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| Brightwork Restoration |
| This Baba 38 is in the midst of a restoration. The fresh brightwork brings this old beauty to life. |
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| Stern Thruster Installation |
| The installation of an Imtra stern thruster will make tight manuevers easy for the owner of a new Sabreline 42. |
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| Old Cat, New Cat |
| This old Catboat looks like new thanks to Jim Cote's trigger work. The hull is finished with Alwgrip's classy Flag Blue, a popular color choice. |
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| A fresh look for a classic boat. |
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| Engine Repowers |
| Engine repowers require careful placement and realignment. |
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| A new Westerbeke will give a 1965 Hinckley 41 a safe, reliable source of power. |
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| A Jonmari 40 is repowered. |
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| Hard Aground? |
| From a painful grounding to smooth sailing, our crew repairs keels, rudders, bottoms, and running gear, as good as new. |
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| This keel looks better than new! |
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| Shafts, struts, and propellers are recovered or replaced, as necessary, follwing a grounding. |
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| A True Beauty |
| This 1972 Swan 40 underwent an extensive refit, from systems to cosmetics, the owner worked closely with our Brewer team to return this beauty to her former grandeur. |
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| To bring an old hull back to life, proper preparation is key. |
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| The decks were stripped prior to the application of the new finish. |
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| Before/After |
| This classic 1967 Hinckley Pilot was prepped and finished by our talented painters. This is a second geneartion family boat, but it looks like new! |
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| Before the deck finishing. |
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| Woodwork |
| A new wooden bowsprit is fabricated after the original one broke due to rot. Our skilled craftsmen can modify and restore almost anything! |
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| The new sprit is laminated and sculpted. |
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| Varnish is applied, sealing the wood from the elements. |
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| Ouch! |
| If Mother Nature delivers a blow, let our team repair the damage. This Tartan 35 recovered, thanks to the magic worked by a skilled fiberglass team. |
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| A repair plan is sketched out. |
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| Paint Shop Results |
| The Brewer South Freeport Marine paint shop turns out fine Awlgrip finish work on a regular basis. Here is some recent work produced by Head Painter Jim Cote. |
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| A Hinckley Pilot prepped for an Awlgrip finish. |
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| A Duffy 31 finished with Stars and Stripes Blue. |
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| Bow Thruster Installations |
A SidePower SP-95 bow thruster on a 44' Mason was among the first installed by Brewer South Freeport Marine. With this addition, the owners have found maneuvering in and out of slips much easier.
"We selected one of the largest units recommended for a boat of this size," says mechanic, Bobby Hall. "With the heavy displacement, the full keel, and the length of this boat, we wanted to be sure we were providing more than adequate power."
Using a special jig, designed for cutting holes for bow thruster tubes, each side of the hull was drilled out, well below the waterline. "We placed the unit as far forward as possible, to maximize its effectiveness," Bobby explains. "It fits neatly between the inverter and the battery installations we did last year, and makes good use of the limited space available under the v-berth."
Head Painter, Jim Cote, assisted Bobby with the project, laying up fiberglass to secure the tube in its proper place.
"We're excited," say owners Dick and Marty Traiser. "We did a lot of research and talked to other Mason owners who had already installed this unit, on this same boat, before starting the project. It's the right thruster for the boat."
A factory-installed hydraulic bow thruster was also repowered on a 40-foot Down East cruiser, after the owner determined that his hydraulic unit wasn't producing enough thrust to maneuver the boat.
"To correct the problem in a cost effective manner, I researched and electric conversion, changed out the motor, ran new cabling and switching, and installed over-current protection," Bobby explains. "The original bow thruster wasn't compatible with the hydraulic system it was previously powered by, but this conversion will power the thruster to the boat owner's satisfaction." |
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| The crew drills a hole for the new bow thruster. |
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| Bobby Hall inspects the cut-out. |
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| Fresh Paint! |
| This 1987 Blatic 43 is fresh out of our paint shop. Oo-la-la. Nice trigger work Mike Govoni and Jimmy Cote! |
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| Prepping the boot stripes... |
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| Bow Thrusters in High Demand |
| Sailboat and power boat owners are finding that the addition of a bow thruster greatly reduces the stress of docking, especially when arriving and departing slips in a swift current or stiff breeze. Ask us for a quote! A thruster may be worth your investment. |
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| Bow thruster for a 40' Legacy. |
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| Bow thruster for a 38' Nauticat. |
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