Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2013
Boat And Ship Yard News
A wooden open work boat being repaired at Lash Brothers in Friendship.
Compiled by Molly Dugas and Jon Johansen
East West Custom Boats in Eliot are well known for building the Echo Rowing shells. They have three of these underway, with one going to Michigan and two to North Carolina. All should be done and shipped out in Early June.
Another project is building parts for an outrigger canoe.
This spring they built an eight-foot skiff and a 10-foot Kittery Point tender for Bay of Maine boats. They also built two Adiron- dack canoes for Adirondack Rowing Boats in New York.
Royal River Boat Yard in Yarmouth has had a busy start to the boating season. Along with launching and commissioning
over 300 winter storage customers, they have been working on a number of substan- tial projects. To begin, the yard’s travelift ways underwent construction. The east leg was rebuilt with improved supports and a new concrete deck added. The project will be completed in the fall with a new concrete deck for the west leg. Additionally, a Hodgdon 42-foot sail-
boat is undergoing its second phase of resto- ration. This phase involves Awlgripping the hull, bright work, new electronics, and 110- volt electrical service. The sailboat received its fi rst phase of restoration, recoring the deck and repainting the topsides, during the summer of 2012. The third phase of resto- ration is expected to commence next winter. This same Hodgdon 42 visited Royal River Boat 24 years ago for restoration under its
The schooner EAGLE being readied for the water. Also interesting are the vehicles used.
previous owner. A Sabre 41 from Connecti- cut also revisited the boatyard after suffering damage from Hurricane Sandy. Hull repairs and Awlgripping were conducted before the boat was delivered back to New Jersey by Royal River Boat Yard. Furthermore, a 45-foot off-shore Novi boat required an unexpected engine rebuild. After the engine blew up, the boat arrived at Royal River Boat to have its engine re- moved, rebuilt, and reinstalled. Due to its function as a commercial lobster boat, the crew at Royal River made an effort to com- plete the engine work as soon as possible. Other projects this past winter included
fi berglass repairs on a 45-foot Grand Banks, the redesign of the propeller shaft alignment on an Alden 44, the replacement of roughly 100 feet of core on a 38-foot powerboat,
Yarmouth Boat Yard is pleased to announce our new afliation as an authorized dealer for Parker Marine and Regal Boats. With the addition of these quality boats, along with our existing lineup of Pursuit and Eastern boats, Yarmouth Boat Yard has just the right it for your boating needs.
· Full-service marina
· New and pre-owned boat sales · Parts & Service department with full staff of certifi ed technicians and in-house parts store
· New indoor service and storage center
· Slip rentals available from our location on the Royal River, only minutes to open ocean and the islands of Casco Bay.
72 Lafayette Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096 (207) 846-9050
www.yarmouthboatyard.com steve@ybyboats.com
seven separate Awlgrip jobs, engine rebuilds for two twin screw boats, and the installation of two new engines and replacement of all the systems in a 28-foot Tiara.
In Newcastle Coastal Boatworks purchased a number of boats involved in Hurricane Sandy. On the shop fl oor they had just fi nished making repairs to the gelcoat of a centre-console Mako, powered with a new 150-hp Yamaha outboard from New Meadows Marine in West Bath. She looked like a brand new boat.
They said that nine boats were pur- chased from Hurricane Sandy and that all had damage from being banged around. Some of the boats purchased included a 24-foot Shamrock Predator; a Grady White; White Water, a Key Largo and a few Boston Whalers. A 17-foot Boston Whaler Mon- tauk rolled around in the surf before being rescued. She had two hulls in her starboard side and these are being repaired. Most of the damage to these boats are superfi cial. They go through them and whatever needs to be repaired is and when needed engines are also replaced.
As summer approaches and boats are readied for the season, it seems a good time to talk about boat use and the purpose of designs.
For many, day boating with the occa- sional overnight is the norm. The new Back Cove Downeast 37 from Back Cove Yachts in Rockland suits this type of boat use per- fectly. Her profi le says Downeast to boaters
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Photo Ann-e Blanchard
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
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