Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Working at the water.

Belfast Shipyard building under construction 2010 - click
  The Belfast Shipyard has turned out to be a great success, when it was being built there was talk of creating 35 jobs, but soon almost 100 people will be employed.  The recent agreement with a boat builder from Rhode Island helped the boost.  The Rhode Island outfit builds boats from composit materials, boats like racing yachts.
  The yard is busy now overhauling pleasure and working boats inside the big blue building, shown here:
Inside work - Bangor Daily News Feb 24 2012
The Shipyard reportedly can work on up to 30 boats at a time, inside, and weather permitting a larger number outside.  This work is what I would call "fancy stuff", things like new engines, upholstrey or galley and berthing spaces.  Work on the hull and superstructure  of the boats is also done (shown above).
You can view the Shipyard from the Memorial Bridge (footbridge)
over the Passagassawaukeag River near its entrace to Penobscot Bay.
Hauling a boat from the water and placing it at a storage station. - Bangor
Daily News Sept 02 2011
Tug boats wait in Belfast to help guide ships into Sears Island Port Facilities
in Searsport, also they sometimes help barge traffic up the Penobscot
River to Bangor (most barges have their own tugs)

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