by maineseacoast | Feb 27, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
BELFAST, ME — Mission Communications Associate Hunter Billings was at Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, ME with Sunbeam Captain Mike Johnson. The two men went on a Sunbeam “walk through,” with Mike Johnson narrating current aspects of the boat’s...
by maineseacoast | Feb 6, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
BELFAST, ME — “The new Northern Lights Generators were hoisted into the Sunbeam engine room on Wednesday, February 5. These will be a big improvement over the removed units. They are more fuel efficient and have an insulated sound enclosure (not installed...
by maineseacoast | Jan 22, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
BELFAST, ME — Front Street Shipyard, where the Sunbeam V is having its routine major refit, today posted these two photos of a welder attaching a metal plate underneath the Sunbeam. Sunbeam V Captain Mike Johnson explains why. He said, “The plate is...
by maineseacoast | Jan 16, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
‘Sunbeam V’ pilothouse August 2019. (Photo courtesy Front Street Shipyard) ‘Sunbeam V’ pilothouse January 2020. (Photo courtesy Mike Johnson) ‘Sunbeam V’ pilothouse January 2020. (Photo courtesy Mike Johnson) BELFAST, ME —...
by maineseacoast | Jan 15, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam, Uncategorized
BELFAST, ME — Front Street Shipyard carpenters Kirk Ryder (left) and Peter Lewis (right) are responsible for much of the reconstruction of the Sunbeam V pilothouse. Marine carpentry is challenging. Hardly anything is square or level. Multiple compound angles...
