Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS December 2014 Boat And Ship Yard News
Callinectes Boatworks in Kennebunk- port are in their seventh year of designing and building retro-styled runabouts. 2014 has found them busy completing one of their own Callinectes 16 jet powered runabouts, the complete restoration of a 1948 Correct Craft powered by a Gray Marine Four, and a complete restoration of a 1966 Century Resorter 21.
The 1966 16-foot Century being worked on at Fogg Boatworks in North Yarmouth. waiting outside.
One cannot overlook the plethora of carbon repairs on local crew racing shells. They are a varied shop, experienced in tra- ditional wood construction, fi berglass and carbon repair, and infusion.
Fogg’s Boatworks in North Yarmouth has two projects in the shop with a third
One of the projects is a 1966 16-foot Century that has received new planks aft, re- fastening where needed, and the bright hull is being refi nished. They may also do some work on the inside. This boat is powered with a V-8 engine, and this was rebuilt a few years ago but they added a new transmission. She will not be launched now until spring. Also this year they put a new deck on a 1957 Chris Craft. The same boat was in a couple of years ago and received a new transom and topsides. Another two proj- ects already completed and gone were on a Highlander, which received two planks; and a Lyman, which received a new deck. The Lyman was in the previous year and at
Schooner HERITAGE'S yawl boat under repair at Northend Shipyard. She had been hit in the side and this has been repaired and now she is getting varnish and paint. She also has a very interesting history having been built in the early 1900s to be used getting workers to and from work at a quarry.
that time she received new transom frames, transom and aft deck.
In the other bay is a Bayliner powerboat having her plywood transom replaced. Once this job is completed a steel hulled sailboat will be coming in for a new interior which will include cherry cabinets and trim, and a new teak and holly sole.
Great Island Boat Yard in Brunswick is busy hauling and ready for the winter projects.
The new 20,000 square foot storage building just south of the main yard is com-
pleted and already sold out. This building is heated and also has a carpentry shop, mechanical bench, offi ce space, sprinkler system and LED lighting.
The yard has just completing the 67
foot AURORA. She is a charter boat that comes to the yard every fall to have her maintenance work done.
In for work this fall is a Concordia 39, which is receiving 22 new fl oors. They have removed the keel and once all the fl oors are in place the keel will be reinstalled. A 47-foot Alden ketch, built in 1951, is in for paint and varnish as well as other work. Some of the other work includes rebuilding the centerboard trunk, repair the rudder post and reinforce the mast step area. A Fleming 55 is in for interior alter- ations to her galley and stateroom. A Hinckley Talaria 42 is in to be re- powered. She is powered with a MAN, which will be replaced with a Cummins. Great Island Boatyard has just become a new Cummins dealer. The yard also has two other Talarias, which need upgrades and regular maintenance. One of these will be getting a complete electronics package, and another will be Awlgripped.
The paint bay already has a busy sched-
ule. They will be painting a Sabre 42, J-105, Sabre 48, Sabre 38, a J-46 and a 70 foot power boat.
Journeys End Marina in Rockland is busy hauling storage boats, putting up a new building, and getting ready for the winter projects.
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Last winter they purchased the former buildings of Northend Composites in the In- dustrial Park. They stored a few boats there last year, and this year they have upgraded the building with propane heat, new lighting and new doors.
Another major change at the main yard is the removal of the old fi sh plant. The building was ineffi cient as only one third of it was usable. The new building will have four work bays and heated storage. They will not have this project done until next summer. Another addition to the yard is a new paint booth which is 80 x 30 feet, making it the largest on the Maine coast. They have already done a few projects. A 47 foot sailboat was in to be Awl-
gripped. They also removed her teak deck and replaced it with a wood/fi berglass deck and Awlgripped it.
Another busy aspect of the yard is
repowering. A number of lobster boats have been repowered over the summer and fall, and others are already scheduled for this winter. Two sailboats will also be repowered.
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast has a number of major projects underway at the
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
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