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systems, and cosmetics. Some of the hurdles was deciding where things go, staying 10 steps ahead of yourself. What you do Mon- day, if you weren’t right, come Wednesday you’ll be going backwards. We had to stay ahead of ourselves. Getting the parts here while maintaining good work ethics on the fl oor and George Patten played a huge role in that. We would talk every morning and he would go and get those parts ordered. As any boatbuilder knows, you were designing kind of on-the-fl y. Other than that, the build went very smoothly.” How Marshall opted to build the plat-
Continued from Page 1. Marshall Farnham, the lead builder of
LADY ERIN.
explained Tom. “For example, we kept all of the wood off the exterior of the boat. There also isn’t a system that cannot be easily ac- cessed for service or replacement. We work on boats all of the time and we see how service is an afterthought too many times.” There is wood on the boat and that you
will fi nd below. She is fi nished in the Her- reshoff -style, white bulkheads and cabinetry with wood trim and a ceiling making her look like a wooden boat from the inside. Tom said, “The approach I took with this boat, because it is a small space, is that I wanted it a little lighter. We started with teak and cypress and we also had poplar milled for the ceiling. It gave it that open eff ect, you have a white ceiling trimmed with teak and you have teak grab holds where it makes sense. Holland’s are great performing boats, but if you are running them fast you better know where the handholds are and they better be where they make sense.” When you come out of the compan-
ionway…“the best way to put it is, simple elegance,” said Tom. “Not too much teak in the wheelhouse, and not exposed. So it transitions into a commercial look.” The lead builder, Marshall Farnham
said, “My role in the Holland 32 was to work alongside Tom as a project manager, but on the shop fl oor and manage what was going on out there and the progression of the build. We did all things from the keel up, fi berglass,
form was interesting. He explained, “We stayed away from the fi berglass I-beams because I feel that if you put some wood back in the boat, and we used Doug fi r 2 x 4s, coated with two coats of epoxy, that you are going to absorb some of the harmonics of the boat. If you go all composite there is nothing there to absorb the noise from the hull.”
There was also the new type of engine,
which Marshall said, “This engine resem- bles a V-8 gas which fi ts the Holland great. That is what Glenn designed it for. So the footprint was perfect. It was a little farther ahead of the bulkhead than we might’ve wanted but we made that work. We went with a custom engine box and it eff ected our head and hydraulic layout, but all things con- sidered there was no real challenge there.” When all was done and the boat took to
the water everyone was pleased, but no one more than Marshall. He added, “The boat is extremely quiet and we are very happy with it.”
There was another big objective and
that was keeping this boat a surprise. The owner and his wife came to the yard to pick up an outboard he had left there a couple of years ago, but when they saw the engine it was the wrong one, so they went off to fi nd Tom. When he and his wife came down on the launching ramp there was this boat there, “there were people hanging around and the customer said what is going on here? I said, ‘oh, we are having a launch party.” “He said, ‘did you build this boat’ and I said, ‘we did.’ He said, ‘wow, what a beautiful boat.’ She said, ‘Oh, that is beautiful.’ She walked towards the transom and I handed her a hat that had a custom embroidered profi le of the boat on it that said LADY ERIN. All of their family and friends were inside the offi ce looking out the windows and her expression and the fi rst thing she did was slug him.” Most of us have known Marshall since
Saving Tug SATURN
his high school days when he was fi shing and racing lobster boats out of Boothbay. Even at that point he had been learning the boatbuilding trade from his father Fred Farnham, who would fi nish lobster boats off in the winter when he was not fi shing. Marshall said, “I kind of got hooked at the lobster boat races talking to all of the boat- builders. In going to the lobster boat races you meet all of these boatbuilders and you hear about all of the little tricks to make your boat go faster. Naturally, if you have a boat of your own, you want to make it go faster. So you listen and you learn and you try and experiment. Sometimes you go backwards and sometimes you go forward. “I built my fi rst boat on my own when I
was about 18, a 20 foot Seaway,” said Mar- shall. “We modifi ed a 23, we put a plug in a 20 and my dad and I fi nished it out nights and weekends for me to go fi shing in when I was just out of high school.” This boat was named INDIGO GIRL
and was powered with a 90-hp outboard. For three years, 2001 to 2003, he raced this boat at several venues on the mid-coast. The fol- lowing year he purchased SHORE THING II (a Holland 32, 502 Chevy) from Andy Carter of Boothbay. She was renamed MISS ATTITUDE and he fi shed and raced this boat until 2009 when she was sold to Adam Kimball of Long Island. He then purchased a Calvin Beal 34 named GOVERNOR, which he fi shed and raced from 2010 to 2012. At that point Marshall went up to Matt Sledge’s Samoset Boat Works in the winter to work on boats. He said, “He really took my skills and polished them to a fi ne yacht fi nish. I learned a lot there; all about epoxy, infusion, vacuum bagging, Awlgrip, fairing and paint.” While at Samoset Boat, Marshall did some work to GOVERNOR. He explained, “I did a little bit of work on her outside, kind of giving her a facelift. Down forward she
was never fi nished, so I put bunks in and a hydraulic closet and kind of prettied it up a little bit. That was a great boat. For a 34 footer it was one of the biggest 34 footers you can get.” In 2013, Marshall got married gave up
fi shing and moved south to outside of Bos- ton. He did some surveying and then he got a job at Kittery Point Yacht Yard. He said, “I heard about this place through friends. So I thought I would come here and see what was going on and that is when I met Tom, Dave and John and it just seemed like a great group of young guys and it seemed like it was up-and-coming.” Two years ago Marshall redid a Holland
32. “It was a stick boat,” said Marshall, “and it hadn’t been fi nished, just a pulpit, a tower and a gigantic 430 Cummins on a V drive. We pretty much chopped the top off , raised it three inches and fi nished out the bow and then faired the hull and Awlgripped it inside and out.” When he fi nished that and the current
project it was obvious Marshall had the talent to be a great boatbuilder. One can tell he absolutely loves what he does adding, “I would love to do more and more. I would love to take it to a bigger level, split wheel- house, more systems, twin screws anything that presents a challenge. It is the end result though. In the end it is what you put out that makes it all worthwhile. I’m very, very proud of this boat. It is absolutely beautiful. It came out exactly like we wanted it to and we had a great customer to work with. I couldn’t be happier.” That might just happen as Tom will
be talking to some potential customers in the next couple of weeks who are looking for a new boat. One can bet it will not be long before there is another project under Marshall’s control.
A C A D E M Y N E W S Continued from Page 9.
in Maine. Selection is based on academic potential, community impact, and fi nancial need. Since 1995, the Institute has awarded more than 2,500 scholarships totaling over $13 million. Mitchell Scholars recognized on Thursday evening included: Max Bar- ton, Class of 2021, a Marine Engineering Technology major from Yarmouth; Tanton Mattson, Class of 2021, a Power Engineer- ing Technology major from Lisbon Falls; Brayden Miller, Class of 2021, a Marine Engineering Operations major from Dexter; Alexander Powers, Class of 2021, a Power Engineering Technology major from Med- way; and Brooke Wagstaff , Class of 2021, a Marine Biology/ Small Vessel Operations major from Wiscasset. Professor’s Award for Excellence in Casualty Analysis
The International and Inland Naviga- We need you to be a Member!
SATURN is an 117-foot railroad tug built as the BERN for the Reading Railroad in 1907.
She is one of the last railroad tugs and is
being saved for future generations to enjoy. For more information: (207) 223-8846 or to join the Friends of SATURN, send a check for $25 or more to P.O. Box 710, Winterport, ME 04496. On Facebook: Saturn-Historic railroad tugboat restoration project
tion Rules of the Road, designed to prevent collisions at sea, form the basis of a mari- ner’s knowledge. This knowledge is so vital that our Marine Transportation students take two focused courses on the subject. Casualty Analysis, the second of the two courses, emphasizes the in-depth understanding, synthesis, critical thinking, and application of these Rules. This award is presented to the student who not only has achieved the high- est class standing in the course, but who, in the opinion of the department, demonstrates the greatest aptitude in the subject. This year’s recipient is Garrett Nelson, Class of 2018, a Vessel Operations and Technology major from Sidney, Maine.
Excellence in Teaching Award In selecting the recipient of the Ex-
cellence in Teaching Award, faculty from every academic department were nominat- ed by students in the three upper classes, and by alumni of the last fi ve years. From those nominations, the award recipient was chosen by a committee comprising the Vice President for Academic Aff airs, the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Services, and an Emerita Professor, Dr. Elaine Potoker. In its deliberations, the Committee considered the letters of nomi- nation as well as teaching evaluations from the Dean, the Department Chair, and the students. This year’s award for Excellence in Teaching goes to Assistant Professor Jeff rey Boal , recognizing that he exemplifi es both knowledge of subject matter and a passion for teaching and student learning and safety. Professor Boal is Promotion to Full Professor
One faculty member was also honored
on Thursday for promotion to full professor: Patrick Lorenz, Ph.D. Professor Lorenz currently teaches Mathematics at Maine Maritime Academy. He graduated from St. John’s University in Minnesota, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees, in Mathematics and Physics, and a commis- sion in the U.S. Army as an R.O.T.C Dis- tinguished Military Graduate. Dr. Lorenz began his military career after fi rst earning his doctorate from Southern Illinois Uni- versity in physical sciences. After 21 years in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Lorenz retired from the service.
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