Page 18. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2012 Boat And Ship Yard News Continued from Page 15.


the interior will be built using tri-cell honeycomb with veneer so it is as light as possible.


Vinalhaven launched their St. Ayeles skiff in May and there are plans to race them at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors show this August. A number of high schools are building these skiffs, but few have


completed them. Mount Desert Island and George Stevens Academy were close, it is not known how far Machias and Belfast got, and Ellsworth, who bought two kits, will be starting them this coming school year. Other projects include making a cork deck for Rocknak’s, some interior structure for a boat under construction at Clark Island Boat Works, and the interiors for a couple of homes under construction on the coast. One


Lawsuit Against Boat Builder Dismissed Continued from Page 15.


earnings exceeding well over $100,000 and extensive medical bills.


The vessel owner then brought a Third Party Complaint against Lash Brothers Boatyard in the same court in Cape May, New Jersey alleging negligence, breach of con- tract, breach of warranties, strict product liability and contribution. The suit also in- cluded as third-party defendants the dis- tributor and manufacturer of the propeller. Although Lash Brothers Boatyard strongly contested the factual merits of the lawsuit against it, by its attorneys Lash Brothers Boatyard filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. Lashes at- torney, Michael Savasuk, of the firm Troubh Heisler in Portland, Maine, raised constitu- tional issues regarding the lack of personal jurisdiction.


Attorney Savasuk argued in the Motion to Dismiss that in order to satisfy constitu- tional due process on out-of-state party who is not physically present in the forum state, New Jersey, must have “certain minimum contacts “with New Jersey such that the maintenance of the law suit does not offend


interesting project is making repairs to a 17- foot dory, which is going to hang from the ceiling on a home. This is an old family boat and is thought to have been built in Massachusetts in the late 1890s.


A. L. Pettegrow in Southwest Harbor has a Pettegrow 30, which was built six years ago, in for a complete restoration for her new owners. They have added port lights, teak trim, Sea Glazed windows, teak deck and a teak transom. They also added an Ellis power seat.


“traditional notions of fair play and substan- tial justice” citing several U. S. Supreme Court cases. The U. S. Constitution protects out-of- state parties from being hauled into court in a foreign jurisdiction on the basis of fortu- itous contacts, or as a result of the unilateral activity of some other party.


In this case, it was the unilateral activity of the New Jersey Company, Starker Fishing Charters, coming to Maine and seeking out Lash Brothers Boatyard. Neither the inherent mobility of the vessel nor the foreseeability of its going to New Jersey is sufficient to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction over on out-of-state party. The New Jersey’s Supe- rior Court Justice agreed and dismissed the lawsuit against Lash Brothers Boatyard. As a side note, in ruling from the Bench and with a smile, the New Jersey Superior Court Justice stated that he very much appre- ciated good Maine humor. Wesley Lash in addressing the only contacts he had with New Jersey stated in his Affidavit that he had been to New Jersey only 3–4 times in his entire life. Each time, he never stopped except to pay the tolls. Mr. Lash was only telling the simple truth.


In the next bay is a Duffy 35, which is getting a facelift with new paint and varnish. The winter has been extremely busy getting storage customers ready for the upcoming season. One job was repowering a Freedom 44 sailboat with a new Yanmar diesel engine.


Over at Great Harbor Boat Works in Manset they have been busy getting boats ready for the summer season. Currently they have an International One-Design (IOD) in for paint and varnish.


A 28 foot bass style powerboat is in for her annual maintenance and new electronics.


This summer they will be busy doing additional work on the Friendship sloop WESTWIND, built by Charles Morse in 1902. She will be getting rails, chain plates, scuppers and engine work.


A 29-footer designed by Ralph Stanley and built by Richard, will be given the once over cosmetically. She will then be offered for sale.


The little dory Richard has been building over the winter is nearing completion.


As summer approaches, they had 30 storage customers needing to be ready and they have over 80 percent of them completed. All will be done before the 4th July.


of


Maine Yacht Center in Portland has been launching boats since 1 April. One boat that received a lot of work this winter was a Class 40 racer, preparing her for her first race of the year, which will start from Charleston, SC.


The paint shop has been busy with two Sabre 42s; a 51 Swan and a Flowers 33. Still to do is a Holland 32 and a MJM 34.


New England Fiberglass in Portland has been real busy all winter. They have made repairs to a Sea Ray 260 Sundancer; a Sabre 28; a 22-foot O’Day; a 31-foot Southern Cross; a Hunter 34; a Cal 39 and a 22-foot Boston Whaler. All were in for various amounts of fiberglass repairs and paint. They still have a Webber’s Cove 42 and a Rhodes 19 scheduled for work this spring.


A. L. Pettegrow in Southwest Harbor has totally redone a six-year-old Pettegrow 30 for her new owners. Rollins Boat Shop in Eliot has a 1926 built 50-foot Elco, named PATIENCE, 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 in S&S designed sailboat, which they have been working on all winter. They replaced all the bronze below the waterline, re-bedded the ballast and replaced some frames and floor timbers as needed.


Own a True Classic - Most Originally Preserved 1968 13-foot Boston Whaler


1968 13' Boston Whaler Sport with 1969 Johnson 2-cylinder, 2-stroke, 25 HP Johnson short shaft outboard and 1969 Tee-Nee trailer. The hull is a 1968 that was sold in 1969 in Cincinnati, OH. At that time it was powered with a 1969 2-cylinder Johnson 25 hp and placed on a 1969 Tee-Nee trailer....and that is exactly how the boat sits today. I purchased the boat a few years ago and it still had the OH registration decals on it. The boat has never seen saltwater, it has been strictly freshwater use. The boat is in ridiculous original condition and I have never seen an un-restored boat this nice. All original gelcoat inside and out with no crazing, no bottom paint, original interior mahogany, ZERO added screws hole in the interior or in the wood, original bow/stern lights.


The boat didn’t need need any work when I purchased it, but I am a meticulous person and wanted it to be perfect. So I compounded/waxed the interior and exterior, sanded the wood and applied 8 coats Epifanes classic varnish, replaced the wire rope for the steering system, blasted and powder-coated the steering wheel, re-chromed the steering bezel, replaced the points/water pump/lower unit oil in the outboard, had a custom canvas mooring cover built using the Mills gunwale clips, and replaced the rollers, bunks, hubs, bearings, lights, wheels, and tires on the trailer. The boat runs great and is a great conversation piece either on the lake or on the


trailer. If you are looking for a mint original condition classic 13' Whaler, this is it and does not get any better. Asking $6900 OBRO.


Call Tom with any questions. 609-903-7321 (cell)


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32