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NEW Sabre 42, Painted & Launched at Great Island Boat Yard
Great Island Boat Yard just launched the first boat of the 2017 season, a NEW Sabre 42, fresh out of the box! DiMillo's Yacht Sales sold the boat. Great Island Boat Yard prepped and painted the hull and bottom to the owner's specifications. DREAM is now afloat in Portland and… SEE MORE
Arey's Pond Boat Yard Expands Its Services: Now Offers an Onsite Canvas Shop and Sail Loft
South Orleans, MA – Arey’s Pond Boat Yard, a fixture on Cape Cod for over 60 years, announced today that construction of their new building housing their Marine Canvas and Upholstery Shop and Sail Loft is complete. “We are excited to offer boat and homeowners across Cape Cod, especially lower… SEE MORE
J 46 | Max Power Bow Thruster Installation
Before heading to the Caribbean for the winter, a J-46 made a pit stop at Great Island Boat Yard. Rigging and cosmetic repairs, as well as electronics and mechanical details, were tackled during the visit, but so was the installation of a new Max Power bow thruster. “Our intention with… SEE MORE
Rowing a small Boat.
Dozing below deck at dawn, I enjoyed the peaceful sound of a passing rower on the calm water, outside our hull. “Dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh….” With long pauses between the melodic sets, the pace was leisurely. For the person in the small boat, I could tell the rowing… SEE MORE
29 Year Old Boston Whaler Repower Project
The Hodgdon Yacht Services team has recently finished a repower project on a 1988 15-foot Boston Whaler. The old Mercury 60 HP outboard engine was replaced with a new Yamaha F60LB motor. Additional work included new lettering and bottom paint, waxing the boat, rewiring lights and the bilge pump, and… SEE MORE
Finding Eden on Isle Au Haut
The popular anchorages on the coast of Maine are well known and marked in sailor’s guidebooks and websites today. While hiking the high island of Isle Au Haut, atop a granite crest on the Western Head, we spied a lovely unnamed cove below. Returning to our boat in nearby Duck… SEE MORE
2017 Sailors' Series promises gripping stories of adventures at sea
The 2017 Sailors’ Series speakers at the New Bedford Whaling Museum promise to keep audiences at the edge of their seats with first-hand, gripping stories of adventure and travel – from sailboat racing to navigating Iceberg Alley, and from exploring the North Atlantic Ocean to America’s Great Loop. Themed “Adventures… SEE MORE
Every old boat tells a story: Here's a short one.
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… SEE MORE
Classic Trumpy Refit at Hodgdon Yacht Services
What a beauty! Recent refit work at Hodgdon Yacht Services on this classic 64-foot, 1960 Trumpy motor yacht includes various systems upgrades, a soft patch to the cabin trunk for engine removal, and new reverse gears. SEE MORE
Cranberry Island Grilled Lobster for Two.
Rimmed by the 26 majestic peaks of Mount Desert Island, wide open Cranberry Harbor is expansive. Anchored to the South of busy Hadlock Cove on Little Cranberry Island, there is no more spectacular dining spot on the coast of Maine. Grilled Cranberry Island Lobster, for two: 2 - 1 1/4… SEE MORE
250 Main Hotel, a Boutique Hotel in Rockland, gets Ready for the Summer!
Our neighbors here on South Main Street, in Rockland, Maine, were recognized nationally by The Huffington Post as one of the “Dozen Top New and Renewed Hotels in the Northeast for 2016” and they are still delivering on that promise. Craftsmanship and quality are evident! The hotel’s owners, Cabot and… SEE MORE
Hodgdon Yacht Services is now a Fully Authorized Yamaha Dealer
Great news - Hodgdon Yacht Services is now a fully authorized Yamaha outboard dealer! The company - which has been an authorized Yamaha Service Center for the past 29 years - is now certified to sell the full line of engines. Special new dealership pricing will be offered on the… SEE MORE