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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008

photos (top to bottom): Billy Black, Benjamin Mendlowitz, Billy Black, Morris Yachts, Nakomis Nelson, Art Paine

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BY JENNIFER WILSON MCINTOSH

UR ANNUAL ROUNDUP of boatbuilding projects from Maine and beyond features all the usual suspects—sailboats, powerboats, rowboats and paddle craft, runabouts, luxury cruisers, reproductions built to exacting historical standards, and modern designs that incorporate solar panels and electric auxiliary power.

There is a continuity of craft that travels with the boats featured in the following pages. It goes beyond styling and sheerlines to pride in work well done, an honoring of past designs, and a blending of form and function. There is also evidence of a forward momentum that unites the practices of the past with modern innovations, such as the push for fuel efficiency and environmentally aware building practices.

The replica of a wooden colonial trading vessel reminds us of the pivotal role that boats have always played in journeys, beginnings, survival, and trade.

Downeast lobsterboat hulls speak to the nourishment and livelihoods derived from the sea, and the value of a time-tested design. Sailboats, from a knockabout to a pilothouse sloop, affirm that the wind continues to fill sails just as it always has.

Then there is the underlying principle that moves beyond practicality, or transportation, to the simple joy of being under way, of water, of heading out from the familiar and the static to the possibilities held by the wind and tide, and the gift of a little time.

So sit back, soak in this collective snapshot of design and craftsmanship, and dream about the warm summer winds that will be here before we know it. Plan to wander the docks of the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW, August 7-9, 2009, to step aboard fine vessels from these very builders and to see the latest designs. In the meantime, live vicariously at www.maineboats.com, where you can attend the Show That Never Closes™,where boats debut in the “Just Launched” section, and where it is always a summer day.

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR

Adirondack Guide Boat ADIRONDACK GUIDE BOAT completed 250 rowing boats during 2008. The Charlotte, Vermont, company builds traditional rowing boats in cedar and Kevlar, based on traditional Adirondack guideboats from the days of yore. www.adirondack-guide-boat.com; 802-425-3926.

AJ Enterprises: AJ-28 AJ ENTERPRISES of Winter Harbor launched Sophia Rose, an AJ-28 with a sportsfisherman configuration, which is now afloat in the waters off Montauk, New York. Meagan Ann, a sportfisherman built on a 36' Northern Bay hull from General Marine, was under construction in the Winter Harbor shop. The latest AJ-28 was taking shape and will serve as a demonstration boat. It will incorporate a number of new finish components and be powered with a 4BY180 Yanmar engine. The crew overhauled the lobsterboat Navigator—a 31' Duffy they originally built in 1994—from the keel up, with a replacement engine and an Awlgrip job. The existing shop space was rearranged to accommodate boats up to 38 feet. www.ajboats.com; 207-963-7903.

ALDEN ROWING SHELLS, maker of recreational, racing, and traditional rowing shells for flat and open water, was purchased

by Archibald Cox, Jr. in the fall of 2007. The Rowley, Massachusetts-based company opened an assembly and distribution facility in a 19th-century, 3,000-sq.-ft., post-andbeam barn in Vermont. During the year 200 boats were built. Product development included Kevlar parts for the open-water competitive double model, and rowing seats better suited to the female anatomy. www.rowalden.com; 978-948-7692.

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ARTISAN BOATWORKS by John Snyder

Alison Langley

Listings are alphabetical by company name or boatbuilder’s last name. Every attempt was made to be all-inclusive, so if you know of a Maine builder that is not mentioned here, please tell us so we can contact them for next year’s edition.

Designed by B.B. Crowninshield in the early 20th century, Dark Harbor 171⁄2s—and their knockabout cousins in Bar Harbor and on North Haven Island—are making a comeback.

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OR GENERATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND SAILORS, classic 17½-foot knockabouts are often regarded as esteemed members of the family: they are the stuff of which memories are made and a tie that binds generations together. It is no surprise to learn that a hand on the tiller brings back the memory of sultry summer days, a first sail, or a smoky sou’wester on the bay.

Designed by B.B. Crowninshield in 1908 and built for the Manchester (Massachusetts) Yacht Club, these gaff-headed sloops established themselves as an important one-design class that quickly spread to North Haven, Dark Harbor, and Bar Harbor, Maine. They were first built by Rice Brothers in East Boothbay (on the present site of Washburn & Doughty Shipyard) followed by other yards, including the C.F. Brown Yard of Pulpit Harbor and George Lawley & Sons of Boston. They became the boat of choice for club racing, as they were competitive, easily handled, and reasonably priced. They were also built to a variety of specifications and accommodation plans to suit the needs and budgets of individual owners.

Unfortunately, most knockabouts were not built to last more than 15 to 20 years, according to Alec Brainerd, wooden boat builder and owner of Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine. Many fell into disrepair and were beyond restoration. Brainerd is not new to knockabouts. He has sailed Dark Harbor 12½s, little sisters to Crowninshield’s 17½-footers, as well as many other classic daysailers. After working with Taylor Allen at nearby Rockport Marine, he established Artisan Boatworks in 2002 and now specializes in building and maintaining wooden daysailers for customers up and down the east coast.

Artisan Boatworks draws on the extensive archives of Herreshoff, Crowninshield, Fife, Starling Burgess, John Alden, Sparkman & Stephens, Joel White, and others in an effort to remain true to a classic’s design, whether it be new construction or a rebuild. Brainerd also works closely with yacht clubs and class associations to ensure that Artisan’s reproductions and rebuilds are accepted and competitive on the race course. Current projects include a reproduction of a Herreshoff Watch Hill 15, a 1922 variation of an 1898 E-boat, more commonly known as a Buzzards Bay 15.

In 2006 Brainerd built a brand-new 17½-foot Dark Harbor named Phoenix for Bill Saltonstall, whose family has owned at least five Crowninshield knockabouts over the years. It was the yard’s biggest project to date. (See MBH&H #93, March 2007, for more about Phoenix.)

With the Phoenix experience under his belt, it was not a huge surprise to Brainerd when Polly Saltonstall, a cousin of Bill’s and the great-grandniece of B.B. Crowninshield, approached him about a refit of Frolic, a 1936 Dark Harbor 17½ from Bucks Harbor MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS

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that she had bought from her cousin Leverett Byrd. Saltonstall told Brainerd that the boat had been sailed until the day that she bought it and that it had been restored in the 1970s. Like so many boats of this vintage, Frolic was due for another overhaul.

Frolic’s refit was extensive. Saltonstall said that she could have done less and still kept the boat sailing but felt that Frolic deserved the work. Brainerd replaced the backbone, deck frames, floor timbers, cockpit, and transom. The original keel casting was saved. The deck, which was originally pine or spruce, was replaced with marine plywood, covered with canvas, and painted. Brainerd re-lofted the sheer and built a new hollow Sitka spruce mast, but saved the original boom and gaff. He was also able to save the house, the ballast keel, the tiller, and the rudder.

Because Saltonstall wanted to race the boat competitively, she had the traditional hardware replaced with modern Harken gear. The sails were cut by East Boothbay sailmaker Nat Wilson using modern sail cloth dyed to resemble traditional Egyptian cotton for a classic look.

Brainerd said that like many of the Saltonstall boats, Frolic is painted red. He also noted that red is one of the most difficult and expensive hull colors to maintain. To ensure a glass-like finish the hull seams were filled with epoxy, splined, and faired, with the result being a hull that is not only easier to maintain but also stiffer.

Brainerd said that he has seen a renewed interest in many of these elegant designs. In fact, he recently rescued another 17½-foot knockabout, Winnona, which he found listed for sale in the Uncle Henry’s Swap or Sell It Guide.

The boat now sits in Rockport awaiting a new family and a refit.

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SEA TOY Androscoggin Wooden Boat Works ANDROSCOGGIN WOODEN BOAT WORKS specializes in Lyman restorations but welcomes other wooden boats into the Wayne, Maine, shop. The restoration of a 1937 17' Penn Yan brought the challenge of recreating the original line of the bottom, which led to much research and a great deal of fun while replacing the bottom, stem, keel, and transom. The 17 projects of 2008 ran from refinishing the deck of a 1966 25' Lyman Cruisette to reframing a 1940s Town Class sailboat. The transom on an Alton Wallace-built 18' West Pointer was replaced, dock damage to a 1949 17' Chris Craft Deluxe was repaired, and the deck and interior of a 1958 23' Lyman were completely refinished. A 19' 1965 Lyman was sold to a London customer and now floats on the River Thames. Billie the Boatyard Cat has been training for the Boatyard Dog® Trials, but has yet to overcome a strong dislike of water sports. www.webnow.com/awbw; 207-685-9805.

Apprenticeshop: 23' Sailing Yawl Full-time and community students at the APPRENTICESHOP OF ATLANTIC CHALLENGE launched the 23' yawl Blue Moon, 4 Susan skiffs, and the 18' sailing Whitehall rowboat Donaghue, which was shipped to its home port of Sacramento, California. Construction of a Joel White peapod and a Herreshoff 12½ replica were under way in the Rockland shop, as was the restoration of the Maggie B’s former tender, a 15' Moosabec Reach boat, which will be fitted with a sail rig. Apprentices began building twin 28' double-ended training boats designed by Nigel Irens. The boats are traditional, aside from carbon fiber spars that will accommodate interchangeable ketch, schooner, and yawl rigs. To enhance the learning opportunities, one is being constructed right side up and one upside down. www.atlanticchallenge.com; 207-594-1800.

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BILLINGS DIESEL by Brian Robbins

One of several design requirements was good visibility, and Sea Toy has it.

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ROM THE BEGINNING, the word was “special.” When customer Jay Rhodes of Vero Beach, Florida, first sat down with the folks from Billings Diesel & Marine Service in Stonington, he made it clear that he was looking for a boat that was just that—“special”—not a typical production cruiser. By all accounts, his new 38-footer, Sea Toy, fits the bill.

Billings Diesel had some insight into what Rhodes’s likes and dislikes were as a result of his 30-year relationship with the yard.

“Jay has had a variety of boats over the time we’ve worked with him,” said Billings Diesel service manager Greg Sanborn. “His favorite was a 46-foot Newman that Mac Pettegrow stretched to a 50-footer years ago—that was the original Sea Toy. After talking with Jay, we realized he was looking for another one of those— only smaller.”

Carpentry foreman Jim Foley was the project manager for the new 38. Initially, he spent a couple of weeks just talking with Jay and gathering ideas. “He wanted to be in the 36' to 38' range,” said Foley. “We had a ‘look’ that he was after—based on his old 50-footer—and we knew what he wanted as far as systems and accommodations went.”

Another requirement was the ability to run smoothly, and this poweryacht has that, too.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 Foley’s choice of hull for the Sea Toy project was the Wesmac 38, built in Surry, Maine. It is a hard-chined Geoff Dickes design that he felt would carry the estimated weight. “Once we’d decided on the Wesmac,” Foley said, “I started basing my sketches on that—trying to make everything fit.”

With the customer’s four major requirements as their mantra—the boat had to have good visibility, be easy to handle, be extremely quiet, and be extremely smooth running—the Billings team went to work. Foley’s input began with the layup of the hull and top (the deck and house unit). He specified different cores for various areas based on their strengths and impact/fatigue resistance, along with sound, vibration, and thermal insulating characteristics.

Once Sea Toy’s hull and top arrived in Stonington, the challenge of building the comforts of a 50-footer into a 38 began. Foley stressed that one of the keys to the yard’s success was good communication among the department heads, specifically paint shop foreman Doug Siebert, Greg Sanborn, and Foley himself. This was put to the test during the building of Sea Toy when Foley was literally flattened at one point by a continuing problem with his back, which required him to be airlifted from the boatyard by a Lifeflight helicopter.

“Thank God for laptops, Smartphones, and fax machines,” said Foley.

“Through all those months of the doctors figuring out what they were going to do, the surgery itself, and then a long period of rehabilitation, I could stay in touch with Greg and Doug. They just rose to the occasion and made things happen.”

To ensure that the boat would be quiet during operation, the Billings crew worked closely with the Soundown Corporation of Salem, Massachusetts. “We decided on the soundproofing systems we were going to use and built the boat from there,” said Foley. Isolating bulkheads and fuel tanks, installing double-gasketed hatches and a floating floor, along with making the previously mentioned core choices, created an extremely quiet boat in the end, but also contributed to the already existing space issues during construction. www.maineboats.com

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“When you isolate anything,” Foley said, “it usually takes up more room.

Building a boat like this is a game of inches to begin with. And besides trying

The inside helm has all the modern amenities while retaining a classic look.

to give the boat owner as much living room as possible, we have no interest in building one of these things if you can’t service it easily.”

Service shouldn’t be a problem. The casual observer would never suspect that a 12' x 4' section of the saloon floor can be lifted out if need be. (There are regular engine room hatches as well.) “We can

take out the main engine, genset, fuel tanks—everything—without tearing the boat apart,” said Foley.

When it comes to living space, Sea Toy’s interior gives the impression of a much larger boat, with a spacious layout and good visibility. “We wanted to avoid feeling like we had a bunch of built-in furniture with boat cushions,” said Foley. “There’s a custom-built swivel rocker that feels like it’s hugging you and a couch that folds out into a double bed.

It’s an open, comfortable space.”

With a nod to the classic styling of Rhodes’s old 50-footer, Billings raised Sea Toy’s sheer and extended the housetop aft.

“It really has the look of his old Newman—in a smaller package,” said Sanborn.

A slow-turning QSL-9 Cummins (405 horsepower at 2,100 rpm) proved to be a nice match for the hefty 38. “We had a target cruise of 14 to 15 knots,” said Sanborn, “and we can easily run 15 at 1,900 rpm—that’s easy duty on this engine.”

Sea Toy was launched in time to be shown off at the MAINE B OATS, HOMES & H ARBORS S HOW in Rockland last August, and the boat definitely made an impression. “One man came aboard,” Sanborn said, “looked things over, and would’ve bought her right then and there—but Jay said he wasn’t interested in selling.”

No doubt. Jay Rhodes was too busy enjoying his very special boat.

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SPECIFICATIONS / SEA TOY LOA 47'10" LOD 38'8" Beam 12'10" Draft 4'6" Displ. 25,500 lbs.

Hull Fiberglass/foam-cored Top Basic top built by Wesmac; modified by Billings Power 405-hp Cummins QSL9 Speed 15 knots @ 1,900 rpm (cruise) Prop 28"x 31"x5 Hall & Stavert Hy-Torq Shaft 2" AQ-22 Windows/Doors American Marine/custom main door by Billings Metal Fabrication Nautilus Marine Fuel Capacity 280 gallons Water Capacity 128 gallons Hull/molded top Wesmac, Surry Hull Designer: Geoff Dickes Builder: Billings Diesel and Marine, Inc., P.O. Box 67, Moose Island Road,

Stonington, ME 04681. 207-367-2328; www.billingsmarine.com

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Arey’s Pond Boatyard: 22' Catboat AREY’S POND BOATYARD of South Orleans, Massachusetts, launched 8 14' catboats, 4 in the new trailerable racing model and 4 with varnished inner coamings and custom details, including a dodger and stern ladder option. A custom Open Lynx 16 and a 22' wooden cat—the largest to date—were built, and the lofting and mold work was completed on an in-progress 20' wooden catboat. The deck and cabin top went on a custom 38' Spencer Lincoln powerboat that is due to launch in the summer along with a custom-built wooden tender. Repair projects ran from new rails and floorboards to fiberglass and Awlgrip repairs. The shop is always looking for people who enjoy rigging and detail finish work on small sailboats to join the crew. www.areyspondboatyard.com; 508255-0994.

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Artisan Boatworks: Buzzards Bay 18 ARTISAN BOATWORKS launched Kitty, a 24' Herreshoff Watch Hill reproduction for a Nantucket family, and completed a 16' Haven 12½ that was begun by another builder. Frolic, a rebuilt Dark Harbor 17, was launched in time to debut at the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW in August (see page 54). Other goings on at the Rockport shop included the total rebuild of a 25' North Haven knockabout, a 48' Winthrop Warner cruising boat, repairs to a Beetle Cat, refinishing of a Dark Harbor 20, and the rebuilding of a 14' Whitehall. The crew grew by two—to 5, with an additional 3 in the busy months. The shop now has a dedicated paint and varnish bay, and additional indoor storage space. All the boats built by the shop are stored and maintained there during the winter; passersby are invited to stop and tour the collection. In 2009, a Herreshoff Fish class and another E-Class will be built. Owner Alec Brainerd is anxious to build a Buzzards Bay 18—29' LOA, 18' LWL, 8' beam—none of which remain from the

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fleet built in 1904. Alec and his wife welcomed 21" daughter Adella in July. www.artisanboatworks.com; 207-236-4231.

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Atlantic Boat: Duffy 50 ATLANTIC BOAT COMPANY completed 12 new boats at the Brooklin-based yard, destined for a multitude of uses. Lizzy T, a Duffy 37, is equipped with an insulated fish hold with chiller plates and a live well. Another Duffy 37, Fair Warning, was built “bare bones” for a tuna fisherman who will complete the interior himself. The 29-passenger BHM 36 Richard B. Edwards will be used by the Penikese Island School in Buzzards Bay for transportation and to haul a barge with the school’s firewood. Talisman, a Duffy 26, journeyed 2,500 miles on a maiden voyage from Brooklin to its home port in the Virgin Islands. Among the 5 Duffy 31s leaving the shop were: Sävenäs, with a V-berth forward and galley up; Dream Catcher, a pleasure/sportfishing boat with an oiled teak interior; and Barbara Ann, equipped for deepsea fishing, right down to the 8 fishing rod holders. Kingfisher, a Duffy 26 with 260-hp Yanmar engine, now cruises in Ontario, while a Duffy 42 resides in Brazil and is used for free diving and sportfishing. Two’s Company, a custom Duffy 50, was built for Intracoastal Waterway cruising. www.atlanticboat.com; 207-359-4658.

BACK COVE YACHTS, based in Rockland and owned by Sabre Yachts, builds downeast-style lobsteryachts in express and hardtop styles. The line includes the Back Cove 26, Back Cove 29, and Back Cove 33. A new model, the Back Cove 37, is scheduled to debut in April 2009. The interior will feature 2 private cabins and a shared head with stall shower, a mid-level galley, and a fully enclosed sedan-style helm deck. Standard offerings will be a 480-hp Cummins QSB diesel engine, genset, and air conditioning. www.backcoveyachts.com; 207-594-8844.

BAY OF MAINE BOATS of Kennebunk continued to build its signature collection of small craft: the 14' Piscataqua wherry, the 12' Arundel yacht tender, the 10' Kittery Point tender, and the 8' K’port pram. At least one of these is reported to be bobbing around the Baltic and British Isles. www.bayofmaineboats.com; 207-967-4298.

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Schooner Belle Aventure BOOTHBAY HARBOR SHIPYARD specializes in traditional plank-on-frame construction and repair. Vessels in the shop during 2008 for rebuilds and refits included the schooners Harvey Gamage, J&E Riggin, Victory Chimes, Ernestina, and Shenandoah; the sardine carrier Glenn-Geary; and the 85' Fife ketch Belle Aventure. The Ocean Classroom’s Harvey Gamage had 44 frames and 18 planks amidships replaced, the J&E Riggin’s bow was put back together after being vandalized, and Victory Chimes had work done to the stern.

The rebuilding of Ernestina began in June, in preparation for a 2009 expedition to Newfoundland. The scope of the restoration to Belle Aventure—originally interior and systems work—was expanded to include the unplanned and rather involved replacement of 5,000 rivets. www.bbhshipyard.com; 207633-3171.

BOOTHBAY REGION BOATYARD stores and services 275 boats annually at its Southport location, and provides transient service to another 50 to 100 visiting vessels. A gaggle of Grand Banks were among the larger projects: cosmetic work and new canvas covers for a 32; a new genset and updated AC/DC wiring systems for an Eastbay 38; and the cooling system on both engines of a 46 were overhauled, and its teak steps were replaced. A pair of Ables, a 42 and a 44, had their side windows replaced and new trim installed, plus some other updates. A Calvin Beal 30’s hull and deckhouse were painted, the transom stripped and varnished, and the toerails and rubrails were replaced. From new watermakers to rewiring and repainting, the parade included: a Fryers 47, a Swan 48, a Jarrett Bay 57, a Lord Nelson tug, an Olsen 35, and a Bayfield 29. www.brby.com; 207-633-2970.

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BROOKLIN BOAT YARD by Art Paine

Art Paine(2)

BILLINGS DIESEL & MARINE SERVICES launched Sea Toy, a new Wesmac 38 built with extra attention paid to the soundproofing system, and powered by a QSL-9 Cummins. (See page 56.) The Stonington shop offers a wide range of boat repair services, including a machine shop, engine sales and service, a welding and fabrication shop, fiberglass work, and exterior finish work for commercial and pleasure boats. The yard can haul boats up to 140' long by 26' wide by 11' deep. 207-367-2328.

A steering pedestal that can be tilted from side to side allows the helmsman to sit outboard on any tack and keep an eye on the jib telltales.

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NTIL THE PAST SUMMER, it was probably safe to say that the average Joe Plumber didn’t associate Brooklin Boat Yard with anything but wooden boats.

The yard services, stores, and brokers boats built of all materials, but their fame until now has been hewn and vacuum-bagged from wood. Well, stop the presses!

With the re-launching of the completely refurbished Bill Tripp, Jr., cruiser Katrinka, anyone contemplating a state-of-the-art refit (or even new construction) in “composites,” had better add Brooklin to their checklist.

Experts in professional boatbuilding couldn’t find a better test case for “secondary-bonding” techniques—even though the test wasn’t intentional—than that represented by Katrinka’s makeover. That’s because this hull and deck, having been built during the infancy (or at least the childhood) of fiberglass, were hyper-cured.

Designed in 1969 and laminated into being in 1970, the hull consisted of a single, resin-rich skin of woven and chopped strands in a hand-saturated polyester goo.

Designer Tripp knew from experience that his trademark short-waterline, beamy center-boarders got much of their stability from weight, so it didn’t matter that the topsides were 5/8" thick and got progressively thicker down near the bilge. (There are places low in Katrinka that are nearly two inches thick.) It’s safe to guess that when a new owner decided to restore and improve this very classic cruising yacht, he didn’t fret too much over structural integrity. Both the hull and the deck were given a new “cored” structure, not for strength, but for sweat prevention, sound insulation, and appearance, and also to help offset the weight of a new 800-pound teak deck.

I am at pains to emphasize that not only the hands-on work but also all the headscratching took place entirely on the Brooklin Boat Yard premises. Instead of hiring a remote yacht designer or surveyor/consultant, the owner felt completely comfortable with the boatyard’s resident design wizards, Bob Stevens and Paul Waring. He found comfort in the presence of famed surveyor Giffy Full as Full wandered the premises in his BBY hat and shirt, the commanding presence of project leader Havilah Hawkins, and the too-softly-sung hero Dave Fresh, the “Guru of Goo.” Fresh—part scientist, part technician—and people like him define the vast dichotomy between “glass work” and “composites technology.” Dave began his trade in the Seattle area. That’s where, because of the influence of Boeing, such technoloMAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 gies as carbon fiber, Nomex honeycomb core and S (structural) glass, chilled preimpregnated fabrics, and autoclaves were first introduced to boatbuilding. Fresh went on to whet his skills at Morris Yachts and Boston Boatworks, and has become a vital hand in the Brooklin Boat Yard crew.

Composite work, however, requires many hands, and as a result Mr. Fresh utilized a good many workers who had to switch gears. Fortunately, a good part of the technique was familiar, because the yard has been building boats using epoxy resin and vacuum-bagging since 1981.

I’ll speculate that, while there are many examples of plank-on-frame refits in Maine where nearly all the parts of the boat are replaced, Katrinka is probably the most complete restoration ever done in the state on a fiberglass sailboat. First, decisions about work to be done were broadly outlined, such as the reversion from the current sloop rig back to the original yawl configuration, installation of carbon fiber spars and modern wire rigging, elimination of the wooden interior “ceiling,” completely upgrading all electronic and mechanical systems, making minor changes to the accommodations, and adding that teak deck. To accomplish all that, a gang of men gutted the interior right down to the bare hull.

At this point, surveying was done that revealed cracks in the hull’s longitudinal stringers, which were replaced. The boat also had a significant number of fiberglass “frames” that were

broken or delaminating from the hull. This was the point at which coring the hull began to enter the discussion, the logic being that it would be easier and better to strengthen the skin with core, rather than add lots of framing that would make installing the interior more difficult. The added benefits of sound and heat insulation were a bonus. The deck was carefully removed and flipped over, supported so it would keep its shape, and the existing balsa core and thick inner skin were scrapped.

SPECIFICATIONS / KATRINKA LOA 48'11⁄4 " LWL 32' Beam 13'61⁄4 " Draft 4'7" Displ. 30,000 lbs.

Designer: William Tripp, Jr. Redesign/build: 2008, Brooklin Boat

Yard, P.O. Box 143, Center Harbor Road, Brooklin, ME 04616. 207-3592236; www.brooklinboatyard.com Further improvement ideas came from all quarters, including rank and file yard workers. Fewer, cleaner, and betterdraining cowl ventilators were drawn up, and some clever changes were conceived for the interior. The latter included reversing the aft-facing navigation station in the after cabin and concocting ingenious sliding and double-duty doors for the forward stateroom and head.

Katrinka’s restoration was a democratic effort in which the only goal was

to “make good-enough better.” A boat that once would have been called “classic” has become “classy.” To choose only a couple of the many improvements, the newly white-painted surfaces of virtually the whole interior now present an inviting, clean, dry look—the antithesis of the clammy, moldy wood environments I have queased within on innumerable sickening slogs to Bermuda. And now that the nav station in the after stateroom faces forward, it is possible to speak directly with the cockpit crew through a perfectly located porthole.

There will be some youngsters who will wonder why the owner would lavish such attention on a boat such as this.

Why favor an old-fashioned yawl? Why restore a hull whose waterline makes seven knots an achievement?

I would answer by citing the 1952 MGTD. Not a fast car, really, and perhaps incapable of starting in the rain. The preMcPherson suspension and steering is not much more sophisticated than that of a cattle cart. But cruise that car down the boulevard today, and even the most cyber-jaded blogger-dude will see it for what it is—class—though he might have difficulty defining the word.

People of my generation see the likes of Katrinka as the ultimate example of a Bill Tripp, SORC-dominating, Cruising Club of America rule-beater. Like the infamous Touché, Katrinka’s predecessor and sistership, but built of wood, the boat looks terrific in grey.

To me, though, it cries out for a covestripe. But I’m just a reviewer…. What do YOU think?”

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR June 2008 marked the opening of BRIGHTSIDE WOODEN BOAT SERVICES, a repair and rebuild shop in Belgrade Lakes.

Completed projects include the fairing and repainting of a 12' dory and the 15' Lyman Patricia Willey, plus teak restoration and new hull paint for Quiet Tune, a Jude Point 15. The reframing of a 27' circa-1970 lobsterboat was underway, as was the restoration of a pair of classics, a 1939 Chris Craft Deluxe Utility and a 1947 Garwood Ensign. www.brightsidewoodenboat.com; 207-4953680.

BROOKLIN BOAT YARD launched the refurbished 49' Bill Tripp, Jr., cruiser Katrinka. The hull and decks were re-cored and new structural members were installed, along with a new interior, ship’s systems, and teak decking. The boat was returned from sloop rig to its original yawl configuration, with new carbon fiber masts. (See page 60 for more information about Katrinka’s rebuild.) February brought the hull turning of the new 90' pilothouse yawl Bequia, the largest boat to date built by the shop, then interior work and complicated systems installations commenced. The Bob Stephensdesigned vessel will have a hydraulic system that controls everything from automated sail handling to anchor deployment. www.brooklinboatyard.com; 207-359-2236.

6' Wheelbarrow Boat BRYAN BOATBUILDING in Letete, New Brunswick, completed Katie, a 20' gaff-rigged pocket cruiser designed by owner/builder Harry Bryan. The daysailer’s cockpit holds 4 to 6 people, and the 2 bunks and tiny galley with sitting headroom are perfect for “camp outs” and napping grandchildren. From the How Cool is That Amphibian Boat Department comes Ladybug, a 6' wheelbarrow boat with a built-in wheel and oars that serve as handles, making the trek to the water’s edge an easier undertaking in the land of 25' tides.

A 12½' Daisy sailing skiff and a 10½' Fiddlehead double-paddle canoe were also built.

Plans are available for Katie & Ladybug.

Harry has designed a 16' houseboat for use as a “moveable backwater cottage,” and awaits an interested party. www.harrybryan.com; 506-755-2486.

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Burt’s Canoes: 13' & 16' Models BURT’S CANOES is the one-man shop of veteran builder Burt Libby, who constructs traditional wood/canvas canoes: a 13' lightweight version, a 16-footer, and an 18.5' Maine Guide version. Three boats were constructed at the Litchfield shop, plus several 5' display models. Burt’s exhibit of 7 separate 5-foot-long models illustrates the building steps from the beginning through canvas work, treating, and final painting. 207-2684802.

CALEDON BOATWORKS of Caledon, Ontario, constructed 2 new Caledon 27 pocket trawlers, one of which is equipped with all the toys for Alaskan cruising—heater, watermaker, generator, radar/chart plotter, and windlass. As the year closed, repairs were in progress on a fast 44' powerboat, including cockpit and deck replacement, transom repair, and a new interior. The crew of 3 to 6 also built a traditional 10'6" classic dinghy. www.caledonboatworks.com; 519-940-4493.

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Callinectes 16 Runabout CALLINECTES BOATWORKS of Kennebunkport is a new boatbuilding venture under the direction of Glen Shivel, formerly of The Landing School. The engineering prototype for the Callinectes 16 Runabout was completed and will be used as a plug to create future fiberglass hulls that will be married to laid mahogany decks, interiors, and veneered transoms. The Callinectes 16 is a modern version reminiscent of the classic Chris Crafts and Italian Rivas of yesteryear.

The first production Callinectes 16 is slated to begin this winter, and the preliminary concepts for an 18-footer are in development, with the help of Scott Lambert Yacht Design.

Shivel anticipates adding 2 employees within the next year. www.cboatworks.com; 207-4680746.

CAPE COD SHIPBUILDING launched a new 23' fiberglass Marlin cruising sailboat in July. The boat is equipped with an inboard diesel, GPS, radar, and modern electronics, yet retains the traditional lines of the original Nat Herreshoff design. The Wareham, Massachusetts, company has been building Marlins since acquiring the rights in 1957. www.capecodshipbuilding.com; 508-295-3550.

Carpenter’s Boat Shop: Launch Day At THE CARPENTER’S BOAT SHOP in Pemaquid, 7 full-time staff work with up to 10 apprentices, who live together as a community while learning maritime skills and performing community service. During 2008 they collectively built 4 Catspaw dinghies, 6 91⁄2' Monhegan Island skiffs, 1 Joel White Maine Coast peapod, and 1 Beach Pea. Skiffs were repaired, as was a Haven 12½ and a Catspaw dinghy, and a Sandpiper received a new bottom and centerboard trunk. The shop relies on donations to stock the shop with new and used wooden boats in need of restoration to support the program and to use in the sailing program. Present equipment needs are a large air compressor and a slowwww.maineboats.com

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Classic Boat Shop: Bluefish CLASSIC BOAT SHOP of Bernard completed 5 Pisces 21s, Jean Beaulieu’s adaptation of Herreshoff ’s Fish Class design, available with either gaff or Marconi rig. Two were cold-molded wood: Aurora has teak decking and was delivered to the St. Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco, while Picaro resides in Brooklin. Of the 3 built in fiberglass, Bluefish joined the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay, New York, and the other 2 went to Mount Desert Island, one with a “green” inboard electric motor for an auxiliary. A noteworthy project was the complete rebuild of Satin Doll, hull no.

14 of the original Northeast Harbor International One Design fleet delivered in 1937. The restoration involved replacing ribs, the sternpost, a section of the keel, a broken keel bolt, 8 planks and several floor timbers. The king planks, toe rails and much trim were replaced and refinished with 9 coats of varnish. Work space at the shop expanded by 3,000 sq. ft, providing 3 new work bays for boats up to 38 feet. www.classicboatshop.com; 207-244-3374.

Classic Boatworks CLASSIC BOATWORKS OF MAINE built more of its signature 8' prams in plywood with oak frames and white pine seats. Restoration began on a 1964 17½' Old Town lapstrake runabout that was acquired by the Hancock shop.

A forthcoming spring project is the repair of a 1904 Old Town canoe, the oldest one yet to arrive at the shop. www.classicboatworksofmaine.com; 207-422-9180.

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Billy Black

speed sharpening wheel. Apprentices also build post-and-rung ladderback chairs, which are for sale. Stop in to visit during the public coffee break, weekdays at 10 a.m. www.carpentersboatshop.org; 207-677-2614.

A retro-sportsfisherman: a 21st-century downeast hull with a mid-20th-century upperworks.

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rgos is the newest addition to singer/songwriter Billy Joel’s fleet of modern classics. The boat is a bit of Hemingway, a bit of Huckins, and a bit of Carolina boat and Rybovitch, all with a solid downeast pedigree.

The Bronx-born musician is hardly new to boating. Joel has owned a variety of custom and semi-custom powerboats over the years. His keen eye for design and understanding of what goes into the engineering of a good boat led him back to Maine and the Ellis Boat Company in Southwest Harbor, where, 10 years ago, he took delivery of a 28-foot Ellis lobsterboat.

With confidence in the company and their legendary boats, Joel and his captain, Gene Pelland, approached Don Ellis and the yard’s designer Brian Walls with a new project. They wanted to combine the best of Ellis’s hull design elements with an art-deco look from the 1940s and 1950s to create a solid offshore hull that worked for fishing yet would be at home stylistically in South Florida. The result, Argos, named for an ancient Greek ship, is a dramatic departure from the Ellis lobsteryacht look.

Joel values semi-displacement lobsterboat hull designs for their seakeeping ability offshore, but he also wanted the look of a retro sportfisherman. He specified a center-console helm—a move toward a more southern style—in lieu of a bulkhead-mounted wheel. The center console was a radical departure for Ellis; it is fitted with electric lifts, and tilts up for unencumbered access to the engine compartment below.

Having a center console solved the seating problem common to bulkheadmounted helms. Guests won’t be clustered behind the helmsman, talking to the back of his head, nor will they be blocking the companionway. The seats aboard Argos are arranged fore and aft, an arrangement that improves access below and out to the deck.

Joel, Ellis, and Walls worked hard to get all of the yacht’s distinctive curves just right, grabbing a bit here and a bit there from the classics. From the cabin trunk to the hard top to the windows there are no hard corners anywhere. There is a fivefoot-long bow pulpit, and Joel is having a modest-sized tuna tower built. To round out the look, the aft deck is fitted out with twin Scopinich fighting chairs from the 1950s that Joel had refurbished. All surfaces are painted; there is no varnished wood.

Argos’s semi-displacement composite hull is vacuum-bagged Core-Cell construction using biaxial E-glass. A solid fiberglass skeg protects the shaft, propeller, and rudder. All composite bulkheads are gelcoat finished.

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Below decks, accommodations are Spartan and functional. There is a small V-berth forward. The deckhouse settees can double as berths should the need for additional sleeping space arise. To port, a small galley is equipped with an electric cook top, microwave, sink, and AC/DC refrigerator. To starboard there is a full head and shower. Cabin trunk port lights and an opening hatch provide ventilation.

For power Joel chose an 11-liter, 670hp Cummins marine diesel. The choice of engine combined with the hull shape gives the boat the full range of cruising speeds typical of an Ellis semi-displacement boat and a top speed of about 30 knots. Argos is extremely quiet thanks to the Ellis’s “Silent Service” sound-reduction floor and a suspended-component exhaust system. There are Imtra SP55 bow thrusters for dockside maneuvering.

Argos was a departure for a yard that has been building traditional downeast yachts for more than 60 years, but driven by the boat’s success, Ellis has added the design to its standard lineup of lobsteryachts. Dubbed the Ellis Patriot, it is offered in both 36' and 40' versions.

Don Ellis’s collaboration with Billy Joel has proven to be a hit for both the iconic boatbuilder and the Piano Man. With head-turning classic looks, speed, and maneuverability the Ellis Patriot is sure to be a winner, from Monhegan to Miami.

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LOA 40'5" LOD 35'10" LWL 33'4" Beam 13'2" Draft 3'10" Head Room 6' Displ. 18,000 lbs.

Fuel 2 x 142 gal.

Water 50.5 gal.

Waste 37 gal.

Engine 670-hp Cummins Cruising Speed 12-25 knots Maximum Speed 30 knots

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR in the blaze. Company offices were temporarily moved to Lunenburg while new yard locations were investigated, and construction began on a 68' Jim Taylor schooner. The 38' Spencer Lincoln commercial lobsterboat Orion was converted to a lobsteryacht and the 57' Herreshoff Tioga ketch Elemiah was refit. Both boats were originally built by the yard, in 1984 and 2002, respectively. www.coveyisland.com; 902-688-2843.

CYC/OWRI: Pilot 21 CYC/OWRI constructs open-water rowing boats using cored-composite construction. The Phippsburg business launched 2 Pilot 21 open-water, sliding-seat doubles and 2 Pilot 26 open-water, sliding-seat, fourwith-cox gigs. Chuck Mainville continues to enjoy building these boats, which he told us are friendly to the environment, good for use in community programs, and elicit much positive feedback from customers. http://home.gwi.net/cycowri/; 207-389-2749.

Dark Harbor Boat Yard: Hobomok DARK HARBOR BOAT YARD on 700 Acre Island near Islesboro performed the annual service on Quicksilver, the Islesboro water taxi, and Justin Time, the yard’s crew boat. The Sea Sprite 34 Hobomok underwent extensive upgrades, including a new Leisure Furl boom and mainsail, new halyards, a second row of lifelines with stanchions, transducers for the navigational equipment, a new panel and wiring for the wind indicator and VHF, and an inverter. The bottom was painted, the brightwork was freshened, the sole was varnished, and the cockpit cushions and binnacle cover were replaced before the boat departed for Maryland in June. The float crew built floats for the Tarratine Yacht Club and an island customer. A new fuel storage tank was installed at the end of the pier, the gas shack was moved, and an addition for inside storage was in the works. www.darkharborboatyard.com; 207-734-2246.

FARRIN’S BOATSHOP

Built using a Holland 32´ hull and powered by a 330-hp Cummins diesel, Old Crow is a sturdy and able family cruiser.

This easily driven hull could be powered using a Hybrid diesel/

electric power plant.

When the batteries are fully charged you would enjoy quiet cruising for approximately 6 hours. Rooftop solar panels would complete the package.

It’s perfect for slow gunkholing, trolling or relaxed cruising.

Contact Farrin’s Boatshop for more information.

Custom design services and lobsteryacht construction.

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Devlin: 45' Sockeye Widgeon DEVLIN DESIGNING BOATBUILDERS in Olympia, Washington, finished Widgeon, a 45' Sockeye power cruiser that cruises at 8.5 knots and burns 2.1 gallons of fuel per hour. Other launches were a 20' Millie Hill houseboat, 2 Guppy dinghies with sailing rigs, and a 22' Dunlin powerboat with a pilothouse and a 60hp high-thrust outboard, which tops out at 16 knots, cruises at 12 knots, and burns 2.2 gallons per hour. Construction was under way on a 20' Marsh Wren daysailer and a 20' Scout flush-deck outboard power cruiser with a small wood stove in the cabin. www.devlinboat.com; 360-866-0164.

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The Dory Shop: Sea Wolf Dories THE DORY SHOP of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, built 7 13' Handline dories, 6 of which were used in a German TV movie based on Jack London’s Sea Wolf and filmed nearby in Prospect Bay during the summer. To meet the deadline, the shop reverted to the productionstyle method of building used in the days of the schooner fishery: all of the bottoms were fashioned first, then the stems and sterns, followed by set-up and planking. Two of the dories were outfitted for sail. Also constructed were a 12' Lunenburg dory, a 13' Grand Manan-style dulsing dory, 2 17' Fortune Bay dories, and a 19.5' semidory for the tall ship Picton Castle. www.doryshop.com; 902-640-3005.

EASTERN BOATS built 115 downeaststyle fiberglass boats in lengths from 18' to 35' and in styles from center-console skiff to lobsteryacht. The Milton, New Hampshire, company of 35 workers transitioned sales to a dealer network, and plans to expand that network in the coming year.

A new 24' model with a wider beam and increased freeboard will be available for spring delivery. One lucky participant in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby in the fall won a 20' centerconsole fishing boat, complete with 90-hp Honda engine and trailer from Eastern Boats, the 2008 grand-prize sponsor. www.easternboats.com; 603-652-9213.

EASTSAIL YACHTS of Concord, New Hampshire, builds pilot and cruising cutters.

During 2008, the hull, deck, and rudder were in progress for the New Moon II, a new model that falls between the New Moon Coastal Cruiser and the Offshore 25. The boat has a cored hull, a 20-hp inboard diesel, stainless steel fittings, and a cutter rig with 400 sq. ft. of sail area. A future project will be a 22' traditional sailboat based on lines taken off a 44' pilot cutter. www.eastsail.com; 603-224-6579.

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• Quarrying and raw stone • A wide selection of Maine granite and imported stone • Boat Interiors

Echo Rowing: 24' Ace Among the offerings from EAST/WEST CUSTOM BOATS of Eliot is the versatile 24' Ace rowing shell by Echo, a high-performance shell with a wave-piercing bow suited www.maineboats.com

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Ellis Boat Company: Jaquima ELLIS BOAT COMPANY launched a pair of 20' Ellis Open Fishermen: Squiddy, with full teak trim and a complete electronics package, will be used by an Islesboro summer resident as a runabout for trips to the mainland, while the second—with no console or trim—will be a workboat for a commercial fisherman and shellfish harvester. A 36' Ellis Express Cruiser left the Southwest Harbor facility with the Ellis Cantilevered Seat system, a full electronics package including 2 Raymarine E120 systems, and a V-berth, galley, and head. New York became the home of 2 36' Ellis Yankee lobsteryachts: Louisiana has a cherrytrimmed interior, an electronics access room aft of the head, and a Yanmar 480-hp diesel engine. Jaquima features a fully appointed V-berth, galley, and head; teak trim below and in the shelter; and a lobster-pot hauler for recreational fishing. Argos, an Ellis 36' Patriot, was built for singer Billy Joel (yes, that Billy Joel). See page 64. Four Ellises were refitted and refinished, and the refurbishment of a 30' wooden Bunker and Ellis from 1970 commenced. The yard built a new 18,804-sq.-ft. heated storage facility, a new service bay for paint and varnish work, and expanded its service offerings to include refrigeration work. www.ellisboat.com; 207244-9221.

FARRIN’S BOATSHOP builds workboats, commercial sportfishermen, and pleasure yachts. The craftsmen at the Walpole shop launched a 35' family cruiser—the third boat built for a California customer—and a 36' Gillnetter. Fall construction began on a 37' yacht and a 34' sportfisherman. The hull and brightwork of

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Benjamin Mendlowitz(2)

for all conditions, including rough water.

This Doug Martin design is 38 lbs. when fully rigged, and has 2 shallow foot wells, with no cockpit or washbox to trap water. www.eastwestboats.com; 207-439-4769.

At EDGECOMB BOAT WORKS things were just plain busy. Among the various Lymans that were completely restored, a pair of 25-footers received entire bottoms, keels, framing, and decks. Restoration work continued on the first Penbo trawler (built in 1953), and major repairs were made to 3 small rowing/sailing boats. The 8-person crew welcomed several new customers, and told us that shop time was already booked well into the winter of 2010. 207-882-5038.

Two of three restored Buzzards Bay 30s race neck and neck.

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LMOST THE SAME SKILLS are required to restore a traditionally built wooden sailboat as to build a brand-new one. A thorough knowledge of the properties and handling characteristics of familiar boatbuilding woods is essential. Instinctive judgment counts for a lot. Mechanical and architectural sense is critical, too. And yet, informing and guiding all these qualities, nobody should undertake the rebirth of a classic yacht without a heartfelt reverence for history.

It is commonly known along this coast that if you were to bundle all these technical and attitudinal abilities into the soul of a single individual, you’d be describing Maynard Bray. This story of the rebirth of three exquisite antique Herreshoff gaff sloops in Belfast properly begins at his doorstep, in Brooklin.

Then again, maybe it begins in Finland. A wealthy client residing there whose interests run to old and beautiful objects had long been fascinated by Herreshoff sailboats. During his quest for a particularly distinctive one, he contacted Maynard Bray. Bray steered his fellow enthusiast toward a smaller boat than he was originally seeking. As discussion progressed, the idea quickly gelled for said client to purchase and restore not one but two derelict Buzzards Bay 30s.

Though French & Webb of Belfast are best known as custom builders using modern boatbuilding methods, Bray knew by instinct that they had the capability and attitude to undertake this rather monumental task. Armed with this testament of faith, it wasn’t long before French & Webb got a phone call out of the blue from Finland.

Although other boatyards in Maine were considered, F&W had an infectious “can-do” attitude and quickly expanded their facilities to provide rebuilding space for the two Buzzards Bay 30s, which were “basket-cases.” Soon a third boat was purchased, and, when an owner from California signed on, the yard owners decided to try and restore all three boats at once for a simultaneous launching.

All three boats had suffered some change in shape over the approximately 100 years of their lives, and it was obvious that referral to original design sources would be crucial. Bray, who stayed on throughout the project as a consultant, approached Kurt Hasselbalch, curator of the Hart Nautical Collection at MIT for offsets.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 was recruited to fair up a lines plan from the Herreshoff lofting notations preserved at the museum. Historic photographs were consulted to ensure accuracy in deck and rigging details.

There is a boundary where explicit accuracy in historic restoration crosses good sense and sound judgment. So although these boats are 9944⁄100 percent pure, a few modern concessions were allowed. The decks were rebuilt using plywood and modern coatings. Although the standing rigging is multi-strand flexible wire very similar to the original, eventually Norseman-type terminal fittings were substituted for solder-imbedded forks and eyes at the ends. The sails, produced by Nat Wilson, use a cloth that looks identical to Egyptian cotton but is actually a modern synthetic. Naturally, to keep all this exquisiteness off the bricks, modern navigational electronics and diesel auxiliary power entered the picture.

Nearly every piece of wood was replaced, though the actual types of wood were the same as in the originals.

As in the olden days, shellac was applied between the layers of double planking.

The Herreshoff yard had used their own special bolts and lag-screws for specific purposes. As these couldn’t be improved, new versions of some of these, and other metalwork, were made under subcontract by Bill Lowe, of Owl’s Head. A great deal more ornamental bronze and porcelain—fixtures and hardware, including ornate, custom fold-down Pullman sinks and heads— came from Historical Arts & Casting, of Michigan. Other Maine-based subcontractors included Northeast Boat for paint and varnish work, Nautical Colors for paint and coatings; Winsor Consulting for electronics; Gemini Canvas for cushions and canvas; Ocean Pursuits for electric panels; Stonington Boatworks for spruce booms and gaffs; and J.M. Reineck & Son for additional castbronze hardware. The lead keels were cast by Mars Metals of Canada, and the tenders were built by Taylor & Snedicker of Connecticut.

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a 27' 1908 Rice Bros. was completely refinished, and the boat was repowered.

Three other vessels also received mechanical upgrades and refinish work on their hulls, decks, and cabins. www.farrinsboatshop.com; 207-563-5510.

Three BB 30s ready to launch side by each.

illustration. French and Webb hired local marine artist Eric Green to decorate the cotton-duck pipe-berth cot, using it as a canvas for his artwork. Each SPECS / BUZZARDS BAY 30s LOA 46.6' LWL 30' Beam 10'10" Draft 5'4"-9' (board down) Sail Area 1,400 sq. ft.

Displ. Approx 20,000 lbs.

Designer: Nathanael G. Herreshoff Builder: 1902, Herreshoff Manufactur-

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of the yachts thus has a pretty painting in its otherwise Spartan forepeak.

With these three gaffers, French & Webb has established itself among the goto yards that specialize in refurbishing classically styled wooden sailboats.

N THE HART NAUTICAL COLLECTIONS at the MIT Museum are open to researchers by appointment only, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday (closed major holidays). Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. http://www.mit.edu/museum/collections/ nautical.html; 617-253-5942.

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Florimbi Studios: 17' Pulling Boat FLORIMBI STUDIOS launched as a new business in Rockport, Maine, with a focus on wooden rowing boats. Owner and sole builder Stephen Florimbi likes the idea of human-powered boats that allow people easy access to the water and a healthy way to enjoy nature, and will build slidingseat rowing shells and open-water pulling boats. Repair projects included interior cabinetry work on a 1940 Elco commuter, a new companionway hatch for the 42' trimaran Cloud IX, and completion of a Shellback dinghy. During the fall months, Florimbi designed and built a 19' x 40' timber frame building, and began to loft and construct a 23' wooden rowing shell. www.maineboats.com/ maine-coastal-directory/florimbi-studios; 207-542-3253.

FLOWER’S BOATWORKS of Walpole builds downeast hulls that can be configured as anything from a bass or sportfishing boat to a cruiser. A 36' sportfisherman was launched, and a Flowers 30 was sea trialed at year’s end. The shop was busy with 3 in-progress construction projects: a 36' flybridge cruiser, a 33' bass boat, and a 38-footer based on a Spencer Lincoln design. The latter is being built on spec and looking for a place to call home. www.flowersboats.com; 207-563-7404.

The latest offering from FLYING POINT BOATWORKS of Shelburne, Vermont, is the Flying Point 21. The traditional design, with pronounced tumblehome and a very deep forefoot, was inspired by a derelict hull found in the 1980s by the shop owner, who recently finished it off and created a mold. The boats are built at Frankfort Boat of Frankfort, Maine, then finished and rigged back in Vermont. The boat travels in the high 30s, and can handle from 75 to 90 horsepower. www.flyingpointboatworks.com; 802-9855222.

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Fogg’s Boatworks: Foggcraft FOGG’S BOATWORKS of North Yarmouth built a Foggcraft 26 and a 30' Foggbarge cat that is used for island transport and mooring work. Built of 5086 aluminum, the seaworthy and fuel-efficient Foggcraft boats have a high strength-to-weight ratio. Rebuilds and cosmetic work on boats up to 50' comprise a large percentage of work at the small shop (2-3 employees). Projects in the works: 2 lobsterboats, a 25' whaler, a 24' aluminum boat, a 25' Lyman, and a 16' wooden Whitehall that was built at the shop 27 years ago. www.foggsboatworks.com; 207-829-6373.

FRENCH & WEBB launched a trio of 1902 Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 30 sloops in June. The project required total adherence to the original 1902 specs, right down to replication of all sail and hardware according to the original plans. (See page 68.) As if that wasn’t enough for one season, Jester, a 1954 Aage Nielsen yawl, was re-launched in August after a total restoration. The Belfast boatyard crew of 12—which grows to 15 during the summer season—will next turn its attention to the joinerwork on the NY50 Spartan and the NY30 Amorita, the spars of a Buzzzards Bay 25, and the restoration of the Buzzards Bay 30 Anita. www.frenchwebb.com; 207-338-6706.

FRIENDSHIP YACHT COMPANY of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, launched hulls 11-15 of the Friendship 40 sailboat. Among these were the first boats the company has delivered to the west coast, with 2 boats off to southern California and one to Seattle. A Friendship 75 is under construction in New Zealand with an expected completion date in the fall of 2009. Construction is slated to begin on a Friendship 40 CC Express cruiser, and the Friendship 46 is currently in development. www.friendshipyachtcompany.com; 401-682-9101.

GANNON & BENJAMIN reported that all is well on the Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, waterfront, where they built 3 new boats designed by Nat Benjamin: a 24' catboat with a 2,200-lb. extended ballast keel and fully battened sail, a 36' lobster-style powerboat, and an 11' yacht tender. The rebuild of a Herreshoff 12½ included new floors, frames, keel, planking, transom, and deck. The crew of 12 to 16 also busied itself with the storage and maintenance of about 14 boats over the winter. At the top of the future projects wish list is building a 29' gaff-rigged sloop. www.gannonandbenjamin.com; 508-693-4658.

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Introducing the Samoset 30 Custom built, cold-molded, deep-V, Yanmar 440.

Great Island Boat Yard: Amy B GREAT ISLAND BOAT YARD completed major refits on the Jarvis Newman 46 Amy B and on a Hans Christian 48 offshore cruiser. Both projects involved engine replacement, electronics, glass repair, Awlgrip, and major systems upgrades. As winter began, so did large-scale refits of a Hinckley 41, a Little Harbor 5.2, and a Grand Banks 42. New crewmembers adept in the areas of electronics, carpentry, and glass repair joined the yard to handle these major refits and the 200 vessels under annual care. It is with heavy hearts that GIBY passed along the news that Jake the Sailor Dog, winner of the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show’s 2005 World Champion Boatyard Dog® Trials, passed away in September (see the Letters section, page 9, for more about Jake). www.greatislandboatyard.com; 207-729-1639.

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GENERAL MARINE finished a pair of 20' center consoles, a couple of 36' downeast hulls, a 28-footer, and a 22' cabin cruiser. The boats headed off to various points in Massachusetts, Cape Porpoise, Maine, and California; one of the 36-footers was for Winter Harbor-based boatbuilder AJ Enterprises.

The winter months will be filled with finish work on a 36' yacht and repairs on the boats that return to the Biddeford shop for annual storage. www.generalmarine.com; 207284-7517.

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Hadden Boat Company: Greenie HADDEN BOAT COMPANY completed the restoration of the 35' early 1960s Knutson yawl Greenie. Having completed structural and systems work during the previous year, boatbuilder Alex Hadden focused his attention on exterior details such as the redesign and fitting of new custom rails and hardware; recarved covestripes, arrows, and tailfeathers; and hull fairing. The chines, deck, and rudder of an older International 110 sloop were repaired and the boat refinished. Hadden replaced the damaged bow, rails, and centerboard on a 16' Penryn sailing dory, refinished an original Beetle Cat, and continued with the ongoing repair of teak rails on a 43' hurricane-damaged Mason. Restoration began in the fall on an 18' late-1940s Lyman Islander and a 12' lapstrake skiff. A 32' 1950s Harold Gower lobsterboat waits in the wings for a complete rebuild. www.maineboats.com/ maine-coastal-directory/hadden-boat-company; 207-371-2662.

H&H Marine: Osmond 47 H&H MARINE of Steuben built 10 Osmond Beal downeast boats with classic skeg-style hulls. A 36', a 40', a 42' x 15'3" fish carrier, and a 47' offshore lobsterboat were built as hulls and sent on to be finished by other builders, as was a 27-footer with a pilothouse. Completed boats were a 38' lobsterboat, a 40' charter boat, a 42' x 17' lobster/gillnetter, a 47' offshore/lobsterboat (the first of a new offering that tops out at 23 knots), and a 47' lobsterboat/ gillnetter/dragger. An Osmond 42 was repowered and its decks were gelcoated. www.hhmarineinc.com; 207-546-7477.

THE HINCKLEY COMPANY, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, builds powerboats and sailboats, and launched 49 in all during 2008. The sailboat line includes the DS 42 daysailer, and the Sou’wester 42, 51, 52, 59, 61, and 70; powerboats range from 29' to 55' and include the Talaria models and

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the mainland. The last of the 22s was headed to the Chesapeake Bay late in the fall. www.greybarnboatworks.com; 603-3820055.

Traditional good looks meet the latest in composite construction. The result? A fast, comfortable boat.

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IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME before Doug Zurn, a talented young designer based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, got together with the likes of LymanMorse in Thomaston, Maine. Zurn has been involved in a number of intriguing projects of late, including designing custom, one-off boats for singer Billy Joel, and new production boats for Bob Johnstone, co-founder of the renowned J-Boats line of performance sailboats, who more recently founded the MJM line of powerboats.

Zurn’s MJM designs, featuring modern composite construction techniques and traditional styling, have set new standards for blending speed with fuel efficiency.

The catalyst for this project, as is so often the case, was an experienced boating couple with a dream boat in mind. Californians Sandy and Helen Jones were looking to retire; after years of cruising aboard a 35-foot sailboat, they wanted a large, comfortable powerboat. They visited Lyman-Morse’s yard in 2005 to discuss possibilities, and the folks there, after hearing the Joneses out, at once gave Zurn a ring.

The result is the custom 62-foot flybridge cruiser, Mad Max, launched in Thomaston in June 2008.

As with Zurn’s MJM boats Mad Max mixes understated traditional good looks with modern composite construction. The resin-infused hull consists of a vinylester laminate vacuum-bagged over a Core-Cell foam core; much of the interior joinery is

Mad Max is a floating home designed for long-distance cruising.

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also a lightweight cored composite, skinned with lavish wood veneers. The hull is relatively narrow, with a deadrise of 18 degrees, and has an efficient and seakindly motion.

The conventional inboard prop shafts, set in shallow pockets, are turned by a pair of 1,000-hp Catepillar diesel engines. An active stabilization system, by Island Engineering, features fully automatic trim tabs, both to reduce drag and to maximize ride comfort.

The Joneses plan to cruise the entire east coast in their new floating home

A spiral staircase leads to the flybridge.

before transiting the Panama Canal and heading north up the west coast and settling in the Pacific Northwest. The boat’s layout consequently was designed to accommodate an active liveaboard cruising couple that likes to entertain guests and family frequently. The master stateroom with a full king-sized berth is amidships, with an ensuite head and shower. Up forward there’s a lavish guest stateroom with an island double berth and private access to another head and shower. There are also three convertible berths—a collapsible dinette table in the saloon, and two nifty kid-sized trundle beds—that can sleep four more.

The social spaces, in particular, were very carefully thought out. In addition to the open, airy bridge deck and raised saloon area, there is also a “great room” with a wet bar and both lounge and counter seating down at galley level between the two staterooms. While outdoors, guests can comfortably gather both on the fly-

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bridge, accessed via an elegant handcrafted spiral stairway at the after end of the saloon, or in the aft cockpit, which is split level. The lower level all the way aft is large enough to stow a good-sized water-jetpowered inflatable tender; it can also be used as a lounging deck when the tender is deployed while the yacht is at anchor.

The upper level features a large outdoor dining table, lots of seating, and a handy grill.

In terms of amenities Mad Max is hardly lacking. The galley features a SubZero fridge and freezer, a four-burner electric induction stove, an electric oven, a microwave oven, a dishwasher, a trash compactor, a garbage disposal, and a wine cooler. Auxiliary fridges are found in both the saloon and on the flybridge, plus there’s an ice maker in the great room wet bar. There is also an attractive laundry area up forward with a washer and dryer, a dedicated ironing board, and a very useful workbench.

As to performance, Doug Zurn reported that during the initial sea trials Mad Max jumped up on a plane quite readily, exhibited excellent handling characteristics, and surpassed the projected top speed of 31 knots. Add to that a useful range in excess of 600 miles when traveling at a cruising speed of 21 knots, and you have one very versatile vessel.

N SPECIFICATIONS / MAD MAX LOA 65'5" LWL 57' Beam 18'6" Draft 4'2" Displ. 83,550 lbs.

Power 2 x 1,000-hp Catepillar

the newly redesigned 36'11" waterjet Picnic Boat. The new boat has a deeper-V hull for added stability, but requires only 2'1" draft.

The twin 300-hp diesel engines were repositioned completely below decks to free up space aft, and the pilothouse was raised. A new Talaria is in development that will take up residence between the existing 44' and 55' models. The company has 8 service facilities throughout the country, including one in Southwest Harbor; all boatbuilding is done in Maine. www.hinckleyyachts.com; 401643-0610.

HOLLAND’S BOAT SHOP launched a Holland 32 for a summer resident. The boat is powered with a 485-hp Cummins, has a 90-gallon fuel capacity, and tops out in the 33-knot range. Set up as a dayboat, the design differs from previous Holland 32s in that it has standing headroom of nearly 6', thanks to a subtle increase to the sheer height, trunk sides, and crown of the cabin top. The Belfast shop builds kit boats with downeast and workboat-inspired lines, most often in 32' and 38' lengths. 207-338-3155.

C.W. Hood Yachts: Hood 42 Wasque 26s abounded at C.W. HOOD YACHTS of Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Three new customized, Alden-designed, Wasque 26 downeast cruisers were built, and 2 more were refitted. Construction continued on a new model, the Hood 42, which has in-house designed features, including aft glass bulkheads, pneumatic sliding panels, and an ergonomic helm station. www.cwhoodyachts.com; 781-631-0192.

C-18 diesels Fuel 1,500 gal.

Water 425 gal.

Waste 355 gal.

Maximum Speed 31 knots Cruising Speed 21 knots Cruising range 615 nm Designer: Zurn Yacht Design, 89

Front Street, Marblehead, MA 01945.

781-639-0678; www.zurnyachts.com Builder: Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc., 82 Water St., Thomaston, ME 04861. 207-354-6904; www.lymanmorse.com

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Howard Boats: Fisher Cat HOWARD BOATS completed 8 fiberglass Barnstable Cats—a design based on John Beetle’s wooden catboat; a 21' Indian— a John Alden design dating back to 1921; 2 skiffs; and 7 Fisher Cats—designed and introduced in 2007. The Barnstable, Massachusetts, shop also restored 6 boats—Beetle Cats, Barnstable Cats, and a Wenaumet Kitten. A couple of new employees joined the crew of 4-6 in the summer, and Nancy in the office celebrated 27 years at the company. www.howard-boats.com; 508-362-6859.

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HUNT YACHTS continues to build Ray Hunt’s line of deep-V-hull inboard power yachts, known as Surfhunters and available in 25, 29, and 33 foot lengths, and the Harrier 25, 29, and the Hunt 52 motoryacht. The Harrier 29 debuted last year and the first Hunt 52 is slated to launch in 2009. Three newly constructed boats found homes in Europe, 2 Harrier 25s in Sweden and a 25' center-console jet in Italy. The service department of the Portsmouth, Rhode Island, company performed a full range of refit and repair jobs. www.huntyachts.com; 401-324-4201.

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D.N. Hylan: 33' Yawl Aida D.N. HYLAN & ASSOC. completed an extensive restoration of Aida, a 33' yawl designed and built by N.G. Herreshoff in 1926. New centerboard trunk, frames, keel, deck, diesel engine, and other major structural and systems work was followed by a complete restoration of the interior and exterior, following Herreshoff practices where possible. The boat will sail out of Shelter Island, New York. Kuan Yin, a 33' teak sloop originally built in Hong Kong to a Laurent Giles design, received a new deck, transom, and boomkin; and a 46' 1904 N.G. Herreshoff sloop gained new frames and deck.

Preliminary work began on a new 43' cruising powerboat designed by Doug Hylan for an experienced Maine yachtsman and slated for completion in the fall of 2009. www.dhylanboats.com; 207-359-9807.

ISLAND FALLS CANOE built 12 E.M. White wood-canvas canoes, the design for which originated in Gilman Falls in the late 1800s. One of the 18'6" canoes was built with a Unity College student, and will be used for his 740-mile trip along the Northern Forest Canoe trail. The 4-person cooperative of independent builders/restorers in Atkinson also completed two 20' Myron Smart canoes, 3 miniature canoes, and 1 Old Town sponson boat. Repairs were made to 18 sponson boats and canoes, including Kennebecs and a Gerrish. www.islandfallscanoe.com; 207564-7612.

JOHANSON BOATWORKS completed a Wesmac 50, which then debuted at the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW in August. The crew of 12 to 20 strong also completed repair projects and general maintenance for 65 storage customers, and managed the fleet of 17 bareboat charter vessels. A sampling of projects involving fiberglass repairs and/or Awlgripping: Solito, an Ohlson 38 sailboat; Jenny Ann, a 41' poweryacht; an Allied 42 sloop, and a J-44. A new furler was installed

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The Rockland shop installed a new state-ofthe-art spray bay. www.jboatworks.com; 207596-7060.

John’s Bay Boat Co: Agamenticus JOHN’S BAY BOAT COMPANY launched the 42' lobsterboat Agamenticus for a York, Maine, customer in the spring and a 41' lobsteryacht in the fall for a Yarmouth, Maine, boater. The South Bristol crew of 4 hauled 20 boats for maintenance and repairs, and repowered Gail Patricia, a 38' downeaststyle cruiser built at the shop in 1992. www.johnsbayboat.com; 207-644-8261.

JONESPORT SHIPYARD performed rebuilds on vessels in an array of sizes and styles. The port engine was replaced and electronic upgrades were made to a 32' Carver.

Collision repairs were made on the cabin and hauling side of the 36' wooden lobsterboat Playin Hard, and Sentinel, a 35' Osmond, was spruced up with cosmetic work. Repairs on a storm-damaged 22' Chrysler sloop includ-

ed the rudder port, centerboard slot and pivot, and hull. Dura, a 40' wood sloop received the full treatment, with deck repairs, new mast partners, deckhouse, and windows, wiring upgrades, and hull caulking. The 4to 6-person crew also refurbished a 19' O’Day Mariner that was “basically junk” upon arrival. A summer intern from The Boat School proved to be a good worker and learner. www.maineboats.com/ maine-coastal-directory/jonesport-shipyard; 207-497-2701.

JOHN M. KARBOTT BOATBUILDING’s shop in Plymouth, Massachusetts, constructed a 17'4" wood-canvas canoe to a Jerry Stelmok design and completed repairs to 15 boats. Projects included: new decks and windows for a 35' Duffy; centerboard repairs to a Charles Wittholz catboat; a reframed hauling station on a Clifford Alley lobsterboat; and the “resurrection” of a 50-year-old Lowell Amesbury skiff with mahogany plywood and copper and bronze fastenings applied to the preserved frames, upper transom, and the majority of the stem. www.by-the-sea.com/ karbottboatbuilding; 508-224-3709.

KITTERY POINT YACHT YARD spent the year rebuilding after a March fire destroyed the primary shop and offices in Eliot. A shop and heated bays were added to the existing 9,000-sq.-ft. building that was not involved

in the fire, 2 additional acres were cleared for storage, the hill to the launch ramp was rebuilt and paved, and other buildings continued to take shape. The related company Kittery Point Boat Builders lost the PYY 22 hull mold, but has built a second-generation mold, with the picnic model presently under construction for a 2009 launch. Both the Kittery and Eliot facilities were in full swing with winter projects: the refit on a 36' wooden George Pattenbuilt lobsterboat; cosmetic work and repowering of a 36' Caroll Lowell; and upgrades to a B40, a 47' Cheoy Lee, and a Sabre 42. www.kpyy.net; 207-439-9582.

KNIGHT MARINE SERVICE offers repair work from fiberglass to engines, and has marina facilities on the Rockland waterfront. Among the more than 70 projects were many paint jobs, including the varnishing, rewiring, and new engine installation for a boat that sank during Hurricane Katrina.

Knight Marine’s resident Boatyard Dog Tyler sends out a warm hello to his many fans. www.knightmarineservice.com; 207-5944068.

THE LANDING SCHOOL’s staff and 75 students built 11 new boats in Kennebunkport: 4 Beach Peas in 13' and 15' lengths, designed by Doug Hylan; 4 Joel White Haven 121⁄2 sloops; 2 Arundel 27 powerboats; and 1 Farrier 82R trimaran, the school’s first com-

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LeBlanc Brothers 1610 The focal point of the year for LEBLANC BROTHERS BOATBUILDERS was construction of Mai Pehn Rai, a 50' luxury trawler-style pleasure boat powered by a 455hp John Deere 6125 engine. The Leblanc 50 has a spacious master stateroom and a guest stateroom, a lounge area and galley with ample counter space and appliances, and a 20-foot wide saloon with settee, an office area, built-in bookshelves, and a flat-screen TV. Repairs were made to Magnificent II, Fundy Mariner, Logan & Ryan, Galaxie, Sea Buzzard, Lady Newell, and Outpost. The seasonal ebb and flow of work doubles the crew of the Lower Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, company to 16 during the busiest part of the year.

The employees all obtained their “Nova Scotia Boat Builder Certificate of Qualification,” or journeyperson status. Y-Landing Marine Services of Meredith, New Hampshire, offers LeBlanc’s 1610 recreational model. www.leblancboats.com; 902-662-2927.

Lowell Brothers Hunky Dory LOWELL BROTHERS/EVEN KEEL MARINE SPECIALTIES built the mold and the first 2 specimens of a new 11' fiberglass boat with a great name: the Lowell Brothers Hunky Dory. The boat can be used as a rowing boat or a tender. The Yarmouth shop began taking orders for the Lowell 38, the latest addition to the line of downeast hulls. In the repair department, 17' Bossa Nova, a Chesapeake Bay Sharpie, received a rebuild, an addition to the seats, and a complete paint job. Part of the stem was replaced and the transom rebuilt on a 36' Vinny Cavanaugh boat. The shop’s side bay rebuild was com-

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posite boat, constructed as part of the inaugural year of its Composites Program. A machine was installed in the program’s shop lab that allows students to test the strength, elasticity, and impact-resistance of various materials. Construction began on 2 coldmolded LS-30s in the Cruising Boats Program. The new 30' Steve Dalzell-designed performance daysailer has a 6' bulb keel, carbon spars, and a fat-head main. Work will commence in January on 2 new Lightnings. www.landingschool.edu; 207-985-7976.

Circe’s shell was built in Rhode Island. All the rest—joinery, systems, rigging, etc.—was done in Maine.

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HE LATEST CUSTOM PROJECT from Morris Yachts in Bass Harbor is the 57-foot offshore pilothouse sloop, Circe. The concept and construction of this boat were the result of a group effort by the yacht’s owner, designer, and builder.

The Fontaine Design Group of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, drew the plans for the elegant Circe, which is vaguely reminiscent of an earlier Fontaine design, Amelia3.

State-of-the-art fabricator and boatbuilder Goetz Custom Boats of Bristol, Rhode Island, built the hull, house, deck, and structural bulkheads, then Morris’s worldclass craftsmen and engineers completed all joinery, systems installations, paint, finish work, and rigging.

Circe is geared toward single-handed and short-handed sailing, and as such the rig is manageable with a mast height of 79'10" above the waterline. All sheets and

The owner’s cabin features a rather large bed.

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control lines lead back to the cockpit and include a manual in-boom furling system and roller furling on the headstay.

An experienced sailor, the principal owner has plans for long-distance voyaging. As he prefers not being relegated to Spartan accommodations, the boat has been equipped with air conditioning and a fully appointed walk-through galley with sizable counters. The comfortable main saloon has a concealable flat-screen television, a bar, and a Ushaped settee that converts to a double berth. The galley is fitted with a threeburner propane stove, custom stainlesssteel stove hood, custom stainless-steel reefer/freezer, and a microwave oven. A water maker supplements the fresh water tanks on extended passages. Cabin heat is provided by a diesel-fired hot-air heater with vents in the cabin and saloon as well as under the hard dodger.

As with all Morris Yachts, the interior joinery, featuring satin-varnished teak, is flawless and graceful. Fiddles, handholds, window valances, and other details are finished glossy. The hull sheathing is creamy white; it is offset by a teak and maple sole sealed with durable polyurethane.

Circe’s accommodations include three cabins: two forward plus a large owner’s cabin aft. The forward cabin has a double V-berth. A port-side cabin is fitted with over-and-under crew bunks.

Both cabins share a full head and shower. The owner’s cabin has a king-size centerline berth flanked by two settees, a desk/vanity with space for a laptop computer, and an ensuite head with shower.

The boat’s locker doors are woven cane for aesthetics as well as ventilation.

A pilothouse ensures comfort and safety during offshore and foul weather passages. It has a retractable sunroof but is also heated for chilly nights and provides excellent visibility. The helm was designed with comfort and practicality in mind—the hard dodger should keep the watch crew dry and smiling.

Performance was equally as important to the owners as comfort. They wanted to keep the yacht as small as possible while maintaining its functionality. The hull represents the latest evolution of designer Ted Fontaine’s shallow-draft/centerboard Delta Form hull.

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sizes form stability via its substantial beam and minimizes wetted surface by creating a steep deadrise. The high-lift hull form combines low wetted surface with a high interior volume. Boat speed is maximized while shoal draft broadens the owner’s cruising options.

GPS/WAAS chart plotter, and weather fax. A 12-inch LCD computer display is mounted on the starboard side of the nav area in the hard dodger. A tablet computer handles navigation at the helm.

The new yacht is testimony to the owners’ vision in bringing together tal-

The galley is neither cramped nor lacking in tools for the job.

Circe’s centerboard is raised and lowered via a fluted stainless-steel box and pipe mounted to the centerboard trunk.

The lifting pennant is led through the pipe to a deck block aft of the mast collar, then through a sheet stopper to a dedicated electric winch located on the starboard side of the coach top.

The yacht’s watertight engine room is accessible via two watertight doors: one at the aft end of the galley and another in the aft shower; the latter door has a flush-mounted handle. A soft patch in the cockpit sole allows overhead engineroom access for the removal of the main engine should the need arise.

Circe’s auxiliary power comes from a 124-hp marine diesel. DC power is supplied by two primary battery banks that are charged by the engine alternator and a battery charger. For maneuverability there is a bow thruster.

The heart of Circe’s integrated electronics system is an Ethernet-based network that includes graphic displays that are easy to read, weather-tight, and capable of providing up to 18 pages of information. The network includes radar,

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N SPECIFICATIONS / CIRCE LOA 57' LWL 42'2" Beam (@sheer) 16'1" Draft (board up/down) 5'11"/13'2" Displ. 52,082 lbs.

Sail Area 1,447 sq. ft.

Designer: Fontaine Design Group,

92 Maritime Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871. 401-682-9101; www.fontainedesigngroup.com Builders:

Morris Yachts, 53 Granville Road, Bass Harbor, ME 04653.

207-244-5509; www.morrisyachts.com Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats, 115 Broad Common Road, Bristol, RI 02809. 401-253-2670; www.goetzboats.com

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR pleted, making the space fully functional year-round. www.lowellbrothers.com; 207846-4878.

Lowell’s Boat Shop: Dories LOWELL’S BOAT SHOP built a pair of 18' Surf dories with 5 rowing stations, including 12" stand-up oarlocks, for a customer whose time is divided between California and Hawaii. Other building projects at the Amesbury, Massachusetts, shop were a 16' Amesbury runabout skiff; a 16' Banks dory; a 15' Lowell Atlantic—at 150 lbs., the lightest of the shop’s offerings; two 15' Merrimack skiffs for the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York (a customer since the 1930s); and a 10' Banks dory prototype. Among the 5 repair projects, the complete rebuild of a 1952 Lowell’s Palmer skiff stole the show. The bottom was removed in one piece and replaced with mahogany, the interior was refitted, the aft deck and hatch were replaced, and the original brightwork was repaired and restored. www.lowellsboatshop.com; 978-834-0050.

LYMAN-MORSE BOATBUILDING launched Mad Max, a 62' Doug Zurndesigned flybridge cruiser with a birch interior. The vessel sleeps 8 via a master stateroom, guest cabin, and 3 additional convertible trundle-style berths. In addition to the galley area, there is seating and a second wet bar in the flybridge, accessible by a spiral staircase. The boat cruises at 25 knots, powered by twin C-18 1000-hp Cats. (See page 72 for more information.) Also launched was New Morning, a 54' Chuck Paine sloop that was set up as a world cruiser for a California couple. There are large fuel and water tanks for extended cruising. Power is provided from solar panels on the hard dodger and the cabin top. Repairs were made to Narada, a 1952 Rhodes powerboat and a new bottom system was applied to Acadia.

The exterior laminates and 75% of a 2002 Custom 60’s core were removed and then the hull was reinfused. New construction projects in progress were: a 65' sportfisherman, a 62' sailing catamaran, a 54' jetboat, a 42' powerboat, and a 31' aluminum center console. The Thomaston company, which employs 170 year round, was also involved with 2 home construction projects, one in Cushing the other in Southport. www.lymanmorse.com; 207-354-6904.

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MAINE BUILT BOATS was established in 2005 to strengthen and expand Maine’s boatbuilding industry. The organization is creating a unified brand that presents Maine as a worldwide leader in boatbuilding quality, technology, and craftsmanship. Approximately 450 Maine companies, representing 5,000 workers, are tied to the boatbuilding industry. www.mainebuiltboats.org; 207319-5131.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 Nowhere and Panorama. The first production boat for the new MC P-47 model was completed, representing the Bremen company’s first venture into the power cat market. The P-47 is destined for Hope Town, Abaco, where it will join Maine Cat’s Bahamas-based charter fleet. Efforts now turn toward building the 13 P-47s that are presently on order. www.mecat.com; 207529-6500.

MYC: Akilaria Class 40 MAINE YACHT CENTER completed 2 Akilaria Class 40 sailing yachts. Components are imported from Tunisia in kit form, and are completed and commissioned at the Portland yard. Boats are set up for shorthanded offshore racing, with a complement of custom deck hardware, sailing instruments, dual autopilots, and satellite communications. The service crew spruced up a 36' sailboat with repowering and Awlgrip; a Vicem 58' motoryacht with custom sprayrails, Awlgrip, and a varnish job; a Gor-

bon 51' sailboat with new systems and commissioning; an Egg Harbor 32 with new AC/DC panels, systems, and wiring; and a Corsair F-31 trimaran’s hull with a Teflon/silicone-based finish to make it even faster for racing. www.maineyacht.com; 207-842-9000.

MARINE RESTORATION & SALVAGE built 3 new Classic Cats after redesigning the deck mold, resulting in better manufacturing and a more shapely look. A fiberglass Baybird, based on the 1918 Starling Burgess gaff-rigged 18' sloop, was constructed. Four Baybirds from the sailing camp-era on Pleasant Bay were restored, among them a wooden boat in for a new trunk and frames. Lines will be taken from this original and the Orleans, Massachusetts, shop will soon begin building a wooden Baybird, the first since Bill Chamberlain finished the last of nearly 30, around 1918. Other projects included the refit and sale of Quahog, a 1963 Marshall Sanderling; and the varnish on a 1930s Model A wagon. Four outrigger flagpoles were built for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace the existing 1920s poles, 5 stories up above Wall Street. Preservation work began on the CG36500 Lifeboat, from removal of the fiberglass sheathing on the decks and superstructure to re-planking. www.marinerestoration.com; 508-240-0058.

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Maritime Marine 20' MARITIME MARINE completed 130 new production boats from its line of 12 different models in center console, center cabin, and cuddy cabin designs, ranging from 14' to 25'. The Augusta, Maine, company unveiled 5 models in the new Maritime 25' series, which allow for extra storage, fishboxes, increased rear seating, and the option of twin outboards. The first colored hulls were produced last year, marking the beginning of 3 or 4 core color offerings. A new 20,000-sq.ft. addition created space to improve production efficiency and support new manufacturing techniques. www.maritimeboats.com; 207-620-7999.

Catboat builder MARSHALL MARINE crafted 15 15' Sandpipers, 7 18' Sanderlings, and 3 Marshall 22s. The majority of the Sandpipers were built for racing in New Jersey and Florida. Refit projects ranged from

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J.C. Minott Boat J.C. MINOTT BOAT of Dover-Foxcroft constructed a 15' cedar-on-oak lapstrake Whitehall, built on a modified Washington County Boat School mold and delivered to Nemours Mansion and Gardens, the former 300-acre estate of Alfred I. du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware, which is open for guided tours. A cedar-on-cedar, canvas-covered 20' OB launch was built on an Island Falls Canoe mold and substantially modified. A 2007 lapstrake dinghy found its 15 minutes of fame when it was rented by a NYC-based ad agency, taken to the Big Apple for a photo shoot, and returned the following day to resume the country life. From the restoration department: a new transom, guard rails, keel and canvas for a 1955 Penn Yan car-topper; repairs to 2 Old Town square-stern canoes with sponsons—a 1948 and a 1960; and additional upgrades to a 1941 15' Old Town lapstrake boat that was rebuilt in 2004, including athwartship brace and knees, a chart shelf in the foredeck, wiring and lights, and painted topsides. Soon to be good as new: a 1938 16' Old Town sponson boat and an 1854 Penn Yan Captivator that “leaks like a sieve.” While the shop itself is a one-man operation, it also

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replacing cockpits on Sanderlings and building an entire cabin structure for a 40-yearold Marshall 22, to repowering Marshall 22s and installing a Yanmar 1GM diesel engine in a Sanderling that did not previously have an inboard. The latter required a bit of creativity to figure out how to properly retrofit a boat that was over 40 years old, with a different shape and configuration from the new models. The South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, company is developing a new molded cockpit for the Sanderling which should be in production by the end of November 2009. www.marshallcat.com; 508-994-0414.

Resolute, a Buzzards Bay 25, was launched

by DAMIAN MCLAUGHLIN, JR.’s North Falmouth, Massachusetts, shop. An unusual wooden mast with internal halyards was built for the sailboat. The canal boat Florence—an interim construction project over the last 3 years—is due to launch in the summer and will be for sale after some trial excursions on the Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, Richelieu River, Lake Champlain, and back down the Hudson. The building of a shoal-draft yawl designed

by Bruce Kirby will soon commence. The yard added a new 24' x 48' storage shed. www.dmcboats.com; 508-563-3075.

From working boat to pleasure craft: This old-school Jonesport-type lobsterboat has been given a new lease on life.

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EW BOATS HAVE HAD A LIFE as lucky as has the Lindsay D. Born of a pedigree generations old, the Gower-built beauty represents the pinnacle of wooden lobsterboat construction. A working boat, its lines were never analyzed by marketing directors or agonized over by naval architects. Its intrinsic beauty is the result of common sense: it’s easier to lift a lobster trap onto the deck of a boat with a low freeboard, the great sweep of the sheer makes for a high and seaworthy bow, a narrow beam and long, open, after deck provide an easily driven hull with plenty of room for gear.

The advent of fiberglass coupled with the introduction of lighter weight but powerful diesel engines began to change the look of lobsterboats over time. As lobster fishermen were able to move farther offshore, the need to carry more gear increased.

Hydraulic pot haulers and wire traps became the norm, and a new generation of wider, flatter boats was born.

The crisp, clean, spartan interior is true to the original’s style.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 The final decline in wooden lobsterboats started in the early 1980s, as they were largely iron fastened. Iron rusts, and as it does, it causes the surrounding wood to rot. This is especially true of iron in oak, which is acidic, and was the primary wood for boat frames in New England.

Many wooden boats were literally fished until they sank. Others had a less noble end: they were cut up or burned.

Some went to novice “fixer-uppers,” whose chainsaw-and-glue carpentry or application of fiberglass sheathing did little to prolong their life. The lucky few were given knowledgeable care and are still in service today. Luck is fickle, however. The Lindsay D’s fortune surpasses luck.

In the spring of 2002, the half-century-old Lindsay D (then named the Annie M) was not yet on its last legs, but it was certainly limping. It was bought by a nine-year-old girl named—what else?— Lindsay Durkee, who lived on the island of Islesboro in Penobscot Bay. With help from her father, Lindsay cleaned up her new boat. A week of scrubbing followed by fresh paint had it looking remarkably respectable. Lindsay then fished the boat with her father for three years, until such time that the battle with deterioration became a losing one; the boat was almost literally held together by a thick coat of paint, threaded rod, and turnbuckles.

Late in the fall of 2004, Lindsay’s beloved wooden Gower lobsterboat was put away for the last time. Recognizing that the boat was one of the last of its kind, Lindsay’s father actively sought an owner who would preserve the boat and give it a new life. Mark Clayton, service manager at Pendleton Yacht Yard on Islesboro, stepped up to the plate. He purchased the boat, but as he had no immediate plans for restoration, it was laid up in the back of the boatyard.

Salvation came when a wealthy Islesboro summer resident began poking around Pendleton Yacht Yard and discovered the Lindsay D. He bought the boat and asked PYY, no strangers to wooden boat restorations and rebuilding projects, to plan a total rebuild. An interesting request by the new owner was that the yard would allow his seven-year-old son to help with the rebuild during the summer.

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shop floor it was stunning how bad its condition was. The hull was twisted and out of shape, and the transom drooped like a wilting rose petal on a hot day. The keel was mostly sound but the iron fastenings had already had their way with the planks and frames. It was obvious that a total rebuild would be necessary—decks, house, planks, and frames—everything.

The first step was to block, jack, and drop sections of the hull until it had its original shape. This being done, the decks were removed and the boat was given a solid cleaning. Instead of cutting down to the keel and building what would essentially be a new boat, wood was removed and replaced piece by piece.

At no time during the two-year restoration did the Lindsay D ever not look like a boat. Wood that could be salvaged was reused; wood that was too far gone was replaced in a fashion true to the original. At some point every plank, frame, and stick of wood was removed and replaced.

Now completed and awaiting another summer of use, this shiny “new” Jonesport-style lobsterboat gracefully tugs at its mooring line. A utilitarian boat lacking a yacht’s varnish and teak, it is fitted out as it should be with a simple bronze steering wheel on the forward bulkhead and a pot hauler by the rail. And that is how it should be, as the new owner plans to fish with his son (using a recreational license), who is now about the age that young Lindsay was when she first began hauling traps with her father.

N SPECIFICATIONS / LINDSAY D LOA 35' Beam 10' Draft 2'6" Power 220-hp MerCruiser,

6-cylinder, gasoline Maximum Speed 20 knots Cruising Speed 14 knots

functions as a cooperative, with 3 to 4 people typically at work building or repairing boats. www.maineboats.com/ maine-coastal-directory/jc-minott-boat; 207-564-7612.

MJM YACHTS launched 2 MJM 40z powerboats, the latest addition to the line of shallow-draft, downeast-style boats designed

by Doug Zurn. The Downeast model has a larger side window for fresh air ventilation, while the Express model features more hardglass enclosures. The boats are equipped with twin Volvo 6-cylinder D6 370-hp engines with IPS duoprop drives mounted under the hull, and get 1.5 nautical miles per gallon when traveling at 25 knots. The Boston-based company also launched 11 34zs and 11 29z weekenders. www.mjmyachts.com; 617-7233629.

MOOSE ISLAND MARINE, way up in Eastport, launched a 20' Passamaquoddy pilothouse skiff and a 19' Pembroke skiff, and restored a 30' Ted Brewer-designed whaleboat. Work was completed on a finished-off 46' Newman for the New England Aquarium, from the companionway bulkhead back—including new decks, a new fuel system, and engine removal and installation.

The next boats slated to receive attention are two 26' wood-epoxy tugboats. The shop has a new 50' x 100' indoor storage shed, and is storing many yachts from Canada due to the favorable exchange rates. www.mooseislandmarine.com; 207-8536053.

MORRIS SERVICE, with yards in Bass Harbor and Northeast Harbor, completed hundreds of repairs, including the repowering of 10 vessels and the deck and hull painting of 80 boats. Another 30 were refitted, including electronics, fuel and water systems, and rigging. The complete refit of a Hinckley Pilot yawl required finding a balance between updating and refinishing everything and maintaining the boat’s original character. A 55' powerboat was retrofitted with jet turbines, which presented its own set of challenges: getting the turbines to run on diesel; providing enough intake air to cool both units while still providing full power; and heat-protecting everything in the engine room to prevent melting. A new general manager and 2 service writers joined the 46-person staff. www.morrisyachts.com; 207-244-5511.

Builder: 1953, Harold Gower,

Beals Island Rebuilder: 2008, Pendleton Yacht Yard, 525 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME 04848 207-734-6728 www.pendletonyachtyard.com

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR and an Ocean Series Morris 48—and that’s not the whole list. M-Series boats were delivered near and far: an M36 went to Italy, while a “beautifully finished” M36 now resides on Lake Winnipesaukee, and another will head to the west coast after spending the summer in Maine. The Morris 48 Barra splashed in June, competed in the Newport Bermuda Race, then kept heading east, cruising the UK and in particular Scotland. The new M29 daysailer will launch in February, and in the M52 department, hull no. 1 is nearing completion for a 2009 launch. This will round out the M-series fleet with a 52' yacht that doubles as a daysailer. And finally, Circe, a 57-foot custom yacht, was built in collaboration with the Fontaine Design Group, and Goetz Custom Boats. Morris’s craftsmen and engineers completed all of Circe’s joinery, systems installations, paint, finish work, and rigging. See page 76 for more information. www.morrisyachts.com; 207-244-5511.

NAUSET MARINE builds downeaststyle cruisers that range from 21' to 38', and launched a Nauset 28 last year. The interior of the 28 was redesigned, and there are plans to update the deck tooling. Repair projects at the Orleans, Massachusetts, shop included modifications to the aft cabin of a Nauset 42 and the deck of a Nauset 28, an engine

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S.E. Newman & Son S.E. NEWMAN & SON of Wilson’s Beach, New Brunswick, launched Buddy B., a custom 36' Northern Bay sportfishing boat with a 720-hp Yanmar diesel, destined for Shelter Island, New York. The finishing touches were being put on a 38' sportfishing boat for a Savannah, Georgia, customer as the year came to a close. Hull repairs were made to a 42' Grand Banks trawler. The next construction projects to fill the new 100' x 400' boat shop and storage facility will be a 38' Northern Bay and a 31' sportfisherman.

The company added a marina with 30 slips for boats up to 60' in length, located on wellprotected Head Harbour on Campobello Island. www.senewmanboats.com; 506-7522300.

Nichols Boat Builder: West Point 16 NICHOLS BOAT BUILDER of Phippsburg is a one-man shop where West Point skiffs take center stage. Richard B. Nichols builds primarily during the winter months, which gave him time during 2008 to complete a 16' skiff and lay the keel and begin construction of an 18' West Point skiff. The 16-footer was built in the traditional stripplank manner, using native white pine and oak fastened with ring nails and screws. www.westpointskiff.com; 207-389-2468.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 17.5 sailing and rowing cruisers. Two were wooden, 5 were fiberglass/wood hybrids, and the remainder were production fiberglass boats. The NorseBoat 12.5—a “sassy sistership,” in the words of owner Kevin Jeffries— made its debut. The lightweight dinghy has a raked mast and 2 rowing stations. Both models are available as finished boats or as a kit. On the horizon is the NorseBoat 21.5 Cruiser, with cuddy cabin and recognizable NorseBoat features. A new 8,000-sq.-ft. production facility and showroom opened in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in March. www.norseboat.com; 902-659-2790.

NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS crafted 2 traditional 101⁄2' lapstrake yacht tenders, a 14' flat-bottomed outboard skiff, and a 101⁄2' cold-molded yacht tender. The tenders can be used for either rowing or sailing. A tender built in 2005 returned to the Brooklin shop to be retrofitted with a sailing package, and for a complete spruce up. The first 14' Maude & Emeline flat-bottomed outboard skiff—a William Atkin design—was completed. Owner/builder Eric Jacobssen is moving full speed ahead to bring out an 18' cold-molded canoe yawl reminiscent of those built in the late 19th century. www.northbrooklinboats.com; 207-359-6550.

NORTHEAST BOAT performs routine maintenance on wooden boats, including

repairs and painting, plus inside and outside storage. At the Northport shop, a Herreshoff 12½ benefited from a cosmetic refit and new planking, and a Bill Tripp sloop received a cosmetic refit and full repairs. A North Haven sailing dinghy and a Buzzards Bay 14 were rebuilt, and thousands of hours were spent painting and varnishing the 3 French & Webb-restored Buzzards Bay 30s. The company’s crew grew to 4 year-round employees, with an additional 3 joining for the summer season. www.northeastboat.com; 207-322-7014.

Padebco Custom Boats V25 PADEBCO CUSTOM BOATS in Round Pond builds downeast-style models in lengths from 21-32', all designed by owner Bruce Cunningham. Leaving the shop last year were: 3 23'6" center-console outboards, 2 25'4" outboards, 1 29' outboard, and 2 25'4" boats— one a soft top Roadster, the other a center console. Grace, the V29 center console walkaround, has a cuddy cabin forward, with head,

sink, and refrigeration in the console, and twin Yanmar 4-stroke engines. Susie, the new V25 Roadster, sports a mid-seat arrangement plus 2 Stidd seats forward and a large stern seat. There is a refrigerator and wet bar on the aft side of the center seat, a head in the V-berth, and power is twin 175 E-Tec Evinrudes. www.padebco.com; 207- 529-5106.

Pemaquid Marine: Banks Cove 22 PEMAQUID MARINE launched the Banks Cove 22 Seascape for a customer in Vinalhaven. The boat is available with inboard/outboard power or inboard gas or diesel engines. The 4-person crew at the New Harbor shop completed 6 repair jobs, including major deck repairs on a 42' sailboat and the repair and repainting of a 32' Newman’s cabintop. www.pemaquidmarine.com; 207677-2024.

PENDLETON YACHT YARD welcomed Marilee, a classic Herreshoff NY 40 that sails the waters of Italy, to the Islesboro shop for a new mast and rigging, and the complete

RUMERY’S 38 The Choice is Yours Some spend a lot more money and get a lot less boat. Rumery’s 38 handles like a boat not a video game. Commute to your island home or your office in the city in style and safety.

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refinishing of all exterior paint and varnish.

PYY crewed the boat for the summer, participating in several classic wooden boat regattas. The ongoing restoration of a 1953 Harold Gower 35' lobsterboat, Lindsay D, was completed in the spring (see page 80). The 1952 lobsterboat Shadow, used as a power training vessel for island children, was refitted with new electronics and decks. The first phase of restoration—reframing, replanking, and transom renewals—began on Windfall, a Bunker and Ellis 42. Upgrades to a Shannon 32 included electronics, a new windshield, canvas work, and a coat of Awlgrip. The yard built a new dinghy and sail storage building, purchased a 6-arm Brownell trailer, and offered ferry services to island contractors aboard Little Dipper. www.pendletonyachtyard.com; 207-734-6728.

PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES offers a full-service boatyard and marina on the waterfront in Portland: outfitting, maintenance and restoration of sail and power boats; storage facilities; and, of course, the annual Maine Boatbuilders Show—scheduled for March 20-22, 2009. See you there! www.portlandyacht.com; 207-774-1067.

R.S. PULSIFER BOAT BUILDER completed 3 Pulsifer Hamptons, hulls no. 102 (Old Salt), 103, and 104. They dispersed to Harpswell, Bambridge Island, Washington, and Boothbay Harbor, respectively. The boats are constructed of native white pine, oak, and cedar in Dick Pulsifer’s 2-person Brunswick shop using traditional stripplanking methods. The design is based on the Casco Bay Hampton, a lobsterboat built

by Charlie Gomes between 1902 and the 1950s. Twenty boats returned for annual service, storage, and spring recommissioning. www.pulsiferhampton.com; 207-725-5457.

REDFERN BOAT of Lamoine built a 26' launch for a couple in Southern Maine and a 22' launch for a gentleman to cruise the waters of Mount Desert Island. The custom launches are also available in a 24-foot length, and finished in teak or mahogany.

Of a classic 28' wood launch refit—the old Chrysler engine removed and the boat repowered with a new small-block MercCruiser package—shop owner Carlton Johnson said, “It just feels good anytime I can rebuild a classic.” Other jobs were the repair of a Back Cove 29, new electronics packages on 6 storage boats, and the refinishing of a Hinckley Pilot. The carpentry shop was busy at the close of the year with Redfern hull no.

46, a 22' launch that will reside on North Haven. The marina in Bernard on Mt. Desert Island now features an additional 700 sq. feet of wharf space, and a new home for the Bass Harbor Yacht Club and sailing center. And lest you think that Johnson’s design skills are limited to wood, his entry in the Great Pen Bay Zucchini Boat Regatta at last year’s MAINE B OATS, HOMES & HARBORS

Following an ocean-racing career, Ocean Planet is ready for a new life in the racing and charter trade.

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HEN MOST PEOPLE THINK of the boats built by Robinhood Marine Center, they think of wholesome, traditionally handsome cruisers. The company offers two classic semi-custom sailboat models and the Robinhood 33 poweryacht. These are boats that will get you there and back without much fuss, boats of ample displacement built for folks who know the beauty of moderation.

It stands to reason that the builders of such boats also embrace this philosophy.

Once you get to know the Robinhood crew, however, especially owner Andy Vavolotis, you learn that just under the placid surface is a raging need for speed. The shop’s recent refit of Ocean Planet is an example of Robinhood’s racier side.

Ocean Planet is an Open 60 racing machine, custom built in 2001 for skipper Bruce Schwab. Schwab, sailing Ocean Planet, was the first American to complete the Vendée Globe single-handed ocean race (See MBH&H #86, Autumn, 2005). Schwab has made Maine his land base for a number of years, and many in the boating community have helped him further his racing goals. Robinhood Marine Center was part of this team, so when Ocean Planet needed a shore-side refit, Schwab brought the boat there. Open 60s are fast and rugged for their type, but like any thoroughbred, they need periodic refits to keep them going. With Ocean Planet, the key need was repair to the blade keel, 3.5 ton bulb, and trunk that had been damaged in a fall 2006 grounding.

Besides the structural work, the crew stripped, faired, and repainted the bottom and topsides. They used Epaint’s high-performance antifouling coating on the bottom; topsides were coated with Imron’s sharp-looking new color, “Luminous Yellow.” A major challenge was moving the massive boat SPECS / OCEAN PLANET around in a facility that’s used to much smaller, albeit heavier, boats. Raising the boat far LOA 60' enough into the air to reseat the keel was also Beam 12'6" exciting.

Draft 14'9" After the refit, Ocean Planet sailed to the Displ. 8.6 tons Caribbean for the winter, where it is availSail Area 2,196-5,005 sq. ft. able for charter (www.bruceschwab.com).

Clearance 85' Robinhood Marine went back to work on Refit: Robinhood Marine Center, sensible boats for sensible people, but just 340 Robinhood Road, Georgeone look in Andy Vavolotis’s eyes told me town, ME 04548. 207-371-2343; that another “need for speed” project couldwww.robinhoodmarinecenter.com n’t be too far away.

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SHOW—a bathtub-tested jet-drive trimaran— won the award for fastest boat (see pg 92). www.redfernboat.com; 207-266-0270.

South Portland dealership REO MARINE SERVICE sold boats from the four lines that they represent: Larson, Century, Starcraft, and Novurania inflatables.

Electronics installation and engine repower and rebuild services are available. www.reomarine.com; 207-767-5219.

Brion Rieff Boatbuilder: Newport 29 BRION RIEFF BOATBUILDER launched a Newport 29, a classic Nat Herreshoff design with contemporary rig and interior. A Ray Hunt 38 express cruiser was in progress at the Brooklin shop, and repairs were made to the six-meter Totem. www.brionrieffboatbuilder.com; 207-3594455.

ROBINHOOD MARINE CENTER’s service department repaired an array of boats, including Ocean Planet (see page 84 for more). A Cal 39 received a new bottom

and deck re-coring. A Cape Dory 36’s cabin sole was replaced and a systems upgrade was completed. Cosmetic work was done to an Allied 42 yawl, a Cape Dory 28 powerboat was updated with a new deck core and Awlgrip, and a Tartan 3500 had its bottom epoxied and its hull Awlgripped. A new electronics suite was installed on an Able 48, and a 34' Californian got new electronic-control engines, fuel and electrical systems. The Georgetown company added a new generator system, docks, and a walkway for marina customers. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com; 207371-2525.

ROCKPORT MARINE built Adventure, a 53' replica of an historic colonial coastal trading ketch, in a record 10 months to replace an existing replica at Charles Towne Landing, site of South Carolina’s first permanent European settlement. The vessel’s construction was of steam-bent cedar planks on double-sawn oak frames. (See page 86 for more information.) Imi Loa, a 32-foot pinnace designed by Melbourne Smith, was built of Port Orford cedar over steam-bent oak frames. The boat has 10 oar stations and a spritsail ketch rig, and is part of an adventure-based experiential education program in Hawaii. Jill, a Sparkman & Stephens 6-meter, walked a fine line between restoration and new build, as the only

parts that were not replaced were the ballast keel and flag pole socket. Construction was double-planked Alaskan yellow cedar inside, and mahogany over steam-bent frames outside. Restoration work to the 55' “P-class” gaff-rigged sloop Bernice, built in 1916 by Hodgdon Brothers, included many new planks and deck and interior updates. Fifty craftspeople are employed at the yard. www.rockportmarine.com; 207-236-9651.

The York shop of PAUL ROLLINS BOATBUILDER launched Magnolia, a 56' spoon-bowed schooner in the Alden tradition. The schooner was built for a veteran circumnavigator, of white oak frames, Douglas fir planking, and teak, with a cherry interior. (See page 88.) 207-363-6237.

ROSBOROUGH BOATS built more than 30 boats during the year, including fire and rescue boats for the Montreal Fire Department. The professional line includes 22' to 30' Rough Water rigid-hull inflatables and hard-shell Hammerheads in 22' and 25' lengths. Refit work was done to Canadian RF-246 government patrol boats. The company relocated to a larger facility in Beechville, Nova Scotia, and employs 25. www.rosboroughboats.com; 902-450-3262.

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ADVENTURE Rumery’s Boat Yard: Alerion Sloop RUMERY’S BOAT YARD of Biddeford built Tara, an Alerion sloop for a customer on Martha’s Vineyard, and Alerion hull no.

17 was close behind, nearing completion late in the year. A Hinckley Sou’wester Jr. underwent a major refit, the electronics and spars of a Sabre 452 were updated, and a Sabre 36 was painted. The yard purchased the assets of Dirigo USA Racing Shells of Biddeford, and will build single, double, 4-, and 8-oar shells under the name of Saco River Rowing in a new 8,000 sq. ft. building. A 55' collegiate 8-person rowing shell was under construction. On the horizon: a prototype diesel/electric open launch that will incorporate Rumery’s 38 Torpedo-stern hull. www.rumerys.com; 207-282-0408.

SABRE YACHTS built the 36' Sabre Spirit, the Sabre 386 and Sabre 426 sailing yachts, and the Sabre 34, 38, 42 and 52 from its motoryacht offerings. June brought the launch of the first Sabre 42 Hard Top Express with Cummins Zeus pod drives, which provide vectored thrust resulting in fuel savings and decreased noise. A joystick improves the ease of vessel maneuvers in tight quarters. A spring 2009 launch is planned for the new Sabre 40 sedan, the first fully resin-infused hull and deck, also featuring the Zeus pod propulsion system. The Raymond company, which employs 175 craftspeople, continues to expand its export development. www.sabreyachts.com; 207-655-3831.

Samoset Boatworks: Samoset 30 The newly launched Samoset 30, built

by SAMOSET BOATWORKS and designed

by Doug Zurn, made the rounds on the boat show circuit. The Boothbay shop was busily working on the overhaul of a 23' Mako: repowering, rewiring, and replumbing (bilge, cockpit drains, and fresh-water wash down), a new fuel system, new canvas and cushions, and some minor glass work. A coldmolded, shoal water daysailer from Doug Zurn, the Monomoy 21, was under construction and slated for a spring launch. www.samosetboatworks.com; 207-633-8350.

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Rockport Marine has become a specialist in the construction of Colonial-era reproductions.

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OR THOSE WHO STUDY MARITIME HISTORY, especially the history of shipbuilding in Colonial America, it seems that people did the impossible. Colonial shipbuilding took place outdoors, often in virtual wilderness, with varieties of wood that were chosen primarily because they were available. It’s remarkable how quickly a vast fishing and merchant fleet was created. Even the biggest ships were normally completed, from keel laying to launching, in far less than a year.

Our original colonies were engaged in a vital, sail-driven coastal trade. They were also involved in deep-sea commerce (as opposed to “coasting”) with the West Indies, the primary commodities being salt, molasses, and rum.

The first permanent settlement in the Carolinas was at Charleston, South Carolina. Today the state’s Division of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism operates Charles Towne Landing, an historical interpretive site on the Ashley River opposite the city. A centerpiece exhibit there is Adventure, a near-replica of a typical trading vessel of the time of Charleston’s founding.

The durability of the original Colonial vessels varied a lot. No matter how robust or well cared for they may have been, many succumbed to storms, groundings, and collisions. Among those that escaped such fates, the fishing boats in the northern colonies fared the best, outlasting seagoing “common carriers” because of the combined preservative effect of salt A schooner that’s the image of adventures to come.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 and fish-oils. Southern-built, non-fishing vessels were attacked by worms and marine growth, and succumbed to rot due to year-round warmth.

Charles Towne Landing originally featured a 70-foot “colonial ketch” designed by Bill Baker in 1970 and built

by Jim Richardson for the colony’s tercentennial celebration. Unfortunately, it was entirely authentic in terms of durability (or lack thereof). Because of limited state funds for maintenance and a few unlucky bits of wear-and-tear associated with being a “prop” in the movie Roanoke, the vessel came to the end of its short service life last summer.

A replacement was ordered from Rockport Marine. As is common with such contracts, the yard committed to a completion date, after which certain “penalty” rebates would begin to accrue.

The new Adventure was to be built to Wm. Baker’s original lines plan. It didn’t escape notice by Rockport Marine’s two yacht designers—Brendan Riordan and Sam Chamberlin—that, as is often the case with drawings of historical vessels, a designed waterline was not shown on even one of the sheets of plans. Not to worry, Rockport Marine’s new Adventure was to be an almost identical replacement of the Landing’s previous Adventure.

What could possibly go wrong?

A few minor changes were made. The second Adventure has an auxiliary engine, while the original did not. A few small alterations were made to the rig.

For example, because of a pesky modern bridge that the ship needed to pass under, the main topmast was set up so it could be easily lowered. Carriage bolts were substituted for locust trunnels in a few places. Roofing tar was used for bedding some parts, where pitch and oakum might have served in the past.

The boat proceeded right on schedule. It was planked with 1¾ inch cedar, the several wales and protective rubstrakes of seasoned white oak. Because of the requirement for very quick construction, several parts were subcontracted out. Most of the Douglas fir spars were made by Jim Elk of Bar Harbor.

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Ward’s improvements included adding topmast shrouds and working out the details of how the topsail yard would be lowered to the deck.

By June, Adventure was progressing nicely. Then, when the in-house designers were working out the installation of the engine and propulsion shaft, the required weight calculations drew atten-

By midsummer, Rockport Marine’s designers had added sailing stability to the vessel. They drew up a four-piece external lead “shoe-keel,” which was expeditiously cast by I. Broomfield Co., in Providence, Rhode Island. Once bolted into place, this keel, while not authentic—lead ballast was unheard of in Ye Olde Colonial Tymes—made a significant improvement in Adventure’s performance and safety.

That glitch and its solution may have eaten up a couple of weeks, but Adventure was launched, sailed down the east coast,

The first Adventure reproduction was designed by William Baker back in 1970, which makes this one, the second, a reproduction of a reproduction.

tion to the overall trim and displacement.

Meanwhile, project manager Marty Allwine had a conversation with Rockport Marine’s yacht designer Sam Chamberlin. It might have been about where to scribe the waterline in order to paint the bottom. Photos of the first Adventure didn’t match the designer’s instinctive calculation of the vessel’s immersed volume. (Remember the lack of a designed waterline on the plans?) Allwine phoned Patrick Cook at Charles Towne Landing to authenticate that the designed-ballast assumption of 23,000 pounds was correct. Cook had personally sweated through the removal of the internal lead out of the bilges of the rotten original. He said something like, “I could be wrong, but I think it was 23 tons.” Back to the drawing board.

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and came to the dock at Charles Towne Landing in Old Towne Creek on Saturday, October 25, 2008, nearly a month ahead of the contract deadline.

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1,140 square sails Displ. Approx. 110,000 lbs.

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Six River Marine: West Pointer 19 SIX RIVER MARINE built Chrissy’s Craft, a highly customized 19' version of its West Pointer for a customer on Lake Oconomowoc in Wisconsin. Some design elements were revised to satisfy the wish for fore-and-aft seating for 7, including a slight increase in LOA from the usual 18'6" to 19 feet. The curved seating area in the new elliptical cockpit configuration is finished with a varnished mahogany coaming, which is echoed by the well for a 50-hp Yamaha outboard. A custom mahogany captain’s chair with dovetails was handcrafted by Scott Conrad, the North Yarmouth company’s coowner. Other details include an oiled teak cockpit floor and bronze running lights and hardware. A sampling of repair projects: a new galley counter, settee, and teak screens for the skylight of Alert, a 1993 52' Paul Rollins schooner; teak caprails, floor boards, and seats for the flat bottom skiff Mouse; and an overhaul of the electrical and plumbing systems of Selah, a 1984 Sabre 32 sailboat.

Two new employees, Tom Whitehead and

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SAN JUAN YACHTS of Anacortes, Washington, built 8 composite downeaststyle lobsteryachts: a San Juan 30, 3 San Juan 40s with flybridge, a San Juan 48 sedan, and 3 San Juan 48s with flybridge. www.sanjuanyachts.com; 360-299-3790.

SEAL COVE BOATYARD left no stone unturned during the complete rehab of a fiberglass Mason 33. A new carbon fiber rig, designed by Chuck Paine and built by GMT Composites, was installed, as were all new electronics and a Yanmar 3YM30 diesel engine. The brightwork on deck was restored, and the deck and hull were refinished. Core deterioration on a Freedom 40 was remedied with a new transom, hull cracks were repaired, and the boat got a coat of Awlgrip.

A cross-section of other projects: a bridgedeck and cockpit for a 32' Cheoy Lee; a pilothouse, cockpit floor, side decks, and fuel tanks for a 29' Dyer; total restorations of a Wasque 22 and 2 Pearson Ensigns; a wooden mast for a Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 15; the splining of all seams on a Nordfarer yawl; new planks for a 42' Aage Nielsen sloop; and 7 Yanmar diesel repowers. The Harborside shop’s grand finale was the stripping and refinishing of “half an acre” of teak brightwork on a 34' Aage Nielsen gaff-rigged cutter. Two painters joined the crew of 18. www.sealcoveboatyard.com; 207-326-4422.

The owner and Paul Rollins collaborated on the creation of a solid, beautiful cruising home for the family’s travels.

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NE OF THE GREAT VISUAL TREATS of the Maine coast is the number of schooners that ply the waters, from historic vessels in the windjammer fleet to the occasional new builds whose launches are still the community affairs that most launchings once were. There was a celebration reminiscent of the old days when Paul Rollins’s latest big build, the schooner Magnolia, rolled down the road to the launch site in York at the end of 2007.

Magnolia continued to receive finishing touches after launch. Deck hardware was installed and rigging was adjusted into March 2008, when the boat left for warmer climes. The crew sailed the schooner southbound via Bermuda to the Virgin Islands, then worked south to Grenada to sit out the hurricane season.

Built for veteran circumnavigator Sid Imes and his family, Magnolia is what Maine shipbuilding is all about. Massively built of white oak frames, Douglas fir planking, some pretty amazing pieces of teak, and a stunning American cherry interior, the boat holds the promise of great adventures to come.

Paul Rollins is one of but a handful of builders for whom a vessel like Magnolia is possible. A protégé of Bud McIntosh, Rollins started boatbuilding in 1974 by constructing a boat for himself; he has since gained a steady trade in wooden boatbuilding. Rollins and Imes collaborated on all aspects of the design, perhaps helped along by the ghosts of Bud McIntosh and John Alden. The result is a solid and beautiful cruising home, which is soon to take the Imes family through the Panama Canal and west into the Pacific Ocean.

Paul Rollins’s son, Paul, Jr., worked throughout the build of Magnolia and the delivery south, and has since managed the yacht as captain.

Cherry joinery with a stained-glass accent.

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At the time of this writing, late 2008, Paul, Sr. was set to head south to oversee Magnolia’s first haulout and then send the schooner on its way west.

Auxiliary power is a 120-hp Westerbeke engine. A modest 5-kw generator will supply power under way and in port, and indicates that Imes intends Magnolia to spend its time as a sailing vessel in the classic sense of the word. Fuel capacity is 180 gallons, with water tankage of 200 gallons supplemented by a water maker.

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While the rest of us porch-bound voyagers will miss having another Maine schooner in our home waters, Magnolia will follow the trades as have many before.

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Hurricane Island 30 SOUTHPORT ISLAND MARINE constructed 4 Hurricane Island 30s, expedition vessels for Outward Bound’s sea program, and the first two of these fiberglass centerboard open sailboats—launched in 2007— were refitted to bring them up to the standards of the subsequent boats. A new cockpit was installed and the engine was rebuilt in a 26' 1960s Cheoy Lee sloop, and a 21' Mako was spruced up with a repowering job. One lobsterboat was repowered with a 230-hp Cummins, and repairs were made to another after an accident to get it back in business to complete the fishing season. The Southport company acquired the molds for the Celebrity Class sloop. The 19'9" L.O.A. centerboard daysailer has a 25' mast, a 172-sq.ft. sail area, options for electric or gas auxiliary power, a roller furling jib, and a trailer.

The Southport 30 Limited, a more thoroughly appointed version of the downeast lobsterboat-style Southport 30, was in development.

The yard added a new 4,600-sq.-ft. cold-storage area. www.southportislandmarine.com; 207-633-6009.

South Port Marine: 24' Shamrock SOUTH PORT MARINE updated a 36' Hinckley Picnic Boat with hull repairs, a coat of Awlgrip, a rebuilt swim platform, and varnished exterior brightwork. The 55' Alden schooner Alert was hauled to receive a new prop, and a 46' Hylas sloop was re-rigged with new standing rigging. A number of boats were repowered: a 24' Shamrock inboard center console got a Yanmar diesel; the town of Scarborough’s Fire and Rescue Boston Whaler with a Mercury Verado;

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Phil Jasper, joined the year-round team of 8.

Six River’s entry of a zucchini catamaran in the Great Pen Bay Zucchini Boat Regatta at the 2008 MAINE B OATS, HOMES & HARBOR SHOW won the award for most innovative boat, an award that was only slightly influenced by the vessel being turned into a loaf of zucchini bread and mailed to the MBH&H staff the following week (see page 92 for more zucchini fun). Yum. www.sixrivermarine.com; 207-846-6675.

The Williams 28 is an open-cockpit runabout based on the lobsterboat-styled Stanley 28.

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OME TIME AROUND 1959 Dr. Laurence LePage, known in aviation circles as a pioneer in the early development of the helicopter, approached Raymond Bunker, the renowned designer and builder of a long-lived series of traditional lobsteryachts. What Dr. LePage wanted was not a lobsteryacht at all; rather, a sporty runabout. Bunker hesitated at first, then relented and built Rainbow, a 26foot craft that was as graceful and sporty as his larger yachts were lovely and seakindly. Bunker, however, decided he preferred building larger boats. Rainbow was an only child. Dr. LePage eventually sold it. The concept faded away, but not from my visual memory.

Last summer I visited the John Williams Boat Company yard, a picturesque operation located in a former granite quarry at the appropriately named village of Hall Quarry, halfway up Somes Sound, on Mt. Desert Island. They had just that morning launched Trumpa, the first in a series of Williams 28 bass boats, and Jock Williams himself proposed that we take it for a ride.

I’m quite sure that neither yard owner Jock Williams nor the boat’s designer, the late Lyford Stanley, would mind having the 28 compared to those beauties that Raymond Bunker and Ralph Ellis built back then. So I feel comfortable when I say that when I walked down the gangplank to board the new boat I had one of those déjà-vu moments. There it was, the modern reincarnation of Rainbow, bow flare, sweeping sheerline, varnished windshield, and all.

Actually, the Williams 28 was born as the Stanley 28, a popular, small, lobsterboat-styled day boat. Clients from Buzzards Bay wanted an opencockpit runabout, smaller than their current Stanley 36 but with the same A typically traditional downeast hull.

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 seakeeping virtues. Remove the cabin trunk and the deck house, install a windshield, and there you have it: the Williams 28 Bass Boat. Nothing could be simpler, although of course there is always more than meets the eye.

Lyford Stanley designed boats the traditional way, by building a half-model and working away at it “until she looked just right,” then taking off the lines. When it came to structural integrity, though, tradition easily gave way to modern techniques—Stanley was all for those.

The resulting 28’s hull is exceptionally stiff, both longitudinally and athwartships; a bulkhead located nine feet aft of the stem contributes to the rigidity, which is further enhanced by longitudinal stringers and by the builder’s method of installing the cockpit sole: A 3/8-inch thick, 5-inch wide flange is incorporated into the hull at the

Anyone’s dream: dry-running good looks.

appropriate level, with the deck bonded and fastened to the flange. A second, similar flange is molded in at the sheer line to support the side decks and tie the whole assembly into a single structure.

Spray rails and quarter guards add yet more stiffness to the hull.

The sea was calm when I went along for the sea trials, but obliging lobstermen provided us with enough wakes to take at full speed. I can bear witness to Trumpa’s behavior in short, steep waves.

The boat managed the task with that perfect combination of cutting through them enough to run smoothly, yet riding over them to stay dry. I’d love to see Lyford Stanley’s half model; I’m sure there’s a lot to be learned from it.

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Yanmar mechanic who came along to electronically tune the 240-horsepower diesel. We were nonetheless able to maintain a conversation over the noise as we sped along Somes Sound. I was startled to find myself suddenly shouting; then I realized that the mechanic had simply closed the hatch and we were moving quietly along.

The engine is soft mounted, which certainly contributes to the quiet and the vibration-free ride. Another, less obvious feature is that the cockpit sole, which rests on two 2-inch fiberglass I-beams for additional support, floats on a layer of Sylomer, an “elastic interlayer,” as the manufacturer describes it. The boat gets the best of both worlds: hull rigidity and vibration absorption.

The Williams 28 is truly a modern take on going-back-to-basics: simple where no extra bits are needed (a head and holding tank are tucked away under the foredeck), subtly engineered where necessary (hand-holds cut out in the windshield frame contribute to the overall appeal).

Better ideas might not always be appreciated at first—after all, Raymond Bunker went back to building his lobsteryachts after his one experiment with an open-cockpit runabout—but 50 years later Williams has picked up where Bunker left off. While he, too, is known today for his elegant lobsteryachts, he is nevertheless also happily building bass boats using current technology. Like any good chowder, sometimes a better idea needs to simmer for a while, and get even better when reheated.

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Mariner, a 28' vintage Carver with twin Mercruisers; and 5 boats that were part of an oilspill clean-up effort on the Mississippi River.

The South Portland company is also the dealer for Southport Boat Works, selling 26' and 28' Ray Hunt-designed center-console sportfisherman, Echo Rowing Shells, and Scout Boats. www.southportmarine.com; 207-799-8191.

South Shore: 27' Sailing Dory Projects in the Halifax, Massachusetts, shop of SOUTH SHORE BOATWORKS included the first fiberglass Gurnet Point 25, finished as a lobsteryacht, with a second one still taking shape. The semi-built-down lobster-style design by Jamie Lowell is available in wood or fiberglass, and can be configured as an open boat with center console, a lobster-style hardtop, or a bass boat. A 27' wooden reproduction of an 1891 2-masted sailing dory was completed for a customer in Hawaii. The 2-person shop replaced the toerails on L. Francis Herreshoff ’s personal 1930 Stuart Knockabout, laid a new cockpit floor for a 19' Seaway, and built a teak and holly main engine hatch for a 31' Eastern.

Two special customized wooden ship’s wheels were crafted; one is now part of an exhibit at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, and the other was commissioned by Max Kennedy for the late Senator Robert Kennedy’s yawl, Glide. www.southshoreboatworks.com; 781-2932293.

SPECIFICATIONS/ TRUMPA LOA 28' Beam 9'6" Draft 2'11" Engine 260-hp Yanmar diesel Maximun Speed 4 knots Cruise Speed 18 knots Fuel 150 gal.

Designer: Lyford Stanley Builder: John Williams Boat

Company, 17 Shipwright Lane, P.O. Box 80, Mount Desert, ME 04660.

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Ralph W. Stanley: Westwind The crew of 6 at RALPH W. STANLEY repaired damage to the starboard stern quarter of Sea Chimes and refit Mambo for a new owner. The rebuild of the 40' Westwind, a 1902 Charles Morse Friendship sloop, was very rewarding as the boat was in such poor condition when it arrived at the Southwest Harbor shop. Richard Stanley, Ralph’s son and the present business manager, has hopes of building a Stanley 19 daysailer with an electric motor in the near future. The design and construction of a 35' cutter may well be one of the next projects. www.ralphstanleyboats.com; 207244-3795.

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ZUKE BOATS Robert Stevens: Western Hope ROBERT STEVENS BOATBUILDERS of Phippsburg once again traveled to a farflung location for a project with educational underpinnings: a reproduction of the 34' after section of a 140' Great Lakes schooner for NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan.

Western Hope is part of “The Shipwreck Century” exhibit and based on the 1874 Cornelia B. Windiate, which is just outside the sanctuary a few miles off shore and 200' down, in nearly perfect condition aside from broken topmasts and jib boom.

Complete with a yawl boat, the exhibit is so lifelike with the painted murals of waves, rocking lanterns, and sound effects that some spectators reportedly get seasick.

The crew participated in rebuilding a small 1860s observatory at the Kemper School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, one of the first to teach science to girls. Plans to build a replica of “Maine’s First Ship,” the 1607 Popham Colony’s Virginia, continue to evolve. 207389-1794.

Strouts Point Wharf Co.: Silk STROUTS POINT WHARF CO. offers summer dockage at its South Freeport facility, winter indoor storage, and repair services. Of the 40 projects, the star of the year was hull planking, a new deck, cabin, and cockpits, for the 1936 6-meter sailboat Silk. www.stroutspoint.com; 207-865-3899.

Stuart Marine: Stuart 19 STUART MARINE built 36 new boats: Rhodes 19 and Mariner sailboats, JC 9 sailing dinghies, Stuart 9 rowing dinghies, and Stuart 19 powerboats are always in produc-

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You have to push the envelope to gain entry to the Great Pen Bay Zucchini Boat Regatta. These folks did.

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NE OF THE CATCH-PHRASES of our time is “pushing the envelope.” In boatbuilding, Maine is widely respected for technical innovation, but what few boating writers realize is that the boundaries of boatbuilding are truly pushed only when one gets outside the envelope. Way outside. Think toboggans. It’s no secret that Maine’s finest boatbuilders advanced their craft on the ancient chutes of Camden, where toboggans they built have competed at the highest level of the U.S. National Toboggan Championships, once sponsored by this magazine, each February.

After pushing our best minds as far outside the envelope as we could, MBH&H created the ideal vehicle to stretch the boundaries of our obsession, the zucchini.

As Joan Miró, Catalan sculptor and painter pointed out, to truly soar one must start with one’s feet planted firmly on, or, in this case, in, the ground. So we looked to the earth for the essential natural metaphor for the next wave in naval architecture, the squash that launched 1,000 ships.

The First Annual Great Pen Bay Zucchini Boat Regatta and Design Competition was held at the 2008 MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW in August. In addition to a handful of rogue entrants, desperate for something to do with the overabundance of zukes their gardens had produced, the competition attracted entries from Six River Marine of North Yarmouth, and Redfern Boat of Lamoine. Redfern Boat, led by Carlton Johnson, took the Fastest Zuke prize, while Six River took home the innovation award for their Zucchini Catamaran, piloted by Crazed Gnome.

The planet’s two fastest Zucchini boats shared important engineering features: water-jet propulsion and multi-zuke hull forms. Specially modified bilge pumps souped-up by 18-volt power packs drove both the Redfern and Six River Marine entrants, the nod finally going to Redfern thanks to greater directional stability.

Mr. Johnson, who provided seed money for the Redfern project, plans to spare no expense or energy in defending the title. “We are currently testing prototypes for 2009, although as fall moved along, our raw materials dried up. We currently have scouts in Central America attempting to secure appropriate hull material for continued tank testing. Of course, our final entry will again utilize a Webber’s Certified Organic Zucchini from Lamoine. Testing has shown them to have a very smooth exterior. We have already commissioned hothouse seedlings to ensure a steady supply of yacht-grade zucchinis for next season.”

Mr. Johnson assured MBH&H that the imported test zucchinis were from certified, conflict-free zones, and would be used only for test purposes. He also said that no marine mammals have been threatened by Redfern’s large-scale ocean testing.

The Redfern team was led by Katherine Walsh (Design) and Jeremy Hazeltine (Engineering). Mr. Johnson credited Mr. Hazeltine’s work on laminar flow interface issues with much of their success. “Happiness is a smooth zucchini,” noted Mr. Johnson. He was less than forthcoming about other details, however. He did say that water-jet propulsion was “yesterday’s news” and compressed air would bring “a new category of speed” to the 2009 MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 event. “Our biggest concern in 2009 is spectator safety, not the outcome of the race,” concluded Mr. Johnson, who readily admits that a career as a boatbuilder has become just a stepping-stone to success in MBH&H competitions, such as the World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials (which Johnson won in 2003), and now the Zucchini Cup. Meanwhile, tucked away in their lab in North Yarmouth, the Six River Team is still deciding which of their many concepts for 2009 warrants being carried to prototype stage. Their approach, which some might describe as unfocused or in a persistent vegetative state, is to utilize contributions from their large talent pool and slowly tease out the ripest ideas.

James Carter, Phil Jaspers, Mike Gedert, Kenwood Kimball, and Mike Start are veterans of Six River’s 2008 campaign; each brings particular strengths to the team. Mr. Kimball has located a source of yacht-quality zucchini in East Minot, and Mr. Carter brings an unusually unfettered imagination. Mr. Start’s portfolio consists principally of clever rejoinders in the design stages. It’s hoped that new team member Tom Whitehead will add sorely needed organizational skills. Naval architect Al Spalding said that he is available for consultations but is concerned about his reputation.

Current technologies under consideration include hydrofoils, SWATHs (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulls), surface-piercing propellers, steam and compressed gases, paddlewheels, and elastomer energy storage (also known as rubber bands). Nuclear power has not been ruled out. Hull design parameters are similarly unbounded and may utilize shaped cultivation (remember the

square watermelon?). You will recall that these are the people who built the Double Dipper 44 (see MBH&H #94).

While the Six River team anticipates construction to be largely accomplished on the day before the race, with testing done in the largest pothole in North Yarmouth, they are so confident of victory that menu planning has begun for the celebratory dinner, including, of course, zucchini bread. (At the conclusion of the final 2008 match, Six River attempted to curry favor with the staff of MBH&H by sending in zucchini bread made from their entry. Mr. Johnson of Redfern referred to this ploy as a “sophomoric attempt at bribery,” a characterization which the Six River group found to be strikingly accurate.)

But these are not the only teams; who knows what brilliance might lurk in the wings to steal the trophy from these two smug competitors? While each is busy buying intelligence on the other from the traveling marine-supplier network, some genius slaving away in secrecy may be readying the World’s Fastest Zuke. As Bob Dylan sang, “The slow one now / Will later be fast.”

The 2009 Great Pen Bay Zucchini Boat Regatta will be held during the annual MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW, August 7-9, 2009 in Rockland, Maine. For more photos of the 2008 competition, visit maineboats.com. N SIX RIVER MARINE, 160 Royal Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097. 207-846-6675; www.sixrivermarine.com REDFERN BOAT, 1032 Shore Road, Lamoine, ME 04605. 207-667-1382; www.redfernboat.com

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tion at the Rockland shop. The 6-person crew serviced many Rhodes 19 and Mariner sailboats from throughout the northeast. Favorite projects were a Rhodes 19 sailboat for a new community sailing program in Boston Harbor, and the mast and deck repair of a Rhodes 19 sailboat that was struck by a violent waterspout. The workshop and outside storage space was doubled during the last year. www.stuartmarine.net; 207-594-5515.

STUR-DEE BOAT CO. built 60 fiberglass boats in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and replaced the wooden seats and gelcoated the interiors of another 6. Their product line includes: the Stur-Dee catboat; the Amesbury dory skiff in 12', 14' and 16' lengths for use with an outboard motor; the 10' Stur-Dee rowing skiff; and the 8' Harbormaster tender. The motherdaughter boatbuilding team is now building and selling directly… no more middle-people. www.stur-deeboat.com; 401-624-9373.

Taylor and Snediker: Canvasback TAYLOR AND SNEDIKER focuses primarily on antique and classic yacht restoration, and builds traditional small craft. Three reproduction Herreshoff 11'6" Columbia dinghies were built to be used as tenders to the 3 Buzzards Bay 30s restored by French & Webb (see the cover of MBH&H #102).

Construction of the shop’s second Herreshoff Coquina to date was in progress. The restoration of Canvasback, a 60' 1909 Herreshoff launch built in 1909, was completed. Minor repairs were made to the 30' Aage Nielsen sloop Vignette and a Jarvis Newman lobsteryacht. Total restoration began on The Kid, a boat with an interesting pedigree. The 35-footer (21-foot waterline) is a Long Island Sound Race-About Class sloop, designed by B.B. Crowninshield in 1901, and one of a small number built by Rice Brothers for the American Yacht Club. www.taylorandsnediker.com; 860-599-0800.

Transom Boat Works: Handy Billy TRANSOM BOAT WORKS of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, launched a restored B80, a 1940s Bluenose-class racing sloop designed

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR 12, built in 1956 by Smith & Rhuland in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The shop, which opened in 2004, was recognized at the 2008 Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival in Nova Scotia with awards for a 21' Handy Billy launch built in 2006, and for Firefly, a Bluenose sloop. The facility accommodates boats up to 40', having completed an expansion project that doubled shop space. www.transomboatworks.com; 902-640-2312.

Tri-Werx: 16' Skiff TRI-WERX is the one-man, East Falmouth, Massachusetts, shop of George M. Williams, who builds 15 skiffs annually. Customers bought 14', 16', 18', and 20' models that are now afloat throughout New England, and inland at Ladds Landing Marina in Vermont on Lake Champlain, where a number of the 16' skiffs are available for rental. A 20-footer functions as a guide boat for bird watchers in the Orleans/Wellfleet area of Cape Cod, and a 12' rowboat is now in residence at the Woods Hole Yacht Club.

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16' Square-Stern Canoe UNION RIVER CANOE SHOP’s Tom Ciarametaro completed the building of a 16' cedar ribbed and planked canoe and repaired 2 boats in Amherst. 207-584-3787.

VICEM YACHTS USA, the sales and service operation for the Turkish boatbuilder Vicem Yachts, reports the completion of 7 new boats: a 52' and a 58' classic express, a 63' sportfish, a 67' classic flybridge, and 72', 75', and 92' cruisers. The newest addition, the 52 classic cruiser, has a modified V-hull design, a starboard helm door for access between the steering station and starboard walk-around deck, and a raised station floor for better visibility. Among the full complement of luxury features is a powered sunroof that allows for sunbathing in the main salon.

Two Frank Mulder-designed megayacht projects were underway in a new facility in Antalya, Turkey. www.vicemusa.com; 954713-0737.

The main construction building of WASHBURN & DOUGHTY ASSOCIATES was destroyed by fire in July. Shortly thereafter, the East Boothbay builder of steel and aluminum vessels began the rebuilding process and laid the keels for 2 98' Z-Drive tugs on an adjacent property that had recently been purchased with an eye toward expansion. Work continued on a 121' Intercon Tug that was in the building at the time of the fire. Significantly more damage was done to a 92' Z-Drive tug’s engine room and hull, though some portions of the boat were saved. The 121' Linda Moran was delivered to Moran Towing Corporation of New Canaan, Connecticut, in August, having been tied to the barge at the time of the fire, and thus not damaged in the fire. www.washburndoughty.com; 207-633-6517.

Wayfarer Marine: White Hawk Ownership of Camden’s WAYFARER MARINE transferred to Shane Flynn, who

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BOATS OF THE YEAR 2008 plans to expand the facility and offerings.

A wide spectrum of boats was restored during the year, from the 95' Holland Jachtbow Aeolian—new teak decks, engine, generator, and hull, spar, and superstructure paint—to an 8' Old Town canoe tender, Bold Baby. Mechanical and electrical repairs, engine replacements, varnish and paint work, and new deck installations were completed on: Sumurun, a 94' Fife; Cuilaun, a 55' McGruer ketch; Susanna, a 55' Laurent Gilles ketch; Sincerity, an 88' Baglietto ketch; Mercury V, a Hinckley T-29; Blue Loon, a Dyer 29; Namhara, a Vicem 67; Madlen, a Hinckley 42; Freya, a F&C 44; Muk-Luk, a J/100; and the 72' Dragonera.

The horn timber, transom knee, and underwater planking were replaced on Belle, an 80' 1927 motoryacht. Kemmuna, an 80' Jongert, returned to the yard after 10 years, for bow plating repair, engine room repairs, a teak deck, and hull and superstructure paint. Area businesses Aurora Sails and Canvas, C.W. Paine Yacht Design, and Teak Decking of Appleton participated in the project. Restoration work commenced on the sailing yacht White Hawk, originally built by the Lie-Nielsen yard in Thomaston. www.wayfarermarine.com; 207-2364378.

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The crew of 5 to 6 also repaired a 39' boat and readied a lobsterboat for the annual Maine Lobsterboat Races, and began the process of starting a sailing class for area students. www.westbayboats.com; 207-5464300.

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wooden Grand Banks trawler. A 24' 1962 Chris Craft Constellation was re-decked and refinished, and the keel of a 1914 Dark Harbor 20 was replaced. The yearround crew of 4 maintains 120 boats at the facility, which has 3 service bays able to accommodate boats up to 50' in length.

They would like to add a new boat construction project to the tasks at hand. www.westcoveboatyard.com; 207-422-3137.

Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition WHITEHALL ROWING & SAIL of Victoria, British Columbia, completed 155 Whitehall Spirits. Offerings range from dinghies to sailboats and rowing models with sliding seats. The latest model, the Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition, draws 12", and has a kick-up rudder and a roller-furling, light-air jib. The Sitka spruce mast with a carbon fiber sleeve breaks into 2 parts for on-board stowing. There is a traditional rowing configuration for up to 3 rowers, or a sliding-seat option for 1 to 2 rowers, with

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2008 BOATS OF THE YEAR hinged bronze outriggers and 9'6" sculls. www.whitehallrow.com; 250-384-6574.

Flybridge Cruiser Leyna Grace WILBUR YACHTS launched Leyna Grace, a 44' flybridge cruiser equipped with a Caterpillar C-18 marine engine, a Northern Lights generator, full electronics, 2 heads, a master stateroom, and a second stateroom with double V-berths. The boat cruises in Long Island Sound. Construction began on a 46' raised pilothouse vessel for a California customer. The Southwest Harbor yard continued the refit of a 20' 1965 Bertram Moppie; added a teak windshield and completed bright work and paint updates on a 22' 1992 Wilbur/Webco; and reconfigured the head of a 1984 Wilbur 34. A recently refitted 1985 Wilbur/Newman made a safe journey through the Northwest Passage and is now moored in Alaska. A new dust-collection system and table saw were installed at the shop. www.wilburyachts.com; 207-244-5000.

Williams 28 Bass Boat JOHN WILLIAMS BOAT COMPANY launched the first of its new Williams 28 Bass Boats in June for a customer on Cape Cod. Trumpa has a completely open cockpit wrapped by a solid teak windshield, with bronze deck hardware, a 260-hp Yanmar for 25-knot cruising, and a small head forward.

(See page 90 for more.) Construction of a Stanley 38 was in progress and due to launch in 2009. Weather Gauge, a 44' Farr-designed Concordia, underwent a nearly complete refit, with new deck hardware, new fuel and fresh water tanks, a total system upgrade and fresh Awlgrip for the decks and mast.

A 39' Bunker & Ellis, Morgan, received an extensive mechanical and systems overhaul, a new sound package, and a new forward bow seat. Service department projects in progress include rebuilding the helm seat and repowering Osprey, a 26' Pemaquid, with a Yanmar 260-hp diesel, and new teak decking for a 39' Bunker & Ellis. The Mount

Desert company added employees, for a total of 22 in the busy season, and new tools and equipment. www.jwboatco.com; 207244-7854.

WOODENBOAT SCHOOL of Brooklin enjoyed its strongest year since 1998. Designs included: Nathanael Herreshoff ’s Coquina; William Atkins’s Ration skiff; Bill Thomas’s Willow sea kayak; John Karbott’s 121⁄2' semidory skiff; a 16' Rangeley Lakes double-ender; Rollin Thurlow’s Kingfisher square-stern canoe; Karl Stambaugh’s Bay Skiff 15; Bill Garden’s 12'6" Tom Cat catboat; Pete Culler’s 101⁄2" Wherry yawlboat; Eric Schade’s Wood Duck kayak and Shearwater sea kayak; the Asa Thomson skiff; John Brooks’s Somes Sound 121⁄2; Ted Moore’s woodstrip canoes and kayaks; Henry “Mac” McCarthy’s Wee Lassie canoe; David Nichol’s Voyager and Indian Girl canoes; a number of Whitehall pulling boats and Chaisson dory skiffs; Chesapeake Light Craft’s Skerry daysailer, 17LT sea kayak, and Sassafras canoe; Nick Schade’s Night Heron sea kayak; Joel White’s Shellback dinghy; Jerry Stelmok and E.M. White cedarand-canvas canoes; John Brooks’s 12' Ellen sailing dinghy and 9' Compass Harbor pram; Henry Scheel’s 25' Cinderella sloop; 25 radiocontrolled pond yachts; and 8 single-fin longboard surfboards. www.woodenboat.com; 207-359-4651.

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YACHTING SOLUTIONS offers restoration and construction services, yacht management, and is an authorized dealer for Hunt Yachts. Star Dust, a 39' Bunker and Ellis from Martha’s Vineyard, was rewired and the ailing Chryslers were swapped for twin Volvo Penta 300s. Harpy, a semi-custom Hunt Harrier 36 was delivered in August, after fabrication work and the building of a bridge deck seating group and cockpit cabinetry, and installation of electrical and refrigeration systems. Belle, a 1929 motoryacht built by the New York Steam & Launch Co. and now owned by the Westmoor Club of Nantucket, is managed by the Rockport company, which provides captain and crew, and manages the schedule. The shop partnered with Wayfarer Marine to haul and store the vessel for extensive repairs last winter. A new 6,000-sq.-ft. service and storage building was completed, and incorporates many energy-efficient details, such as the use of biofuel to fire the in-floor radiant heat. www.yachtingsolutions.com; 207-236-8100.

YORK MARINE completed a York 36 single jet with teak interior for a client in Blue Hill. The boat is equipped with a Cummins diesel coupled with a Hamilton 322 jet. Also leaving the Rockland shop was Snarlyow, the first in a new line of York 32s, offered in either a jet or a propeller version. This first model had a 320-hp Cummins diesel. Construction began on a Mark Fitzgerald-designed York 46 twin-jet flybridge cruiser, with two 600-hp Cummins diesels paired with Hamilton jets and Hamilton’s Blue Arrow control system.

The 46 will have a custom dinghy launch and retrieval system and a custom ventilation system. In the repair department, the steering in a 36' yacht was replaced, cosmetic and service work was done on numerous boats, and a 21' O’Day was rebuilt and refinished. www.yorkmarineinc.com; 207-596-7400.

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Palmer Moore rejoined the group after working for C.W. Hood for several years. www.zurnyachts.com; 781-639-0678. N www.maineboats.com

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