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Boat And Ship Yard News
she will have her topsides Awlgripped. One of the Finestkind charter boats, which sails out of Ogunquit, will be coming in to be refastened this spring.
Boothbay Region Boat Yard on Southport Island has a number of projects underway this winter.
This Penbo is having her bow rebuilt at Boothbay Region Boat Yard on Southport Island.
Ring’s Marine Service in South Free- port is staying busy this winter. Presently they are building a couple of docks for Coastal Maine Kayaks of Kennebunkport. The two 10 x 5 foot docks will be hooked together to make a 20 x 5 foot dock, which will have racks on them for kayaks. They are scheduled to be done around the fi rst of March.
Also in the shop is an older Columbia 26 sailboat, which is getting varnished. She was originally sold by Ring’s years ago and stayed in the South Freeport area for a few years before going away. A couple of years ago she returned.
There are about 20 storage boats in the yard, and others will come in from owner’s homes, to have some degree of work done
before being launched for the new season. Ring’s also does kayak, canoe and paddle board rentals. All of these, about 100 seats, will need to be inspected and repairs made as necessary before they can be offered to the public.
Finestkind Boat Yard in Harpswell has a Crowley 36 fi nished out as a tuna boat in the shop for some upgrades. They are putting in a new interior and rigging her for tuna fi shing with a rod and reel. Formally she used a harpoon to catch tuna. A Cavanaugh 33 is having a portion of her keel and horn timber replaced. Once this is complete, they will be doing cosmetics. A Hinckley Bermuda 40 sailboat is in for a new teak deck. After this is completed,
One of the main projects is on a 1962 Penbo power cruiser, hull #7 named WHITE FLASH. She is receiving a 14 foot section of her keel and stem, some new steam frames, and about 50 percent of her bow planking. The trunk cabin will also be redone along with bulkhead repairs and deck work. A Bristol 42 is in and having her bottom redone. She has been soda blasted and then covered with Sea Hawk “Tuff Stuff,” which gives more mil thickness in less time. A 1987 Cape Dory 30 Pilothouse is in and has had the gel-coat on her deck ground off due to crazing. Once this is complete and some minor repairs made they will Awlgrip the deck. They say that they have an excel- lent system for redoing decks. They will lay down two layers of mat, fair and then Awlgrip. As this is being done she will also be receiving a brand-new Yanmar diesel engine. A 1986 Alden 44 sailboat is in for paint.
Two years ago they painted her hull and this year they will be repainting her house and deck, which was done 15 years ago. The hardware has been removed from the deck and they were prepping the deck. Due to some of the small spaces a lot of the sanding was being done by hand. A Bertram 38 powerboat is in to be re-
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painted after being damaged in a storm last fall at Mill Cove in Boothbay Harbor. A 55-foot sailboat, built by Ly- man-Morse, is in for a lot of varnish work. Also in the varnish shop is a Sabre 55, a Hinckley Pilot and a 36-foot Hinckley Pic- nic Boat, a Surf Hunter, a J-46 and a Dyer powerboat. A 37-foot Brownell power boat, built in 1969, is being repowered with two bob- tailed 315 hp Cummins 5.9 liter turbo diesel engines. These are replacing two 8V53s.
Farrin’s Boat Shop in Walpole has three boats underway at their shop. An older 38-foot Wesmac, either hull #1
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or #2, fi nished at Farrins about 13 years ago, came in from New York to be repowered. They removed her 6125 Lugger diesel and is replacing it with a 9.9 liter John Deere. When she arrived she was given a major cleanup and then they inspected and repaired her running rigging as needed, added a new dry exhaust system, made repairs to the steering gear, replace the hydraulic tanks and Awl- gripped the hull. Now they are working on the house and decks, and will put Philly clad (a commercial grade non-skid) on the plat- form. They also worked on the rope locker and hauling side, and rebuilt anything that needed it. She will be done mid spring and heading back home to New York. In the front shop is a 36 foot Newman, built in 1976 as a pleasure boat. She was formerly owned by Central Maine Power Company and was used as a service boat for a number of years. They sold her and her new owners want to make her into a bass style boat and are giving her a complete makeover. One of the major aspects of this job was removing her platform and repaired what was needed. They removed her 200-hp John Deere diesel engine, which has been reinstalled. They are now replacing the platform and will soon concentrate on the forward accommodations. They will add a head and galley down below and make repairs has needed. They also need to add new tanks, exhaust system, bulkheads under the platform, Soundown insulation, stuffi ng boxes, bronze hardware and spray rails. Once this is all completed they will Awlgrip her hull. She will be done sometime this summer.
In the back shop is a 38 Calvin being
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