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


A view of the 47-foot Alden ketch being repaired at Great Island Boat Yard in Brunswick. Rollins Boat Shop in York has an in-


teresting project underway, the restoration of a Sea Skiff , which was built in the early 1960s. This boat was owned by the current owner’s uncle and when she came up for sale he purchased her. She was a sportfi sherman and he is converting her into a cruiser. They have repaired her bottom, stem and transom, put down new decks, removed the engine, which is being redone at Thompson Marine


in Eliot, and they have redesigned and are now working on the house. She will be over this spring.


Without question, one of the busiest


yards on the coast of Maine is Great Island Boat Yard in Brunswick. They have had numerous projects in and out this fall as they try to get everything done for the upcoming season.


At Holland Boat Shop they have extended the stern on a 32 creating the fi rst Holland 34. The paint shop has not been quiet and


presently they have spars inside getting painted. An Oyster 53, an Alden 44 and a Mason 54 are some of the boats that have had their rigs painted this fall and winter. The Mason 54 is also being changed from a sloop to a yawl and they will be adding a bowsprit and of boomkin. They are replacing the rig on a Camper


Nicholson 60, which is also having her bot- tom redone. The bottom was soda blasted, blisters were repaired and then she was primed and faired before an epoxy barrier coat was added. A 1947 John Alden designed 47-foot


ketch is in to have her stern section refas- tened. She is being reframed back aft which will include about 20 frames. They also are replacing several planks. Several years ago this boat was in and they reframed the for- ward section. A Little Harbor 44 is in to have her teak


decks refastened. They have removed over 1200 bungs and screws and replaced with stainless steel fasteners. They then re-bed- ded and re-bunged the deck fastenings and any delaminated seams were recaulked. The deck was then sanded down. An Oceanus Sport RIB is in for a safety


package, an aluminum t-top; and a complete electronics package. A Westerly 57, which grounded, they


have pulled the keel, redone the keel bolts, removed the interior, repaired the fi berglass around the keel and sump area, repainted around the keel, put the keel back on and are


currently putting in the interior, along with an electrical upgrade and battery package. A Bertram 31 is in for glass repairs.


First they removed the deck and engines and made repairs to the bulkheads, deck supports, stringers and cabin door threshold. They also found rot around the rudder sup- ports which has been repaired along with a broken strut bracket and a crack found in the hull just aft of a shaft tube. Once this is all complete they will begin a complete interior refi t.


A Vicem 54 fl ybridge cruiser was in for


repairs made to a crack in the deck and the underlying structure. She was then readied for paint work. They also upgraded lights, varnish, cushions, smoke detectors, did some rewiring all to get her ready for char- tering this season. An interesting project is the schooner


MARY E. being totally rebuilt at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Great Island Boat Yard is assisting in the project doing the mechanics and the steering system. In the fall, they put up a brand new


heated storage building which is 14,400 square feet with LED lighting. Even before the building was totally fi nished they had it full of customers.


Custom Composites in West Bath has


been doing some very interesting projects over the last few months. One of these projects was making


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carbon fi ber moulds, which are good to 275°, for the doorframes of the Terrafugia fl ying car. They also delivered two hard tops. This is an all-electric vehicle with one model off ering vertical takeoff and landing capabilities and is being marketed as how we will be getting around in the future. In November of last year, they were acquired by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and it is hoped that they can deliver their fi rst fl ying car in 2019. Last year Custom Composites worked


on the Dixon 50, built at Journey's End Marina in Rockland. BALMY DAYS was hauled up at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard and Custom Composites assisted with making large fi berglass plywood panels, 5½ x 34 feet in length. They also worked on the curved back of the cabin and the side and aft decks. One very interesting new product they


have introduced is infusion feedline which they developed at the end of 2016. They are now selling this to boatbuilders who use infusion. Last year they sold approximately 100,000 feet and now the list of boatbuilders using their product is constantly increasing, which means they will be selling a lot more of this product in the future.


All Harbor Boats has rented the old


Lash boat shop in Friendship and is doing repair work and fi nishing off new hulls.


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


Photo Ann-e Blanchard


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