Brooklin Boat Yard Aphrodite
Center harbor is in the heart of the best cruising grounds on the coast of maine as it is situated along the northern shore of the eggemoggin reach connecting the penobscot bays to the west with blue hill bay and mount desert island to the east.
Brooklin boat yard aphrodite. Brooklin boat yard president steve white another proud son of the boatbuilding tradition runs a skiff across center harbor a picturesque piece of water to meet me in the parking lot. Farther in center harbor is rightly famous for its fleet of wooden boats most of them maintained by the brooklin boat yard. A two year long refit commenced where the brooklin team actually templated the entire boat performed extensive cataloging of all systems and spaces throughout the interior and exterior and then began deconstructing the original purdy 74. 68 34 36 is located along the shore of center harbor in the town of brooklin maine.
The brooklin boat yard got their start in 1960 by joel m. Good mooring for sailors. She was a complete restoration using the original boat as a template from which to create what would become the reborn aphrodite. Brooklin boat yard 44 center harbor rd brooklin me 04616 rated 4 5 based on 20 reviews friendly and helpful.
On a crisp clear october day in 2005 with a huge crowd made up of aphrodite s owner s the crew of brooklin boat yard and families and friends from both sides of the project on hand to wish her well aphrodite slipped into the waters of center harbor maine to begin her new life. Brooklin boat yard of maine. Recognizing the beauty of aphrodite but not knowing the boat s storied history. But it is so choked with moored boats that anchoring safely inside is nearly impossible so visitors should either anchor in deeper water outboard of the yacht club fleet or call the boatyard at 207 359 2236 to inquire about renting one of their moorings.
In october 2005 after 33 000 man hours the famous aphrodite commuter yacht was once again launched at brooklin boat yard in the waters of center harbor maine. In 2003 the current owner placed aphrodite in long term care at one of alexseal s partner shipyards. Brooklin boat yard is a custom yacht builder yacht designer maine boat yard and brokerage. Joel and his son steve have always been early adopters of technology incorporating the west systems epoxy in 1979 and vacuum bagging laminates in 1981.
White on the coast of maine usa specializing in boat design construction repair and maintenance. The boat was moved to the brooklin boat yard in brooklin maine in 2003 and painstakingly restored.