November 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 19.
Johanson Boatworks Unveils
Large State-of-the-Art Paint Bay
ROCKLAND – Johanson Boatworks has clean varnish room.
just completed a 1440-square-foot, state-of- Johanson Boatworks was begun by
the-art spray-painting bay at its boatyard on Peter Johanson in the late 1970s and has
Route 90 (Farwell Drive) in Rockland. The grown considerably over the years under the
new steel building gives the yacht-repair stewardship of Johanson and his wife, Mary.
company the ability to paint yachts up to 55 The company currently provides a full roster
feet long, as well as yacht components, in a of yacht repair, maintenance, and new con-
dedicated, climate-controlled environment struction services; stores more than 60 ves-
that is removed from other projects and un- sels; and operates a bareboat charter fleet in
affected by outdoor weather. Rockland Harbor.
The isolation of the spray bay, together A new build recently launched from
with the highly efficient heat make-up sys- Johanson Boatworks was a custom Wesmac
tem that warms incoming air to maintain a 50 jet-powered motor yacht. “This project
constant temperature even in the dead of has been a very exciting one for all of us
winter, as well as exhaust fans that immedi- here,” says Johanson. “We began with a
ately remove any overspray, means that plain hull, to which we made major modifica-
paint jobs are consistently smooth and flaw- tions to increase its speed and accommodate
less. An extensive lighting system ensures the twin jets. We lowered the sheer several
the accuracy of every paint application. inches at the bow, rebuilt the deck flange on
Johanson Boatworks typically uses the hull, and added nacelles to allow us to
both Awlgrip and Alexseal yacht coating, position the twin jets below the water.” The
and can apply varnish in the spray bay as engineering for these modifications was pro-
well. The same painting process also pro- vided by C.W. Paine Yacht Design.
vides excellent results for yachts’ masts and The new boat has two Cummins 640-
booms, and even furniture. The facility has horsepower engines and Hamilton jets, plus
already attracted a number of spray-painting custom fiberglass fuel tanks, Westerbeke
projects from other boatyards. generators, air conditioning, a watermaker,
The new building was constructed by and a washer/dryer. The mold for the deck
Maine Coat Construction. It rounds out the was built in place and laminated to the hull.
other facilities at Johanson Boatworks, The custom interior, designed by Johanson
which include two heated bays, indoor stor- Boatworks according to the owner’s specifi-
age space (as well as outdoor storage space), cations, features fine cherry joinerwork.
a carpentry shop, a mechanics shop, and a
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