March 2016 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15.


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 At Artisan Boat Works in Rockport they have just started building this Herreshoff 12 1/2.


                 


                 


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 At Millennium Marine in Eastport they have plenty of hulls to lay up.


ed sailboat, which had a hole in her side. The hole was approximately 2 feet x 2 feet, but they had to expand the repaired area to about 3 feet x 4 feet so the layers could be staggered for strength. This repair took about a month to complete.


Rockport Marine in Rockport has just completed a major repair on a 56 foot 1955 S&S ocean racing sloop. She was in for a new backbone, some planking and paint and varnish. A Concordia 41 is in having her house-


top refi nished. They removed the canvas, made repairs and will now recanvas.


Passion Craft


no greater for the


rockportmarine.com Photo by Alison Langley.


A W46, built in 2001 is in for a refi t. Last year Rockport Marine built a new W46, which went to Nantucket and was able to outperform other W46s so this owner has opted to upgrade his boat to make it faster. She has received a new rig and hardware, rudder and bearings, and then they are doing some cosmetic work. A Bunker & Ellis 42 is in for a new deck, windshield and rails. She will then receive a fresh coat of paint and varnish. A Paul Luke built, A. Nielsen designed ketch, is in having her Perkins engine re-


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