Did you think we just transported boats over the road? We were asked to deliver a Nordhavn 46 from Stonington, CT to Portland, ME and sent two of our finest on their way to complete the task. Dan Miller and Aaron Barker were the lucky ones to pilot this beautiful boat back to Maine and enjoy a sunset or two along the way!
We here at Belmont Boatworks are engaged in an effort to improve the quality of the care we give to our customers’ boats. We feel we should be more helpful and pro-active in is making suggestions that may improve our customers’ safety and enjoyment. To this end, we have begun a program of quick, free, routine inspections that take place whenever a boat is released into our care, if circumstances & time permit. This is not a survey and we don’t promise to find every flaw—it is just a brief look at typical problem areas. If we find anything we think you might like to have attended to, we will report it to you for your consideration. In some cases we may provide an estimate, and in others we may send a list from which you can request estimates if you wish.
Obviously we expect this routine to generate some more winter work for us but we also want to find any problems early before they become last-minute work that could delay your launch in the spring, or which could cost you sailing time during our all-too-brief season. Of course you may choose to attend to any such items yourself, in which case we figure the inspection has still served. We also intend to do more follow-up in the spring, making another quick check just before turning each boat over to her owner, in an effort to ensure that the boat reflects well upon the yard and is truly ready for use. Again, this will be a no-charge item.
Your comments and suggestions about this initiative and any other ways we can improve our quality of service are very welcome.
Hello all… with the help of community volunteer extraordinaire big Dan Miller and his son Henry Miller on controls of the Belmont Boatworks boom truck, the big stone is in place. We will attempt to split it. I am told by a stone mason supreme this stone may split or it may shatter in weird ways. We shall see. I will pre-drill the holes this week. We will start splitting it at about 12 PM on August 12. There’s no formality to this. We will be improvising. See you at the upper bridge where it meets the rail trail along outer High street. There is a parking lot. It’s about 1/3 mile past Belfast Variety as you come down the hill towards the river. See you Sunday. – Mike Hurley
Check out our new FOR SALE page on the Belmont Boatworks website! We will be posting all boats for sale around the yard and other nautical items that our customers wish to sell. We get many inquiries a day and we feel this will be an added convenience to all! If you have something to sell, let us know and we can put it up for you.
**We will never give out the seller’s information on our website and we will forward the buyer submitted contact info so the seller can contact the buyer. **
Aaron Barker, one of our lovely truck drivers is currently headed to Massachusetts transporting a 28′ Chriscraft Catalina 281 . If you see him on the road make sure you honk & wave!
We just brought this lovely Nonsuch 30 to her new home in Connecticut. Do you need your boat transported, launched or hauled? Give us a call!
We are a Full-Service Boatyard located just a few miles from Belfast Bay. Belmont Boatworks was founded in 2012 by Dan Miller, with the simple principles of providing affordable transportation, storage, maintenance and keeping the waterfront accessible to all.
