Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS November 2016 Boat And Ship Yard News


This Mussel Ridge 42 is being fi nished off at Warren Pond Boat Works in South Bristol. Paul Giroux Rigging & Marine of


South Berwick has made quite a name for himself as a rigger.


This winter they have already sold one


rig for an Island Packet, with possibly an- other three rigs sold. He is also installing a lot of hardware and all of this will keep him pretty busy this winter. This past summer they built the spread-


ers for a wooden sloop designed by Joel white and built by Gordon Swift of New Hampshire. She is presently being stored at Piper Boat Works in Rye, NH. A Torr 40, designed by Ted Hood, re- ceived a new mast this summer. They also supplied masts for a C&C 42


and a Cal 39. In the back of the shop is an Atkin’s de-


signed Ingrid. This double-ended cutter is an enlarged version of the Atkins Thistle. She has a length of 37 feet 6 inches, beam of 11 feet 4 inches and her draft is 5 feet 6 inches. She is in the process of being rebuilt. Her fl oors are out and the keel bolts off so they can check to see if they need to be replaced. Next they will be working on her frames. There is no time frame for completing this project.


Warren Pond Boat Works also in


South Berwick is fi nishing off a Mussel Ridge 42 as a lobster boat for a York Harbor fi sherman. She is powered with a 750 hp John Deere, which was installed at Minot’s Diesel Service in Brunswick. They receive the hull in April and started work in August. Work is progressing quickly and they should be done sometime this winter.


At Rollins Boat Shop this worker pours Epoxy on the panel for the next layer of cedar. Also in the shop is a Hunter Legend 35.5


sailboat, which is in for repair to damages received when she was hit by a couple of boats that went adrift in a storm. The repair work includes new bow and toerails, pulpit, life-line and deck delamination. In another bay is the lobster boat RE-


GINA REA, a Wayne Beal 34. She is in to have repair work done on her platform and replace deck frames. A Concordia 39 is coming in for repairs,


but they’re not sure exactly how extensive the work will be. The Torr 40 will be coming in to be re-


fastened, have a new cockpit combing made and teak seats installed. There is also a lobster boat coming in


for a new top. Piper Boat Works, who was working


on the REGINA REA, added that he is pro- ducing Ned Macintosh’s 13½ foot cat-rigged daysailer called the MerryMac boats. They will be building the new ones in plywood and another company in Massachusetts will be producing them in fi berglass. This day he was working on REGINA


REA at Warren Pond Boat Works. He was assisting with normal maintenance and re- placing the deck beams.


Rollins Boat Works in York is work-


ing on making panels for a John Marples designed 44 trimaran using the constant camber system. This method was developed by Jim Brown with assistance from Dick Ne- wick and John Marples to save labor when constructing multihulls. Presently they are


making all the parts for the hull on the same mould, which will later be glued together. Each of the 18 sections is four layers of cedar diagonally orientated. The hull will be done this spring and the boat should be launched early in the summer. The Elco 50 is moving along slowly.


Over the years they have replaced her back- bone, refastened the hull, added new frames and fl oors along with several planks. She has also had some of her varnish redone.


Casey Yacht Enterprises in Freeport is


still working on a Mussel Ridge 28, which is in for a major refi t. They have replaced the deck in the cockpit, as well as fuel and water tanks, and any wet core they could fi nd, which was widespread. They are now getting to the point where she will be painted and varnished. She is bass boat styled with a varnished teak windshield, which has already been fi nish and is waiting to be put back onto the boat. They will also update her systems, install new hatches with gutters, windows and a windlass. The next project they will be rebuilding


a BHM 28. They will remove the engine, paint the engine room and change the motor mounts.


Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport


Island has a number of major projects this winter.


One of the major projects is on a 68 foot


Trumpy. She is in for work on her weather deck and putting in a soft patch in her trunk cabin for easy engine removal. Her engine, a Caterpillar 3406 E., has been refurbished


and re-installed. They have also upgraded the stabilizer system and may replace the fuel tanks. A Deerfoot 62.2 cruising sailboat from


Massachusetts is in to have her engine rebuilt, reconfi gure the master state room, head and galley and upgrade the electrical and plumbing system. She is being readied for an extensive cruise. A Hinckley 74 sailboat is in to have her


hull painted as well as have deck and sys- tems repaired. She is scheduled to be done in December. A 1963 Bertram is in for paint, which


will include hull, house and cockpit. Before this can be done the house needs major fi berglass repairs made to it. There has been a number of outboard


repowers. They also have a number of paint jobs already lined up for the winter. Hodgdon Yacht Services stores almost


250 boats, which is up 20 boats over last year. They also haul out an additional 90- plus boats, which go to their owner’s back- yard, however, most of them need some type of work coming or going.


Farrin’s Boat Shop in Walpole has


been busy. They recently launched a Calvin Beal 42 fi nished out as a commercial boat. In the front shop they have a Young


Brothers 40, which is in to be repowered and converted from a commercial boat to a sport fi sh boat. She had a 500 hp Lugger which is being replaced with a 12.9 Lugger. They will also paint her hull, put in a new drive-train, clean her fuel tanks, add new hydraulics, windows, electronics and then she will be re-gel coated. The big project is the 43 foot Lowell


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hull, which is being fi nished out as a fl y- bridge cruiser for customers from southern Maine. Presently they are working on her interior, which is extremely well appointed. Her forward cabin is being sheathed in Hon- duras mahogany, the bulkheads are veneered plywood and there is a centerline queen berth. Some of the joiner work is being as- sisted by John Kelsey who owns JK Custom Woodwork of South Bristol. Moving aft and on the portside, the head has been roughed in and they are presently sanding and painting the surfaces. She will have a separate shower with a vacuum fl ush. The guest state room, which is on the starboard side, will have an upper and lower berth with a hanging locker. The galley is up on the starboard side and this will have a freezer, microwave, two burner stove and sink. Her house will have Diamond Sea-glaze windows. Her engine is a 1200 hp 8 cylinder MAN and also in the engine room is the genset. They have already sprayed her hull, which came up perfect. She will be done late this spring.


Boatbuilder Brion Rieff in Brooklin


progressing well on the Fisher’s Island sail- boat which they are totally rebuilding. The


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


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