Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2014 Boat And Ship Yard News
The Sundowner 31 being refurbished at Samoset Boat Works in Boothbay.
Finestkind Boat Yard in Harpswell has a great summer and like most yards is right in the middle of their hauling season. This summer they did some repair work on a lobster boat. The work included replacing the stuffi ng box on the rudder, re- mounting the hauler, and polishing the fuel. They also were just fi nishing painting the deck, which had been repaired, on a 38- foot sailboat. A 30-foot Sisu, which was a lobster boat and then a tuna boat, was going back
to being a lobster boat. She was getting new wash-rails, hauler, and lobster tank. LILY, which is the Duffy hull they have been working on since last year, is nearing completion. She is being fi tted out as a commercial fi shing boat and will be done this fall. Presently they are working on the interior, systems, putting in the 1,400 gallon fuel tank, and keel tankage for water, gray water and oil.
They have a number of jobs already lined up for this winter. They have three
This is the mega-yacht AXIA being hauled out at Front Street Shipyard. She is in to have her keel modifi ed, which is scheduled to be done later this Fall.
Awlgrip jobs and several repair jobs. They also have a number of new storage custom- ers coming.
Samoset Boat Works in Boothbay has been busy on building composite parts and pieces for another builder, but that is slowing up and they are now putting the fi nishing touches on a 31-foot Sundowner. This boat was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy, purchased by a new owner and brought to Samoset for repairs and modifi cations. Most
of the damage was holes, about 30, in her bottom, which was repaired fi rst. They then made repairs to the bulwarks, pilothouse aft door, beefed up the skeg, stripped the deck and re-glassed, redid the cap rail, put on new rubrails and then Awlgripped her. Presently they were waiting for windows and the re- maining work included painting the house, inside of bulwarks, and then putting on hardware and a new stainless steel rub rail. They also have some varnish work that will need to be done.
At Lash Boat Yard in Friendship they are just completing some repair work on AMY LYNN. They removed her 670-hp Cummins and this has been replaced with an 800-hp Caterpillar. They also did work in the hydraulic room, added new fuel tanks, shortened the wheelhouse and redid the hoses.
Next in will be the Audubon Society’s boat.
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding in Thom- aston is getting ready to begin construction on a Hunt 42 for a customer from Lake Erie. She is going to be used to carry people and this is Coast Guard certifi ed. This project will be done in about a year.
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In one bay of the main shop is a Swan 100 sailboat, which is in for paint, mechan- ical and annual maintenance. Right in front of her is a Monhegan 25, built in 1997. She has been sold and will be getting some work done before heading to Tennessee. A Jongert 90 is in for paint and mechani- cal work before heading south for the winter. NAMHARA, a Vichem 72, is up on the yard having her annual maintenance done. KIWI SPIRIT is sitting at the dock. She has been in the shop as they inspected the rig- ging and systems to make sure everything is fi ne, before her owner attempts to go around the world and break Dodge Morgan’s record. She should be gone by the end of September as she needs to be in Bermuda later this fall where she will start her round the world voyage.
Right now most of the effort at the yard is hauling their storage customers for the winter. This will take them right through much of the fall.
Clark Island Boat Works in St.
George suffered a major fi re late last fall. The new building was fi nished the end of spring and now each bay is fi lled with either a new hull being fi nished out or a repair job. In one bay is a Bruno Stillman 42 in to be rehabilitated, mostly by the owner. They have put on a top and back on the house, new bulkheads, moved the exhaust system,
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Photo Ann-e Blanchard
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
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