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PRST STD US Postage Paid Permit, #454 THE STATE OF MAINE'S BOATING NEWSPAPER Portland, ME Maine Coastal News Volume 34 Issue 5 May 2021 FREE Time Running Out for Boatbuilders as Summer Approaches The 30-foot ROYAL, designed and built by Royal Lowell in 1983. Unfortunately, Royal passed away and it was finished by Bill and Dan Lowell. Now at Joe Lowell's for a possible rebuild. Back Cove larger-than-standard engine since 2009. - Rockland Black windshield liner and an upholstered Back Cove Yachts will update their helm pod reduce dangerous and distracting ultra-popular Back Cove 37 inboard glare at the helm. - Fixed-glazed pilothouse Downeast cruising yacht and re-launch as windows replace difficult-to-operate sliding the new Back Cove 372. windows, offer enhanced sightlines, and The Back Cove 37 was launched in are complemented by a center-opening 2009 and has enjoyed an eleven-plus-year windshield with opening appliances for uninterrupted run resulting in more than 200 smoother operation. - A new aft-facing hulls. When the production moulds for the cockpit seat to starboard, complete with a Back Cove 37 finally gave out in 2020 due to folding armrest and drink holder, paired boatbuilding wear-and-tear, the Back Cove with a new salon door to port with a bi-fold Design team seized the opportunity to reex- window to starboard (above the aft-facing amine the 37 with over a decade of owner seat). - A reconfigured head with expand- feedback and recent design advancements in ed medicine cabinet, sizeable over-sink mind. The result was a boat full of fresh de- mirror, and redesigned shower stall. - An tails that earned its own designation – enter upgraded SidePower SE 100 bow thruster the newly redesigned Back Cove 372. will increase control and precision over the Building upon the most popular ele- original SE 80 series. ments of the Back Cove 37, the Back Cove The new Back Cove 372 is expected to 372 will feature several large-scale rede- splash late in the summer of 2021 and make This is a bow view of the 28-foot Peters being built in the upper shop at signs and upgrades, alongside many smaller her boat show debut at the United States Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin. options and improvements. The highlights Powerboat Show (Annapolis, Maryland) in include: - A more efficient 24V DC electrical October 2021. center console cold moulded hull, which Winnipesaukee and Sebago. She also has system with less copper weight, resulting in is built with longitudinal and ring frames been built with longitudinal and ring frames both a lighter boat and increased run time Brooklin Boat Yard and then laid up with three layers: Douglas and planked with three layers. Eric Blake on the bow and optional stern thrusters. Brooklin fir and sheathed with Sapele plywood. The added, “This one is being made out of one - Cummins QSC 8.3 600hp diesel engine Before getting down to the main yard, center console was built at Front Street butt log that we got from Africa, 32-inches in with a 7” display as standard and a Volvo Brooklin Boat Yard purchased the former Shipyard in Belfast and arrived in Brooklin diameter and 32-feet long, so all the plank- Penta D8 diesel with a 7” Garmin display Odd Fellows Hall on the corner and con- the first week of April. She is expected to be ing is book matched.” She is scheduled to as an option. This adjustment is the direct verted it into a woodworking space for small launched later this spring. be over the end of summer. result of owner preference, with more than boats or parts for bigger ones. On the left side is a 28-foot Michael Continued on Page 14. 95% of Back Cove 37 owners opting for a On the right side they have a 32-foot Peters design go fast speed boat for Lake - C o n t e n t s Publisher's Note 4 U. S. Navy News 9 Boat Yard News 1, 14+ Calendar of Events 4 Commercial Fishing News Maritime History DI Fisherman Herb Carter 5 It is a Small World 10 Industrial Journal - 1890 25 Yankee Fishermen's Coop 7 ME DMR News 10 Classified Ads 28 Gamage Shipyard Sold 8 Directors Report, DELA 11 Kirsten Golden Globe Update 8 Misc. Commercial Fishing News 12 Page 2. MAINE COASTAL NEWS May 2021 MarineCoastal-2021HalfPage-FuelEconomy-V1.indd 1 4/2/21 12:34 AM Page 2. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2012 May 2021 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 3. EXPERIENCE BILLINGS... 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MAINE COASTAL NEWS May 2021 Maine Coastal News Publisher's Note P.O. Box 710 The weather has been slowly warming discovered that they had not included the Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A. this spring and finally I got going on CIN- vessel’s dimensions. This leads me to won- (207) 223-8846 E-mail - [email protected] DY JEN [34-foot Clinton Beal lobster boat, der how many other unknown vessels are 292 gasoline engine]. One does not want buried in the custom house records. Just Website: www.mainescoast.com to let issues on a wooden boat develop into imagine the work it would be going through major problems, but I have a lot to learn to all the records for every custom house to find make sure I do not miss a potential prob- them. I also wondered if you created a list lem. Wooden boat people also want their of all the vessels listed in the ‘Ship News’ hulls to look as smooth as a fiberglass one, of most coastal newspapers for a given year, and as much work as this entails, I agree. I could you find all those unknown vessels? have already sanded most of the hull and Both ideas would take massive amounts of now comes the long board as I try to get the work to complete. highs and lows smoothed out. The portside On a similar subject is a list of the lob- is pretty smooth, but the starboard side from ster boats built here in the State of Maine.