News, history, and photos from Maine’s coast.
From Our Perspective?
Sheila discussed the fishermen’s point of view about the whales and windmills in the State of Maine.
Boatbuilder Harold Burnham of Essex, MA
Harold Burnham discusses his upcoming project of building a new vessel based on the lines of the SYLVINA W. BEAL.
Boat & Ship Yard News
What is happening in a few of the boat and ship yards along the coast.
Get Ready for the 2021 Lobster Boat Racing Season!
SHE'S ALL WET, MISS AMITY and KAYLA ANNE racing for the finish in Diesel Class N at Jonesport last year. With summer fast approaching one question I am constantly asked is if the lobster boat races are running. Well, of course they are. Despite the pandemic, the Maine...
From Our Perspective?
Sheila discussed the fishermen’s point of view about the whales and windmills in the State of Maine.
Boatbuilder Harold Burnham of Essex, MA
Harold Burnham discusses his upcoming project of building a new vessel based on the lines of the SYLVINA W. BEAL.
Boat & Ship Yard News
What is happening in a few of the boat and ship yards along the coast.
Deer Isle Fisherman Herb Carter
Life-long fisherman Herb Carter of Deer Isle sits down and speaks about some of his adventures over the years.
Yankee Fishermen’s Co-op, Seabrook, NH
Catching up with Marvin ‘Red’ Perkins on his time fishing and at the Co-op.
It is a Small World
A Maine buoy was recently picked up on a beach in Bryher in the Isles of Scilly.
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Maine Coastal News is a monthly publication with news, history and photos from all across Maine’s Coast.
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Volume 34, Issue 6 of Maine Coastal News features articles on Boatbuilder Harold Burnham of Essex, MA, Passed Over the Bar: John Harrington, Ed Biggie, and Loren Faulkingham, Billy Bob Faulkingham’s Refurbished Boat & LD101, Kirsten’s Golden Globe Update, 2023 Ocean Globe Race, what is happening in a few of the boatyards and shipyards along the coast, Sheila Dassatt’s article ‘From Our Perspective?’, U. S. Navy News, U.. S. Coast Guard News, and the DELA Report. Plus maritime history news from the past! And much more!
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The lobster boat AIN’T MISS BEHAVIN sitting at a dock in Cutler.
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The lobster boat EXCALIBUR, the last boat built by Clinton Beal, lying at her wharf at Beals Island.
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The sardine carrier JACOB PIKE hauled up at Portland Shipyard to replace some planks and annual maintenance.
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The schooner TIMBERWIND hauled up at Portland Shipyard for annual inspection and maintenance.
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After several years in storage LION’S WHELP was refurbished this winter and launched at Portland Yacht Service this month. She is preparing for a trip to Labrador this summer.
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At Morgan Bay Boats in Frankfort they are almost ready to launch their third Morgan Bay 43. She has been finished out as a sportfisherman and they are just putting final touches to her.
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At Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin they are full speed ahead on their two biggest projects this winter. On the right is a Hinckley Sou’Wester 53, which is having her interior put in. Her deck is under construction at Front Street Shipyard in Belfast and will be arriving soon.
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One of my favorite places to stop is at BlueJacket Shipcrafts in Searsport. They are nearing completion of the cut-away model of the whaler CHARLES W. MORGAN. This is the model they have put together making sure everything goes together as it should.
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At Kittery Point Yacht Yard in Eliot one of the big projects this winter was refurbishing this Holland 38 tunaboat, which hails from Ogunquit. They refinished the hull and top and did some interior refinishing. She was ready to be hauled outside so they could put her tower back on.
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At Holland Boat Shop in Belfast they have two 32s underway, one going to Bermuda and this one will be finished as a lobster boat for a fisherman out on Islesboro.