MaineBoats Blog
Federal grant will fund hybrid electric ferry
The new ferry will replace the 35-year-old Margaret Chase Smith which runs between Lincolnville and Islesboro
Maine Maritime Museum's new show: “SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine”
The exhibit, which opens to the public Feb. 3, blends art with natural science, immersing visitors in the diverse ecosystem of Cashes Ledge, a remote underwater mountain range in the Gulf of Maine.
UMaine fish Lab wins grant to tag tuna
Atlantic bluefin tuna can travel from Florida to Norway in 50 days. Studying and managing an animal with such extensive migratory capacity is challenging. The development of electronic tags has provided a way to collect data on where these fish go.
Maine stone headed to New York Harbor
Freshwater Stone is providing 1,000 pieces of Maine granite to replace 23 stone walls that run around the Statue of Liberty.
Ship of state
Gorbachev took a turn at the helm of Sequoia, the former presidential yacht now being restored in Belfast, Maine.
Lyman Morse launches Hull No. 1 of its Hood 35 LM series
The new line follows the recent successful collaboration between Lyman-Morse and C.W. Hood Design on the Hood 57 LM. Similar to the 57', this cold-molded pocket-yacht named Shadow is designed as a hardtop express.
2022 Maine Boatbuilders Show cancelled
A lack of available boats for sale, staffing shortages, and a “struggling economy” have prompted the organizers of the Maine Boatbuilders Show to cancel this summer’s event, which was scheduled to be held at the Portland Ship Yard/Portland Yacht Services waterfront location July 15-17.
Maine’s First Boat plans June 4 launch
The 51-foot wooden pinnace Virginia is a construction of the first boat built by English colonists in the new world.
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine changes hands
Ted Ruegg has taken the helm as publisher of the magazine, which has been celebrating Maine boatbuilders and life on the coast for over three decades. MBH&H founder and longtime publisher, John K. Hanson Jr. will continue on in the role of publisher emeritus.
Editor Polly Saltonstall also will continue in her role with the magazine and its digital and web editions. The magazine’s offices will remain in Rockland.
Lyman Morse launches second LM46
A design partnership between Drew and Cabot Lyman and New Zealander designer Kevin Dibley, the cold-molded sloop is designed to be fast, comfortable, and uncomplicated.
