MaineBoats Blog
$1.1 million allocated for working waterfront access projects
Through the Working Waterfront Access Protection Program, funds have been set-aside for six projects along the coast to ensure that the property remains available to support commercial fishing or aquaculture activities.
Grant will fund improvements at Rockland Marine
The company plans to use the funding to purchase a high pressure water blast system, two telescoping boom lifts, and two fork lift trucks, which will replace the use of rental equipment and outdated equipment.
Friends of Casco Bay launches new, bigger pumpout boat
It might not seem like that big a deal, but boats like this and organizations like the Friends keep Casco Bay clean.
Brooklin Boat Yard Launches Custom 55-Foot Sloop
Designed by the Spanish design firm Botin Partners, Outlier is a spirit of tradition racer and daysailer.
Maine Boat & Home Show unveils new poster
The annual event will held on the Rockland waterfront August 9-11. The poster evokes a retro travel poster in style, and was created in concert with graphic designer and artist Anneli Skaar.
State high school rowing championships set for Chickawaukie
The racing on Saturday, May 25, will be the first time a regatta for junior rowers will be held in the midcoast.
New mini-boat can be steered remotely
Designed to carry a full array of scientific sensors and to be steered by either an onboard micro-computer with auto-pilot or through satellite communication, O-Solo-Me is part of the fleet of mini-boats launched under the aegis of Educational Passages, a Maine-based nonprofit that works with school children around the world to launch these small boats and track their ocean travels.
Museum digitizes National Fisherman images
This collection presents a visual timeline of American fisheries. These images capture the drama, grit, expertise, and resourcefulness that characterize the industry. The scope of this collection has few rivals. It includes nearly 25,000 photographs.
New partnership will focus on 3D printing with wood products
A research team from Maine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will work with the forest products industry to produce new bio-based materials that will be conducive to 3D printing a variety of products, such as boat hull molds, shelters, and building components.
From Street Shipyard chosen for refit of Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam V
The work will include removing the entire accommodations section of the boat, sand blasting the steel, and painting two coats of marine epoxy on the internal sections.
