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


THOMAS LAIGHTON and FRIENDSHIP OF SALEM at Gloucester Marine Railway. Continued from Page 1. It is hauling season at Padebco Custom


Boat in Round Pond. This year they did some direct marketing and gained a number of new storage customers. With these new customers they have maxed out their inside storage capabilities and next year they plan to add more inside space. They store a number of Padebco 23s,


which they have built in the past and several of them will be refurbished this winter. They also have a 29 Brockman, that they will re- powered. She presently has a Volvo gasoline engine and this will be removed and a Volvo diesel put in her place. There is also a 2-foot Aquasport in to be refurbished. If that is not enough, they have lots and lots of small jobs on almost every other storage boat. On the new build side, they have three


Padebco 23s to build, which they have al- ready started making the parts for. If time allows they may also get to restore a 1979 Padebco built lobster boat.


At BlueJacket Shipcrafters in Sear-


sport they are nearly fi nished putting togeth- er their newest model, the ironclad gunboat CAIRO. She was designed by Samuel Hart Pook, who also designed the clipper ship RED JACKET built at Rockland in 1853. CAIRO was built by James Eads & Co. of Mound City, IL and commissioned 1862. She served with the Army’s Western Gun- boat Fleet on the Mississippi and Ohio Riv- ers. In December 1862 while clearing mines on the Yazoo River she struck a torpedo and was sunk. There were six of these gunboats built and they were known as “Pook Tur-


tles.” This model is 1/92 scale which is 1/16 to the foot. This model is nearly done, but they are waiting for laser pieces and photo etched fi ttings. Unfortunately, this model probably will not be ready for Christmas. They have just started on another


model, which was originally produced by Boucher in 1947, the brig PERRY built in 1843. They are totally revamping the kit and she will be 1/8 inch to the foot. There will be about 200 fi ttings and laser cut 100 pieces.


At Wesmac in Surry they have several


boats under construction and more on order. In one bay, they have a 38 foot Wesmac


cruiser, which is being fi nished off for a customer from Rhode Island. She will have a simple interior, which will include a master state room, guest state room, head and sepa- rate shower and up in the shelter the galley. She is powered with a 603 hp Caterpillar diesel engine. She will be launched in the Spring. In the next bay, they have a 46 foot


lobster boat, which has had her bottom angle refi nished. Down below she has a V-berth, utility locker and is powered with a 900 hp Scania diesel engine. She is already for lob- stering and is for sale if you are interested. In another bay, are two scallopers,


which are being fi nished off from a fi sher- man from New Jersey. There is also a 46 kit boat with a 750 John Deere engine. She will be fi nished off enough to travel on her own bottom. Presently they have put on her top and she will be launched in early December. BACKSTABBER, a 54 foot Wesmac,


is being fi nished off as a sport fi shermen. They are presently working on her interior,


An aluminum centre console boat under construction at Redman's in Eliot.


which is almost done. She is powered with a 1925 hp Caterpillar. She is scheduled to be fi nished before April as the owner has already entered her in several tournaments. A 54 foot scallop dragger is being fi n-


ished off for a fi sherman from Cape May, New Jersey in the next bay. She is powered with a 803 C-18 Caterpillar diesel engine. She was started four weeks ago and should be fi nished in the Spring. Just out of the mold is a 46 superwide


kit. Another 46 superwide is being laid up and she will be going to a lobster fi sherman in Harpswell. Next is a 50 foot lobster boat going out as a kit boat to be fi nished. BATTLE WAGON is back in to be


repowered. Her owner wants to be able to cruise at a lower miles per hour so they will remove the C-18 1,100 hp Caterpillar and replace it with an 803 hp Caterpillar. Down on the shore they have started


storing boats on a piece of property they own. They have fi ve big boats there and as of yet no building, but that is in the plans.


Wilbur Yachts in Manset is nearing


completion on a 45-foot commercial sport- fi sherman and has several major refi t proj- ects to do this winter. In the main shop, they have a Wilbur 34


which has just been sold to a new owner. She is in to have repairs made to areas with wet core in her superstructure and bulkheads. They will also add a side door and then totally refurbished. Another Wilbur 34 received a major


refi t last year and this year she will have some furniture added. A Wilbur 38 is in for a complete refi t and


to be repowered. They will also add a side door, new windows before she is repainted. A Wilbur 34 is up back in a shed and she


will have a side door added and numerous upgrades before painting her hull. The 45 foot commercial sport fi shing


boat that they have had under construction this year is nearly complete. They are now doing her fi nal fi t and fi nish, which includes trimming out the pilot house and cockpit and fi nal system hookups. She is powered with a C-18 1,000 hp Caterpillar. She has all the amenities like a live well, bait tank, power steering, bow thruster, pot hauler and a Gen set. She should be overboard before the fi rst of the year.


S.W. Boatworks has every bay fi lled


with new boats under construction and no let up in sight. In one bay, they have a 45 foot Young


Brothers hull being fi nished out as a sport fi shing boat for a customer from Shelter Island, NY. She is powered with a C-18 1150 hp Caterpillar. They are presently working on her systems installing deck hardware and fi nishing the interior. She should be done sometime this winter. In another bay, they are fi nishing off a


Calvin Beal 36 for the New Jersey Marine Patrol. She is powered with a 500 hp Cum- mins. This boat was just started and they are now installing the mechanical systems. She is scheduled to be done this spring. A 38 Calvin Beal is being fi nished out


as a yacht for a customer from Rhode Island. She will be a nice yacht, but not too fancy with just a touch of cherry trim. She is pow- ered with a 500 hp Cummins. Presently they have started to install the drive train. A 44 Calvin Beal lobster boat is being


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fi nished off for a fi sherman from Harrington. She is powered with a 750 hp John Deere. She is going to have a split wheelhouse and right now they are installing her deck hard- ware she should be fi nished and overboard early this winter. In the layup shop they have a Young


Brothers 45, which will be fi nished off as a sport fi shermen for a customer from Booth- bay Harbor and a Calvin Beal 34, which will be fi nished off as a lobster boat for a fi sherman from Bass Harbor. Yes, they are busy, but they do have


openings for those interested in a Calvin Beal 42 this winter.


At Fenney’s Boat Shop in Cutler they


are presently working on a 45 Dixon which is being fi nished out as a lobster boat for a customer from Jonesport. She will be pow- ered with a 750 hp John Deere. The roof is done and the house will be custom built. Down below she will only have a V-berth. She is scheduled to be fi nished in February. Another 45 Dixon for a fi sherman from


Cutler, also powered with a 750 hp John Deere, will be next in the shop. Lots of repair work to do: an Osmond 38


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


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