Great Goings on at the Maine Maritime Museum! This is only 30 minutes from the Flagship Inn, and Boothbay Harbor. Experience our local Maritime Heritage.
Go Behind the Scenes once again
Tour Rockport Marine Design &
Restoration
Friday afternoon, Sept 26, 1 to 2:30pm
 On
Friday, Sept. 26, Maine Maritime Museum takes you behind the scenes at
Rockport Marine, where they've mastered class yacht restoration. The
process begins with 3D laser measurement of the vessel to quantify the
degree to which the vessel differs from her original condition.
Invariably designers incorporate reconfigured accommodations, modern
electrical/mechanical systems and improvements to vessel performance into
the restorations while maintaining the heart and aesthetics of the
original. Rockport Marine restorations demand curiosity, diligence
and willingness to pursue the last degree of detail. Members $15; nonmembers $20
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Go Behind the Scenes one last time this year
Tour John's Bay Boat Company
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, 1 to
2:30pm
 On
Saturday, Oct. 4, join MMM in a tour of a small, traditional boat shop
located in mid-coast Maine that builds custom plank on frame boats for both
work and pleasure, John's Bay Boat Company. Owner Peter Kass believes
in building using traditional methods. He designs all of the boats he
builds starting with a half model he carves by hand. He then takes
the lines from the model to create a table of offsets from which he
then lofts the keel, stern (transom) and temporary molds, which become the
framework around which the boat is built. Builder becomes artist as the
vessel's shape is formed by eye and by feel. Along with the ability to be
customized and the rugged practicality of a wooden boat, these are also
some of the most beautiful boats on the water, real head-turners. Members $15; nonmembers $20
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