Page 14. MAINE COASTAL NEWS February 2018 Boat And Ship Yard News


This Northern Bay 38 went aground on Swan's Island in December and is likely a total loss.


Stevie Carver is making progress on his new Holland 35. She will be over early spring. Continued from Page 1.


Johanson Boat Works in Rockport has


plenty of work to keep them busy this winter. A Legacy 40 is in to have her hull Awl-


gripped. She will also receive a new propane stove and electrical updates. A J-34C is in to be Awlgripped too. She


will also have her bright work stripped and redone and several other upgrades. A Grand Banks 38 powerboat has issues


At the Landing School they are progressing well on the hull of the "green" boat.


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with wet core in her cockpit. The aff ected core areas have been removed and rebuilt. The cockpit will now be Awlgripped and then they will strip the bright work and revarnish. The engine will receive service work.


A Sabre 38 is receiving a new windlass and will then be Awlgripped. A Hans 40 is having some fi berglass repairs made to the bilge sump area. A Bridges Point 24 is in for general maintenance and varnish. A Little Harbor 38 was damaged last


season and they are replacing toe rails, hatch lenses and doing lots and lots of varnish. Still to come in is a Freedom 40, which


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will have her hull Awlgripped. Last year they redid her deck. A Tartan 37 will be in for Awlgrip and varnish. A J-40 will be in to be repowered with a new Buda diesel engine. She will also have her bottom redone and her topsides Awlgripped. A Bristol 45.5 will be coming in for a new Buda diesel engine; a Tartan 40 will be in for Awlgrip; a Pilot 19 in for Awlgrip; a RP 31 will be in for Awlgrip


Journey's End Marina in Rockland


is making repairs to the house sides of a Duff y 35 as well as some deck work. This will include repainting the repaired areas as well as installing a new headliner inside the shelter.


Another Sabre 66 will be arriving at the


yard this winter and workers will be doing bottom systems, varnish and Awlgripping the hull. An interesting project was doing up-


grades to a tuna boat that is featured on the television show “Wicked Tuna.” They enclosed the house, added bunks and an outside helm and then painted her. There are a number of repowers this


winter, mostly on commercial fi shing boats. Despite being winter, the marina is full


with commercial fi shing boats, many going off shore to fi sh.


Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin is


progressing well on the 91 foot sailboat they have under construction the last year. The deck is done and they are currently working on the interior, which is about 70 percent complete. The systems are about 80-85 percent complete and mostly what is left is detail work. The center cockpit, which was built on the third level, is ready to be lifted into position. The boat will be moved outside in March and will be launched in April.


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on her fi rst ocean passage to Antigua she hit a top speed of 22.4 knots. She is presently going to remain in Antigua for the winter. Another boat they launched last season, BLACKFISH, is back and had an excellent racing season. One change they are going to make is a readjustment to the location of a sail track and then they will do her annual maintenance. Presently there are no confi rmed orders,


but they are bidding on a number of projects. One is a Bruce Johnson 47; and another is a 62 foot powerboat, which is being designed in-house. They are also looking at a resto- ration project on a 1922 powerboat which needs a complete refi t. An interesting project, which will be


under construction soon, is an art sculpture dedicated to the memory of the Sandy Hook educators who lost their lives. This is a 10 foot diameter sculpture and it will be built using composite construction.


Atlantic Boat in Brooklin had a run on


hauling out several commercial boats the end of December when the weather went sour. One that was hauled out will have


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and a Trim Away Control system; and a West Bay 31 will be in to have her shelter repaired.


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


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