MaineBoats Blog
Paging all Pooches! Entries Sought for 15th Annual World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials
MBH&H is paging all pooches. Would you like to compete? Does your tail wag faster when you dream of cold ocean water? Does the applause of the crowd entice you to strut your stuff? If so, you might be just dog enough to compete in the World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials.
Ralph Stanley honored by Marine Museum
On Saturday, May 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport will host an afternoon of boat talk and music in celebration of the career and talents of MDI boatbuilder, National Heritage Fellow and Penobscot Marine Museum Trustee Ralph Stanley, who will be on campus.
New Poster for MBH&H Boat and Home Show in Rockland
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Inc. has unveiled the custom-designed poster for the 15th annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, to be held August 11-13, 2017, on the waterfront in Rockland, Maine.
The colorful creation, which features hand-painted artwork by local illustrator and furniture maker Clayton Thompson, deliberately echoes the show’s focus on hand-crafted design, style, and workmanship.
Brooklin Boat, Rockport Marine partner on 91-footer
Brooklin Boat Yard and Rockport Marine teamed up on construction of a custom 91-foot, cold-molded yacht.
The talented crew in Rockport built the cold-molded hull, which was launched in mid-May. It was towed across Penobscot Bay to Brooklin where the talented crew at BBY will finish work on the flush-deck sloop, which was designed by Bruce Johnson and the Brooklin Boat Yard design office. The boat is scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2018.
"Tickcast" predicts likelihood of tick activity
A scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has developed a web site that uses historical data to forecast the likelihood of tick activity in regions throughout New England.
New storage building for Hinckley
Plans are in the works at Hinckley Co. in Southwest Harbor to build a new 19,500 square-foot heated storage building on the company’s 19 acre yacht service complex on Shore Road.
Spring launchings at DiMillo's
Not all days on the Maine waterfront are sunny and warm. Some spring days are downright raw. But that doesn’t keep the crew at DiMillo’s from getting the first batch of 50 or so, new storage, and brokerage boats ready for the season.
Great Island Boatyard expands with construction of new building
In order to meet growing demand for quality indoor boat storage, Great Island Boat Yard is breaking ground this spring on a new 14,400 square foot structure. The new building will be finished in time for the 2017-18 storage season.
Ernestina Morrissey rebuild in progress
The historic fishing schooner Ernestina Morrissey is getting a $6 million rebuild at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.
New Casco Bay water taxi launched
Portland Sea Taxi has two dedicated boats in use and provides year-round water taxi service. In addition to basic water transportation, the Sea Taxi crew can perform ship launch services, short sightseeing trips, and can provide support vessels for ships on sea trials.
