing season. During the winter they Awlgripped them and did a lot of work on the interior of one. They both received the normal maintenance which included 11 coats of var- nish.
This past winter they stored approxi- mately 160 boats, all of which needed some degree of work. This was a 20 boat increase over the previous year. Due to the nice warm weather we experienced in March they launch their first boat the end of April and will not be done until about the Fourth of July. Handy’s also now has eight new moor- ings giving them a total of about 450 for this season. They also said that they will be offering Valvetec fuel for the dock customers this year.
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Boothbay, has redone their railway and added 6 feet to the platform’s width, which makes working much easier.
The three-masted schooner VICTORY CHIMES was up on the railway the middle of May for her annual maintenance. She was inspected by the U. S. Coast Guard, who asked them to some minor plank repairs and caulking. She also was repainted. Previous the VICTORY CHIMES, they had the schooner ANGELIQUE up for her annual maintenance.
Next in will be the fishing schooner SHERMAN ZWICKER. She needs some plank and caulking done.
Several storage customers are also be- ing readied for the upcoming season. ALBA- CORE has had some deck work and varnish- ing done. KITTEWAKE, a Bunker & Ellis 48, is getting her annual maintenance.
Classic Boat Works in Edgecomb al- ways has some very interesting projects in their shop.
A 1956 Lyman was in this winter and had
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