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Boat And Ship Yard News
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equipment that was already installed. She is
slowly being worked on, but is not a priority
Out the ashes are rising two new tugs,
for her owners.
two others being rebuilt and a new big
Hulls 96 and 97, both 98 footers, are
building at Washburn & Doughty in East
more of a priority. Units for these were built
Boothbay following their fire in mid-
at Skowhegan by some of the displaced
summer.
Washburn & Doughty workers just after the
The new building was designed by the
fire to accelerate the building process.
Sheridan Corporation of Fairfield, who is
These are scheduled to be launched in
also erecting it. The building will be more
October 2009.
than 35,000 square feet with two bays, which
will handle two vessels, with beams up to 50-
In Spruce Head, Star Boat Company,
feet, per bay. With the Rice yard this will
has been building a number of 24-foot
make them very flexible.
replica single rowing shells. The backbone
The first phase of the building has been
is cut out using a C&C router and many other
started and the east bay has its steel framing
parts are made from templates so these boats
in place and is now being enclosed. The shell
can be manufactured quickly. The parts are
will be completed in December, with the ends
then placed on a jig and when completed the
open. The entire building will not be
plywood hull, covered with vertical Douglas
completed until next summer.
fir, is given several coats of satin varnish.
Both of the tugs in the building at the
Peter Clapp, owner of Star Boat, worked
time of the fire, the 121-foot ATB and the 92-
building regulation racing shells for a
foot Z-drive, are being saved. The ATB, hull
company in Connecticut early in his career.
#94, has had some of her hull plating
He also said that he recently purchased a
removed due to damage from the heat of the
mould for a single shell and hopes to be
fire and salt water used to put the fire out.
marketing them shortly. As for the replicas
Because she was double plated, she did not
he has a number more on order.
suffer much internal damage. She is now
Also in the shop for work is a BB-11, a
scheduled to be launched in September
Norwegian day racer. These boats were
2009.
designed and built by Borge Bringsvaerd of
The schooner TIMBERWIND being worked on Northend Shipyard.
There is a lot more damage to the 92-
Drobak, Norway since 1956. They were
now getting all new floors, transom, stem,
number of frames replaced or re-laminated.
footer, hull #95, including much of the
designed as a racer, moderately priced and
horn timber, and fore foot. She is scheduled
Not enough, there are also five engine
not as costly to maintain as a keel boat.
to be completed spring of 2010.
installations to do. One will be installing a
Hundreds of these boats have been built
Also in the shop is a 58-foot schooner,
two-cylinder Yanmar diesel in a 1896 George
over the years and they race in more than ten
which was designed and partially built by
Lawley built knockabout, which is for the
countries. Since they are still built by only
her owner. She has been in since September
yards most difficult customer. One of those
one yard this makes each hull nearly
and is being completed for her owner.
people who is always looking over the
identical and ensures it as a true one-design.
Workers are installing the engine and
worker’s shoulder to make sure everything
Clapp said that this one needs deadwood,
starting on the interior. They hope to have
is done right.
keel, keel bolts, some floors, refastening,
her launched this coming summer.
The Lawley knockabout is ASPENET
and a deck. This project will take two
In the back shop work has begun on the
owned by Bob Vaughan. She was bought by
70-foot sardine carrier WILLIAM
3-axis CNC machining
seasons to complete. his grandfather from John G. Alden in 1912.
UNDERWOOD. Her restoration was started
She was been in the family for a number of
Marine mill trim
Rockport Marine in Rockport has four
years ago at Atlantic Boat, but was sold two
years, until sold by Vaughan’s father. She
Teak & mahogany
major projects underway.
years ago to Taylor Allen, owner of
was bought back as a total wreck in the mid-
Transom name boards
The 73-foot S&S designed BOLERO,
Rockport Marine. Presently they are
1950s. By 1965 she was made useable, but
Custom teak handrails
built by Nevins of City Island in 1949 is in for
removing all the old wood in the backbone,
was donated to the International Yacht
floors and planking, which had not been
Cabinet doors & drawers
a complete restoration. She will be receiving Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport,
all new frames, some floors, planking above
removed, and replacing it. Taylor said that
Rhode Island, when Vaughan took on
Table & counter tops
the waterline, deck framing and deck, and a
this is a five year project and that they are
rebuilding the Bar Harbor 30 DESPERATE
Corian
completely new interior.
already two years behind schedule.
LARK. IYRS rebuilt her and put her up for
Hardwood
The Alden motorsailer is progressing,
All the storage boats have been hauled
sale. However, she sat on the market for
Meganite
although there is more hull work than was
and put away for the winter. The only boat
awhile and Vaughan made an offer that they
at the dock is an A. Nielsen designed
Swim platforms
originally thought due to an electrolytic accepted. The engine is not an original
problem. Also contributing to this problem
sailboat, which had been stored at the yard
feature of the boat, but a two-cylinder
Teak or King Starboard
were her iron floors and deck leaks, which
for a long time and had not been in the water
Roberts had been put in 1921. This engine
Experienced cabinetmakers
rotted areas that could not be seen. She is
for years. She now has a new owner who is
was sold by Sears and was actually a Model
& marine varnishers
taking her to his home, where she will be
T engine cut in two. For anyone looking for
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restored.
a great daysailer to charter next season, this
contact Gardner Pickering
is online!
is the boat. If you are interested call (207)
In Harborside at Seal Cove Boat Yard,
gardner@hewesco.com
326-4422.
most of the storage customers are hauled
Blue Hill, Maine
Check it out at:
and ready for the winter. Several years ago,
207-374-2275
In Steuben, Charger’s, has the sight-
owner Bob Vaughan learned that it was
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seeing boat LULU in the shop. She was built
better not to have a big repair job every
in Maryland last year, using a Chesapeake
winter. He says that one needs to take the
boat design and constructed of fiberglass
best of care to their storage customers and
over wood. She developed problems with
do one of those big jobs may be once every
her skeg, which is being replaced, and
five years. The big repair jobs attract the
adding new hydraulic hoses. She will be
press, but they can also create problems
done by January and then they will store her
with getting your regular storage customers
until spring.
ready for the season on time.
They were hoping to get a Webbers
120 This year they have five Awlgrip jobs to
Cove 22, which went aground and suffered
do. One will be on a Pearson 38.
damaged to her keel and one side. A price
The 53-foot Chris Craft ATLAS, which
was being worked up for this one.
under went a major refit several years ago, is
Out in another shop they are nearing
back for some cosmetic work. She will also
completion on a mould for a new 26-footer.
have new deadwood and skeg put on, which
A 1968 Pacemaker was modified to create
is just bolted to the bottom.
this new model. They added eight inches to
An old IOR racing sailboat is in for a
the sheer at the bow, as well as more forefoot
wing keel, so that they can sail in more shoal
and flare, and then added a skeg. They
areas.
figured that the mould would be done by
A wooden 34-foot Far East Yacht is in
New Years. Next they will start on the deck
for a new cockpit.
and top mould. Already there is some
An A. Nielsen 40-foot yawl needs to
interest in this model, but people are waiting
have a square yard rigged.
to see the first one, which should be done
A 30-foot S&S sloop is in to have a
later this winter.
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