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Maine Coastal News Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A.


P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 Fax (207) 223-9004 E-mail - igmatats@aol.com Web site: www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note Where has the summer gone? Days are


already shorter. I still have a window to put in the barn as well as fi nishing the shingling and building the work benches. The bushes in yard are out of hand and now I have to fi gure out how to get a boat from Manches- ter, MA to Winterport. I also have another boat in Wells that needs to have her engines started and get her up here. Both these boats were donated to the Library and hopefully I can sell them quickly as they would cover the cost of the much needed website. It does not take me long to look back


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and see exactly where I spent my time, espe- cially with the fi ve lobster boat races behind us. The lobster boat races have been pretty exciting this year. We have had a number of new boats out racing and the big news was Cameron Crawford and WILD WILD WEST breaking the diesel speed record at Bass Harbor with a speed of 60.6 mph. We had a little problem at Moosabec as we were greeted by fog and lots of wind on 2 July, so they opted to run the following day, which was still blowing, but nice sunshine. Stonington was a little wet, but still a good turnout. Sad to see Nick Wiberg and family end their tenure of running the races, but for most ten years is way long enough. I did get the list of New England ship-


wrecks entered into the computer, about 4300 vessels, and now I am checking with a number of other sources and adding new vessels and fi lling in the details. The fi rst and major source will be from my uncle’s work, which I have already noted is adding more disasters and details. When working in the 1974 issues of the Republican Journal (Belfast) I checked the vessels that were


wrecked in New England and several were not listed. This could take awhile. For the fi rst time in at least four years


my GMC pickup had an issue. One would think with 352,000 miles there should not be a problem. For several months the head- lights seemed to be fl ickering, but otherwise she seemed to be fi ne . Then one day I was running down the mid-coast and a charging/ battery system error light lit up on the dash. I went to the dealer in Belfast and they said the alternator and battery were fi ne. Off I went and at the next stop, which was Padebco Custom Boats in Round Pond, she would not start. When I grabbed the positive cable it was loose so with their assistance we cleaned up the post and off I went again. I had no problem for a couple of weeks until I came out of Salisbury, MA and was heading back to Portsmouth, NH for the night the warning light was back on. I got to Portsmouth and stopped at the GMC dealer and they said they could look at it the next day. They found that the alternator was fl uctuating, but they also said I needed to replace all my cables and that was going to cost $1,400. Interestingly they did not have any of the parts in stock and would not have them maybe until the next day. I had already ruined the day and decided to head back to Bangor the next morning and hoped I would make it. The alternator gauge did not fl uctuate and I arrived at Bangor Tire for a 1 o’clock appointment. They checked the alternator and said that she tested fi ne, but we fi gured it was still the problem and it was replaced. An hour and a half later and $309 poorer I was back on the road. As summer speeds by, I hope you can get all the things done you want to!


MCN's Calendar of Waterfront Events


On-going Exhibits -5 September MEETING the Boat: Steam Travel Along Maine Waters Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


-18 September 20 Years of Discovery Boatbuilding


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


-25 August Songs of Safe Passage: Many Thousand Miles Behind Us Many Thousand Mile Before Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


-30 September See the Face of Admiral Lord Nelson


Naval War College Museum Newport, RI


Info: (401) 841-4052


-16 October Wish You Were Here – Communicating Maine Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport


Info: (207) 548-2529


17 September-2 January 2017 Sea Change: Portland on the Edge of the New North


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


17 September-22 January 2017 Over East, an Artist’s Journal: Paintings by Robert Beck of the Contempo rary Maritime Community


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


JULY 23 Seguin Island Trophy Race Southport Yacht Club Southport


23-24 Camden Invitational Regatta Camden Yacht Club Camden


24 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info: Wes Lash, Jr. (207) 832-7807


30 Penobscot Marine Museum’s Gala & Auction


Point Lookout Northport


Info: (207) 548-2529


30 Camden Summer Series #2 Camden Yacht Club Camden


30-31 Boothbay Regatta Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


AUGUST 6-7 Monhegan Race Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


13 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Scott Young (207) 963-7272


13 Camden Summer Series #3 Camden Yacht Club Camden


14 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


Info: Don Drisko & Laurie Crane (207) 677-2432


19-21 Belfast Harbor Fest Belfst


20-21 34th


Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival


Sat.: 11 AM-5 PM Sun.: 11 AM-3 PM Brewer’s Hawhtorne Cove Marina 10 White St. Salem, MA


Info: (617) 666-8530 or (978) 448- 6757


www.boatfestival.org


20 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968


20 MS Regatta Handy Boat Falmouth


21 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland


Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


26-28 ONE Championship Marblehead, MA


27 Bluewater Regatta Centreboard Yacht Club South Portland


27 Camden Summer Series #4 Camden Yacht Club Camden


SEPTEMBER 10 Around Islesboro Race Northport Yacht Club Northport


10 Harraseeket Punch Bowl Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


10-11 J/24 Downeast Regatta Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


15-18 Newport International Boat Show Newport, RI Info: www.newportboatshow.com


17 PYC Fall Series Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


17-18 Maine Rocks Race (Shorthanded) Rockland Yacht Club Rockland


20-22 - NEFMC Meeting Double Tree by Hilton Danvers, MA


24 PYC Fall Series Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


24-25 Etchells Fleet 27 Lobster Bowl Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


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