The over 120 year old historic boathouse at the head of Camden, ME’s harbor has been rebuilt with state of the art systems with the help of Lyman-Morse Technologies. The boathouse, which was originally built to house “Mona Loa”, a 131 foot long steam yacht owned by the first commodore of the Camden Yacht Club, has been transformed to accommodate a modern 48′ powerboat and with the additional space, now offers a beautiful harborside apartment.
Not only was the boathouse itself rebuilt, but so was the marine railroad system. “The system includes an aluminum boat cradle, specially designed to hold the owners’ 48-foot Hinckley. It sits on a 50′ by 18′ steel rail car that weighs about 7 tons, according to Samir Gupta, manager of Lyman-Morse Technologies division. The technologies division designed and built the custom boat cradle, the rail car that holds it, the electric capstan that hauls the boat, and all the controllers that make the system work safely, as well as new doors and a system to operate them.”
*Photo by Alison Langley
Read the full article by Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors here.