Maine Boat & Home Show

Friday, August 8

11 AM: Oar Making Demo, with The Apprenticeshop. Live oar making demo from Joao Strout-Bentes, Boatbuilder/Instructor at The Apprenticeshop. Come to this interactive session and learn about the wood selection process, the tools needed, and the techniques used to make a pair of oars. The completed oars will be used to row the Carney 8-foot Pram, a lapstrake, plank-on-frame boat built by local Jr. Apprentices in The Apprenticeshop's academic year program and used by youth in their summer sailing program.

12 PM: Beacon of Hope: Maine Seacoast Mission and the "Sunbeam." Learn about Maine Seacoast Mission and how its seven boats, including the iconic Sunbeam, have delivered essential programming to Maine's islands for 120 years.

1 PM: Is Electric Propulsion a good fit for you and your boat? With Hylan & Brown, Boatbuilders. A discussion about applications and considerations. There's a lot of new technology and products available in the electric propulsion space. We will talk about the whole spectrum of ways you can consider using electric propulsion in your boating life, from the no brainer of replacing your small gas skiff or dinghy motor with electric, to exploring the upsides and challenges involved with an electric auxiliary on your sailboat. We will also describe our latest project at Hylan & Brown, a solar electric coastal motorcruiser.

2 PM: Fire, Steam, and Sea: Creating a Sauna Oasis for Your Property, with Driftless Sauna. From snow-dusted mornings to summer sunsets, a wood-fired sauna invites you to slow down and connect with the natural world. This presentation explores the essentials of bringing sauna culture to your property, including design considerations, delivery requirements, and the wellness benefits of traditional heat and cold immersion. Leave with practical guidance and plenty of inspiration.

3 PM: Clean & Safe Marine Products, with Eco Safeway. Eco Safeway offers a range of environmentally safe cleaning products for the marine industry for large and small vessels including bilge cleaners, descalers, deck cleaners, hull cleaners, salt removers, and holding tank cleaners. All products are acid and phosphate free and 100% biodegradable to conform with the best practices of the Clean Marina Programs and EPA's Clean Boating Act. Products are highly effective and cost competitive. Tristan Contas, co-founder, will give a brief introduction to the company and describe its range of marine cleaning products and why they matter in today's boating world.

Saturday, August 9

10:30 AM - 12 PM: Buying and Owning a Sailboat, panel discussion. Are you interested in setting sail to explore the Maine Coast? Find out all you need to know to become an informed sailboat owner. Our panel of experts will walk you through finding the right sailboat, the pros and cons of new and used boats, the purchasing process, the value of a marine survey, marine insurance and finance, finding a dock or mooring, maintenance, and the cost of ownership.

Panelists include Gerry Douglas, the longtime chief designer at Catalina Yachts, yacht broker Annie Gray, owner of Gray & Gray Yachts, and yacht broker Ben Scheffer at East Coast Yacht Sales. The panel will be moderated by Mark Pillsbury, editor of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine.

2 PM - 3:30 PM: Buying and Owning a Powerboat, panel discussion. Fishing, water sports, or just enjoying relaxing times on the water are all a part of summer in Maine and can be experienced aboard a wide range of powerboats, from small outboard-powered skiffs to sleek motoryachts you could live on. If you're considering joining the boating crowd, you can find out all you need to know from a panel of experts who'll walk you through how to find the right model, the pros and cons of new and used boats, the purchasing process, the value of a marine survey, marine insurance and finance, finding a dock or mooring, maintenance, and the cost of ownership.

Panelists include yacht brokers Ben Scheffer at East Coast Yacht Sales, Will Monson from Moose Landing Marina, and Chris Kemp from Yachting Solutions. The panel will be moderated by Mark Pillsbury, editor of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine.

Kids' Area

Nautical-themed fun for the whole family, all weekend. Children 12 and under are always free.

• CedarWorks Ship Ahoy Boat & Playset
• Face Painting
• Chalk Drawing
• Bubble Mania
• Build a Boat
• Rain Gutter Regatta
• Family Dress-up Photo Booth

Scavenger Hunt

Families can sign up for a Scavenger Hunt at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Kiosk (Tent B), then go forth and earn prizes. Everyone's a winner. All three days.