Rockport Harbor never sleeps. There’s always something going on. That’s due in large part to Rockport Marine, a world class wooden boat builder that has been building boats on Rockport Harbor, since 1962.
Not long ago in late winter, I stumbled on this old cabin house out behind their building sheds. Sagging on the saw horses, well worn – used up, the old cabin house could have been a sad sight.
But knowing the craftsmanship at RM, this wasn’t the end. I was looking at the beginnings of a skilled restoration that was going on inside.
When a thing is well designed and built, the design can outlive the materials. Parts can be restored or replaced. And a wooden boat – if it is well enough loved – can achieve immortality.
Not recognizing the old cabin, I’d have to be patient. I knew the coming spring launchings would tell the boats story.
An old cabin house on saw horses is an archive of lines and measurements to be faithfully reproduced (and invisibly improved).
Photos of Every old boat tells a story: Here’s a short one.
An old cabin house on saw horses is an archive of lines and measurements to be faithfully reproduced (and invisibly improved).
MYA, a 50' Concordia schooner built in 1940 at Duxbury Boat Yard, is re-christened 75 years later, in a new spring rain.
Snapping in place like the final piece of a jig saw puzzle, MYA’s cabin house - by all measure - fits the boat perfectly.
Finally, after a Maine winter in the sheds, MYA is rigged and ready to sail again.
MYA blasts through the Fox Islands helmed by Ted Kennedy Jr., the 3rd generation owner (and I’ll bet, not the last).