by maineseacoast | Sep 24, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, Maine
As the ‘Sunbeam’ returns to Northeast Harbor on October 2nd, I am looking for a few boats to commit to joining us in the parade.
If you (or a friend) have a boat and can join us, please let Mission Development Associate Anna Silver know. She can be reached by phone 207-801-6011 or email: [email protected].
If you find yourself free at the last minute – we would still love to have you with us.
The ‘Sunbeam’ leaves Belfast Harbor earlier in the day. The boat parade starts on the final leg of that trip and follows the ‘Sunbeam’ back home to Northeast Harbor.
Here is the parade schedule:
Friday October 2nd:
3:15PM – 3:45PM: ‘Sunbeam’ arrives near bell buoy R#8 off Cranberry Island.
3:45PM – 4:15PM: Boats assemble for parade. Capt. Mike Johnson will organizing this on VHF radio channel #71.
4:15PM: ‘Sunbeam’ and parade depart for Northeast Harbor. 4:30PM arrival.
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by maineseacoast | Sep 23, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Island Health, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam, Thank You Thursday
It’s Thank you Thursday. Today’s shout out of Mission love goes to Rick Erb, President & CEO of the Maine Health Care Association (MHCA).
Rick has worked with our Island Elder Care group over the past several years. He has attended our Island Elder Care conference and been an advocate for the group at the State legislative level. Rick is always available, helping us find answers to so many questions.
Our small island elder care homes would not be as prepared as they are without the resources and help of Rick Erb and MHCA. It has been a pleasure to work with someone so professional and caring.
This is what community looks like.
On the web
On Facebook
by maineseacoast | Sep 2, 2020 | Island Health, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam, Thank You Thursday
It’s Thank you Thursday. Today’s shout out of Mission Love goes to Nurse Practitioner Brien Davis and his Hope Health clinic in Camden, ME.
Mission Island Health Services Director Sharon Daley, RN nominated Brien Davis because “he is so good to work with. I called him twice in the last few days for help with two lobstermen with no doctor, no insurance.” Brien’s appointment calendar was booked solid, but he saw both lobstermen.
“Brien understands how difficult it is for someone on an island to get off for medical care. I can count on him and his staff to help when there is someone who needs medical attention,” said Sharon Daley. “He is not only an excellent practitioner, he’s understanding, figures out ways to make things work, and adjusts as needed.
“When I am on an island and need someone seen quickly Brien and staff make it happen. I am so grateful for the support and help they give me and the islanders,” said Sharon.
This is what community looks like.
Hope Health on the web.
Hope Health on Facebook.
by maineseacoast | Aug 24, 2020 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
Photo courtesy Front Street Shipyard.
Mainebiz — August 20, 2020
Seacoast Mission’s Sunbeam V splashes after year- long refit
By Laurie Schreiber
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast launched Maine Seacoast Mission’s 75-foot-long telemedicine vessel Sunbeam V on Monday, after a 14-month refit.
System tests performed at the shipyard’s dock are now underway, to be followed by sea trials.
Delivery to the mission, which is relocating from Bar Harbor to Northeast Harbor, is expected by early October.
The Sunbeam V arrived at Front Street in May 2019.
The ship underwent extensive hull maintenance, cosmetic updates and equipment upgrades….
Full MaineBiz Story and Photos.
by maineseacoast | Aug 24, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
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Sunbeam bow
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Sunbeam stern
BELFAST, ME — Here’s a side of the Sunbeam rarely seen: the underside. Notice the gray square blocks attached to the boat in strategic places? These zinc “Sacrificial Anodes” are very important and useful. They keep the salt water from eating brass propellers.
These photos show the zincs in the stern near the Sunbeam prop, and also, on the bow near the prop in the bow thruster. As of this writing, the zincs are all submerged. Sunbeam Engineer Storey King says zincs have a lifespan of about three years.
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Electrolysis Can Eat Your Prop
Whenever different metals are placed in a conductive liquid, such as salt water, you create a battery. If you connect these pieces of metal together, current will flow. This current, trying to equalize the conductivity of the metals, will be removing metal from one of the metal pieces. This removal is called “electrolysis”. If the piece being removed is…one of the pieces is your propeller — it is bad.
When you pull your boat to do the bottom you may wonder what those pitted, ashen-white pieces of metal are on your shaft, rudder or possibly on the transom. These are called zincs and, as luck would have it, are made of zinc. The zincs you use on a boat are called “Sacrificial Anodes.” Zinc is used because it has a higher voltage in the water so the current will be more inclined to flow from it than from your propeller.
by maineseacoast | Aug 19, 2020 | Island Health, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam, Uncategorized
BELFAST, ME — This is Director of Island Health Services Sharon Daley’s office aboard the Sunbeam on August 17, the day the boat was returned to the water. The wide angle setting on the camera lens gives a fuller view of the different room perspectives nearing the end of the Sunbeam refit. Sharon’s office is equipped with telemedicine equipment so she, island patients, and medical personnel on the mainland can videoconference with each other.
Learn more about the Mission’s Island Health Services.
