The Hinckley Co.’s first fiberglass yacht, a Bermuda 40 sailboat, seen here in 1959. PHOTO / COURTESY THE HINCKLEY CO. When the Hinckley Co. was founded, in 1928 in Southwest Harbor, owner Henry ...
When I first stepped into the Maverick Boat Group’s P2 factory in Fort Pierce, Florida, the first thing I noticed was what was missing. In most other boatbuilding facilities I have visited, I’ve been ...
Cape Fear Community College will offer two new programs, surgical technology and fiberglass boat building, for students in the fall. The programs were started after businesses suggested the two ...
Brunswick Corp. is expanding its partnership with Arkema to develop a fully recyclable fiberglass boat that integrates Arkema’s Elium liquid thermoplastic resin on all the vessel’s composite parts, ...
Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...
The boatbuilding firm Millennium Marine has had mostly success since it moved from New Brunswick to Eastport a year ago — so much so, that it plans to add 20 employees. Millennium Marine manufactures ...
Holland’s boat-building heritage is highlighted in a new book by Geoffrey Reynolds, who is the Mary Riepma Ross Director of the Joint Archives of Holland at Hope College. “Boats Made in Holland: A ...
GARDINER — When Southport Boats hits its stride this year in its new larger manufacturing space in South Gardiner, a new boat is expected to leave the facility every week. That pace is expected to ...