MaineBoats Blog
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.
Meade Gougeon once again finishes first in grueling Everglades Challenge
Meade Gougeon, aboard his outrigger sail canoe ELDERLY CARE, placed first in his class in the Everglades Challenge on March 10, 2017. The grueling 300-mile race is sponsored by the Watertribe organization, and forbids the use of motors. At age 78, Gougeon was also the oldest challenger to finish the race.
Historic Maine-Built Schooner Comes Home
The historic schooner Mary E. arrived Sunday, April 23, at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. The Mary E. was built in 1906 on the banks of the Kennebec, just upriver on land that is now Bath Iron Works, according to the museum. Recently acquired by the museum, the Mary E is believed to be the oldest Bath-built wooden schooner, and the oldest fishing schooner built in Maine, still sailing. Mary E will be launched at the museum in spring 2018, and the museum will offer public tours and cruises.
Former Maine Seacoast Mission vessel found in Alaska
This winter a fisherman in Ketchikan, Alaska contacted the Maine Seacoast Mission in Bar Harbor via Facebook with a photo of one of the mission’s former Sunbeams — since its founding in the early 1900s, the mission has had seven different vessels for spiritual, education, and medical outreach along the Maine coast and its islands, five of them named Sunbeam.
It’s March and that means boat show time in Maine
The Maine Boatbuilders Show will take place from March 24-26 in Portland, but will be in a new location this year. The show, now in its 30th year, has moved to the Portland Sports Complex at 512 Warren Ave.
Maine’s 2016 Commercial Marine Resources Top $700 Million for the First Time
Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources topped $700 million in overall value in 2016. The total reflects yet another all-time high and an increase of nearly $100 million in value over 2015. For the second straight year, the largest single increase in value was in Maine’s lobster fishery.
