March 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15.
Boat And Ship Yard News
One of the two 47-footers underway at Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin.
complete with mostly cherry trim, teak decks, console and systems left to do. She is scheduled to go over late this spring.
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast is moving forward with plans to upgrade its lifting capabilities with a 485-US-ton (440-metric-ton) hoist. Having secured fi nal approval to build new piers, the owners of Front Street Shipyard are investing in a hoist large enough to service a greater contingent of international superyachts. They are also beginning the local permitting process to expand their facilities with a new building that will be large enough to allow the new lift inside.
The new hoist is on order from Cimolai, an advanced metal construction company in Italy. Cimolai’s team will build the hoist’s components in Italy and ship them to Belfast for assembly. Front Street Shipyard’s own- ers expect the hoist to be fully operational
by 1 August. The existing 165-ton hoist will remain the workhorse of the yard. “With these new capabilities, we expect to attract even more diverse yachts to the State of Maine,” said JB Turner, president of Front Street Shipyard. “We also expect to be able to generate over 40 new jobs in an expanded facility, so we hope the City of Belfast will continue to work with us in growing our business.”
Front Street Shipyard has begun the permitting process to expand their facility with a new 24,000-sq ft building. Should this new structure receive approval, it will accommodate some of the larger yachts the yard will attract with the new hoist. Since the company launched in Janu-
ary 2011, Front Street Shipyard has built an expansive waterfront facility. Their projects have included refi ts on a 106-foot Burger motoryacht, a 90-foot Doggersbank Motor-yacht, and an 86-foot Swan sailboat.
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