by maineseacoast | Dec 9, 2019 | Christmas, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
New smokestack for galley kitchen exhaust. New paneling and trim in pilothouse. A new high efficiency radiator. New furnace. The first of the new heated windows installed in the pilothouse. BELFAST, ME — Captain Mike Johnson sent these captioned Sunbeam V refit...
by maineseacoast | Oct 15, 2019 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
BELFAST, ME — Sunbeam V Captain Mike Johnson, while overseeing the Sunbeam’s routine major refit at Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, ME, has been sending us photos and praise for the Front Street boat builders for their stellar work in repairing all...
by maineseacoast | Jun 12, 2019 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam, Uncategorized
BELFAST, ME — As Sunbeam Captain Michael Johnson says, “We’re getting into the nitty gritty now.” The one photo, courtesy Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, ME, shows the Sunbeam V inside, out of the elements, ready for refit. The second photo,...
by maineseacoast | Mar 6, 2019 | Island Outreach, News, Sunbeam
In a March 5, 2019 email, Sunbeam V Captain Mike Johnson sent these photos of the Sunbeam as icebreaker, with this back story: This morning I got a call from local boatyard Henry R. Abel and Co., asking if we could break ice so they could launch lobster boat Victoria,...
by maineseacoast | Feb 21, 2019 | Island Health, Island Outreach, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
NORTHEAST HARBOR, ME — By the time you read this, a set of mid-life refurbishment specifications will have been sent to five Maine shipyards. I am pleased by the strong interest shipyards have shown in the project, as well as the quality of the yards considering the...
