Category: Boating

5/22/2016 - A NOTEWORTHY repowering project at Billings Diesel & Marine Service was the Maine Maritime Academy’s well-known tug Pentagoet. This extensive job involved replacing two 16V-92 Detroit Diesels with modern, clean-burning electronically controlled C- 18 Caterpillars. Additionally, we rebuilt the exhaust systems, replaced both generators, and performed cooling system upgrades. While… SEE MORE

5/22/2016 - BECKET & CO. provides oversight, management, and delivery audits on many exciting new builds. Projects have included work on Hull No. 1 of The Hinckley Company’s Bermuda 50, a cutting-edge carbon fiber racer-cruiser with spacious interior and elegant styling; a Princess 60 motoryacht designed to cruise between the Northeast and… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - WHEN AN EXISTING customer transitioned from sail to power boating, he chose a lightly used Eastbay 54—basic setup, white exterior, great potential—and commissioned her refit at Great Island Boat Yard. Major goals? Resolve minor survey issues; modernize systems; and, most rewarding, customize the boat with special features to suit the… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - ESTABLISHED IN 1924, Gamage Shipyard built nearly 100 boats over its first half-century, including well-known schooners such as Harvey Gamage and Mary Day. Under new ownership in 2000, the yard embarked on a new chapter, with the construction of new marina, storage, and repair facilities. More recently, with the retirement… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - SEVERAL TIMES LAST SUMMER, a young Navy man and his wife traveled to Portland, Maine, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, specifically to rent a Foggcraft 27 and enjoy warm, sunny weekends cruising on Casco Bay. Sometimes they stopped at Peaks Island to buy oysters. “They loved the boat,” said Eben Fogg.… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - FARRIN’S BOATSHOP’S common sense approach to the design of pleasure and work boats stems from our belief that a boat should fit its owner’s personal needs. That was achieved when the yard launched Feelin’ Nauti, a 31-foot sportfishing boat built on an Eastern 31 hull and using the Eastern deck… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - EDGERLY WOODWORKING and Boat Storage’s new E26 powerboat stands out for its classic style in today’s cookie-cutter world. “I wanted to show the world we build unique, custom, beautiful boats,” said owner Scott Edgerly, who has long specialized in building, finishing, and repairing both boats and furniture. “I like the… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - SEVERAL YEARS AGO, a hard-core boater who is also employed in the high-tech world approached East Coast Yacht Sales about a new boat. ECYS deals in quality fiberglass sailboats, trawlers, and downeast-style powerboats from Connecticut to Maine. The boater was intrigued by MJM Yachts’ Doug Zurn-designed 40z, a downeast-styled, high-performance,… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - CUSTOM FLOAT SERVICES completed a new commercial float system on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, that featured an exceptionally strong engineered wood product. This system was part of a project for Charlestown Maritime Center’s property under the south end of the Tobin Bridge. The development company had recently completed… SEE MORE

5/19/2016 - A COUPLE OF YEARS after a Sebago Lake resort owner lost his L. Francis Herreshoff-designed Buzzards Bay 14 daysailer to fire, he came across Classic Boat Shop’s original Pisces 21—a Herreshoff Fish Class-inspired daysailer. “He said, ‘That’s exactly what I’m looking for!’” recalled Classic Boat’s Jean Beaulieu. This owner uses… SEE MORE