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Talk of the Docks: Hinckley's New Talaria 34 Runabout
It takes a lot to stand out at the big boat shows these days, but the Hinckley Company knows what still attracts the most attention: A quality product. And that's exactly what the luxury yacht manufacturer delivered at the 2016 Palm Beach International Boat Show with the launch of its… SEE MORE
New Paint Technique Yields Stellar Results at Maine Yard
Hodgdon Yacht Services, with locations in Boothbay Harbor and Southport, is using a new Awlgrip paint system this year, and the results already are proving impressive. Glissade, a Bridges Point 24 that is being stored at Hodgdon Yacht Services this winter and a regular around the Boatyard, was one of… SEE MORE
Monhegan 42 Commercial Cruiser: Function Follows Form
When it comes to commercial ships, form usually has to follow function. Freighters might not look like vessels that ought to cross oceans, and yet thousands of them do that every single day. Ferries, likewise, often seem to be designed with an eye more toward maximizing human cargo space than… SEE MORE
Maine Contractor's New Swim Ladder Blends Form & Function
Falls Point Marine of Freeport, Maine, has created a lightweight, functional, and elegant swim ladder design that will withstand both the test of time and the elements. Built of a strong, solid one-inch aluminum frame with comfortable wooden rungs, this ladder has the same combination of durability and beauty that… SEE MORE
Mark the Calendar: 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Dates in Newport
The Volvo Ocean Race has announced that the next stopover in Newport will take place May 8 -20, 2018. It was also announced that the boats will leave Newport for a first-time stopover in Cardiff, Wales. The Newport stopover in 2015 was a remarkable success as the race's only North… SEE MORE
Celebrating National Recognition for 2 Design Projects
At Onboard Interiors we think that every project we complete is special, but it’s nice when our peers think so, too! Two of our recent projects, aboard a 2006 44’ Mochicraft and a 2015 Eastbay 50, were singled out for special honors by the Marine Fabricators Association at the organization’s… SEE MORE
Maloney Interiors Wins Fabrication Excellence Award
Maloney Interiors LLC, of Warren, Rhode Island, was recognized with the 2016 Fabrication Excellence Awards for design excellence in marine fabric applications at a ceremony that took place Jan. 16 at the 2016 Marine Fabricators Conference, at the Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key in Clearwater, Florida. Maloney Interiors… SEE MORE
Repair Work Completed on Superyacht Asolare
Hodgdon Yacht Services, the division of Hodgdon Yachts that is dedicated to refit, maintenance, and repair services of recreational boats and yachts, has confirmed that repair work was completed on the 154-foot (46.9 meter) ketch Asolare at the company's facilities in Boothbay. Launched in 2003 by Hodgdon Yachts, the Bruce… SEE MORE
Classic Wood, Still Working the Bay
As we close out 2015, our December image is of the Rockland Gulf, one of the last wooden hulls working daily in the lobster fishery. Rockland Gulf itself had an interesting end to its season, leaving its mooring during an early November gale and landing high-and-dry just inside the breakwater… SEE MORE
Shipwreck to Shipshape: Rebuilding a Maine Lobsterboat
When you work on the water every day like most Maine lobstermen do, it's almost inevitable: accidents happen. All the GPS systems and radar in the world don't help when you suffer a mechanical breakdown in pea-soup fog, and that's precisely what happened to a lobsterman working out of Vinalhaven… SEE MORE
End of the Day, and of the New England Boating Season
The end of the day for the schooner Lewis R.French, launched all the way back in 1871, reminds us that we are nearing the end of 2015 — time to get your 2016 Calendar of Wooden Boats! For more info about the history behind the Lewis R. French, a member… SEE MORE
Volvo Ocean Race to Return to Newport in 2018
Newport will host the North American stopover for the 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18 following the success of the sailing-mad coastal town’s hosting of the world’s leading offshore event in May. “We’re delighted to be able to confirm that Newport will be staging a second consecutive… SEE MORE
