Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS August 2015 Boat And Ship Yard News
AUGUST WEST, a Holland 32 totally refurbished by Kittery Point Yacht Yard.
The commuter being rebuilt at Six River Marine in North Yarmouth. Kittery Point Yacht Yard in Eliot has
just launched AUGUST WEST, a Holland 32, they have been refurbishing for a New York owner. Last year the redid the hull and decks, raised the sheer, new windows, and built a box down the port side of the platform to house the exhaust system. This year they added a teak deck to the platform, new electronics and new canvas and cush- ions. The aft seat’s metal work was done by Redman Fabrication of Eliot. This is a very simple boat with just bunks below, no head or galley, no systems.
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P. E. Luke in East Boothbay was still working on getting all the boats over for the season. When the warm weather hit they have been helping people solve issues. They have also been talking with people about winter work already.
Propeller sales has been good, there has
been a number of cruisers on the moorings, a number of boats in the yard have been sold and they noticed the bigger boats are getting less and less.
John Williams Boat Company in
Hall’s Quarry has been extremely busy getting the storage customers ready for the season. However they have been able to fi t in a couple of interesting projects. They are building a six man 44-foot paddling canoe, which is a Hawaiian design that will be used on Mount Desert Island. They have also laid up a Bridge’s Point 24, Hull #83. She will be fi nished off as a daysailor with an electric drive. She presently does not have an owner, and if you are looking for a great daysailor here is your chance.
Also of note is they have a new 50-ton
Travelift, which is remote control. This not only increases their capacity, but also makes moving boats around much easier.
This winter Classic Boat Shop in Ber- nard built two new Pisces 21, one that went to Marblehead and the other to Stonington. They also did a major upgrade on a Morris 28, which had been recently sold. They checked all the mechanical systems, redid the varnish and Awlgripped the hull.
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Wilbur Yachts in Manset is getting closer on the Massachusetts patrol boat. They replaced more wet core than they thought, repaired the main bulkhead, steer- ing and hydraulics. They also added a new propeller, mast (built by Clark Island Boat Works in St. George), wiring and electron- ics. Next they will be giving her a new coat of paint.
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needed or carrying along a small infl atable.”
We all know all too well the number of lives saved by the heroic life-savers along the world’s coasts. The coast of Maine is unique to those to the west’ard of us in that it is extremely rocky and at times bold and unforgiving. The life-savers of the past had small boats, many were peapods or whale- boats, that could easily get in amongst the rocks. Anyone who is charged with doing rescues, not just the Coast Guard, needs to be better prepared for landing on a rocky beach in order affect a rescue. No one wants to see a life lost because we were not prepared.
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
Photo Ann-e Blanchard
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