"Katie M"

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This 40' Wayne Beal is going to be a lobster boat when it is finished. It will be going to Lynn, MA.

This is the beginning stages of the fuel tank beds.

When the fuel tanks are completed they will hold around 300 gallons a piece.

Spray rails, Lifting rails, and Quarter Guards are all installed before to much construction is done.

All the bulkhead are in, fuel tanks are done, and construction on the side decks has begun.

The engine room will house a 600hp Lugger, the owner selected this motor because it has lots of power at all RPMs.

Behind the engine room will be two below deck lobster tanks, each will hold three totes of lobster.

Beginning stages of the floor and the rope locker. A chute will be built at the back of the locker to allow for the rope to feed out of the hole.

This plywood is reinforcement around the inside rudder box. Once it is glassed a second bearing will be added at the top of the rudder. All of this is done to cut down on possible flexing of the hull.

These straight knees will be boxed in from the back of the wheelhouse to the stern of the boat.

The forward bunks completed, waiting for glass. Constructed out of Nida-core to cut down on the weight.

Here Dan Jr. is building some of the deck. Spruce stringers run the length of the deck and 3/4" plywood will be screwed to the top of them to finish the deck.

Portside floor completed and fiber glassed into the side of the hull.

Starboard floor built and screwed down, awaiting fiberglass.

At the request of the owner, the chute at the back of the rope locker was widened 1.5".

Engine beds built on friday, completely fiber glassed by the end of the day on monday. After squaring up the inside face 3/4" aluminum angle will be bolted through to support the engine.

The breast hook provides an area for the bow chocks and a place to end the toe rail.

Moving the boat outside expecting the motor to arrive the following week. However the motor was delayed and should show up the first week of April.

We put the boat in our dry storage shop while we wait for the motor to arrive.

The motor has arrived. We rented a crane from Art Henry Crane Services and placed the motor on the aluminum engine beds.

The transmission was outfitted with a power take off to power the hydraulic pump.

Another shot of the 600hp Lugger. Due to high demand of these motors, sometimes it actually takes a long time to get a motor for the boat that is being built.

Now that the motor is here and the boat is back in the shop, its time to get to work.

Trunk side construction will be complete in a couple of days then the Nida-core trunk top can be put on the boat.

Early look at the work bench area.

The top of the work bench, by glassing and sanding the top off the boat it makes installation much more simple.

One of the two below deck lobster tanks, when completed the operator will be able to fill and empty either tank.

This new design will allow for the drain and fill to be in the bottom of the tank.

A new transmission, a down angle gear, will let the motor be installed lower in the boat. Thanks to lugger for getting us the new gear so quickly.

After some more construction and sanding the trunk top can be fiber glassed in place.

The battery box is offset to the starboard side of the boat.

Two shelves that will be installed above the forward bunks. They are being glassed and sanded out of the boat so sanding will be minimized once they are in place.

A few hours after the shaft arrives it is installed in the boat, now the inside and outside packing boxes can be lined up.

After more deck was put in place the stern of the boat was removed.

From the top of the trunk you can see the deck building process and the lobster tanks.

To the left of these steps there will be an access door to get into the engine room.

This bench on the port side of the boat mirrors the one on the starboard side.

The outside stuffing box with hull and deck putty behind it, once the hull and deck pad is completed it is glassed and the box is put back on for the final installation.

Preliminary wheelhouse construction is nearing completion.

The bench inside the wheelhouse will be used to house a bus heater and any additional space will be used for storage.

Here you can see the windows have been lined out, they are now ready to cut out and pattern. The windows will be provided by Diamond SeaGlaze.

As you can see the owner is very anxious to get his boat in the water, he's even brought up a trap to remind us of this fact.

The completed dash dent and hauler pad.

The custom rope locker will keep rope under the deck while traps are being hauled in.

Both sides of the boat have been boxed in and on the port side there will be a SS fence down the entire side deck.

Once the outside of the boat has been sanded and the windows have been cut out we can gel the outside and add the rails.

Rails are on and the outside is completely gelled.

The fence down the side of the boat will give the owner a place to tie things up and a place to stack traps.

The first draft of the fuel system, the racor (90 gpm) was removed and a dahl (200 gpm) was put in in its place.

The water intake system will be used to cool the hydraulics and be pumped out to a deck hose.

The two 8d batteries will power the electrical system, an inverter/battery charger will be tied in once a final location is established.

The beginning stages of the electrical panel, sub-panels will make wiring the lighting much easier.

A Clark Island trademark, the heavy-duty vice, is located on the forward starboard bench.

Bow bit and bow chocks installed. More of the exceptional fabrication displayed by John Myers.

Below deck lobster tanks will let the owner store 5 crates of lobsters, three on the port and two non the starboard.

The exhaust system will be boxed in behind the wheelhouse, and there will be engine access to the left of the exhaust.

This part of the exhaust system has to be sent out to Infab, it will be covered with high-temp exhaust wrap that will protect the surrounding components from the heat.

The in-dash plotter is the impressive feature in the hauling area.  The secondary control handle will control the water pumps that feed the below deck lobster tanks.

Two VHF radios are located on either side of the Simrad autopilot. 

The bilge panel and inverter/batter charger panel, located to the left of the wheel.  The bilge panel has indicator lights and an alarm so that the operator know when the different pumps are running.

In an effort to conserve dash board space, the engine panel was flush mounted in the main bulkhead.  The stainless steel push-pull switches is a new feature that will be available on all boats starting in 2007.

The backside of the engine panel and push-pull switches. 

The beginning stages of the hydraulic system. All hoses are made at the Clark Island Boat Works hose shop.  All hoses and ends are purchased from Complete Hydraulics.  The helms, pumps, motors, solenoids, and shuttle valves are purchased from Motion Industries.

The spotlight handle will be reachable from inside and outside the wheelhouse.  The first of three wiper motors is installed over the second window.

An outside hauling deck light will illuminate the hauling area when fishing early in the morning or late in the day.

The aluminum radar stand was powder coated by Performance Product Painting.  The five antenna mounts will be the home for: two vhf antenna, cell phone antenna, AM/FM antenna, and an all-around anchor light.

Double toe rail was added to the hauling station for added strength.  Addition stainless steel was added to minimize the abuse to the hauling side.

The stern light, mounted on the top of the trap rack.

The beginning stages of the tail-gate.  The owner of the boat brought several hundred pictures of tail-gates and we feel as though we have improved upon the previous designs.

Shore power outlet located on the port side of the boat. 

PVC rub rails on the inside of the boat will prevent the traps from damaging the sides of the boat.

A 10" stainless steel cleat under the rail will provide a heavy duty tie down.

The name was provided by PDQ Signs in Rockland Maine. Katie M is the owner wife.

The day before the launch, the excited owner inspects some of our work.

The completed electrical system. Our new electrician isn't that great as you can see by the messy wiring.

A look at the engine room through the aluminum engine room door. This door was requested by the owner and will let him get to the motor without having to remove the wheelhouse hatches.

More wiring, the hydraulic tank, and some of the hydraulic system. The PVC pipe is actually duct work for the defroster.

All the electronics are visible from the work station. The bottom machine is built on a swivel that will allow viewing from inside and outside.

The completed companionway door, complete with Lexan door.

Day before launch, what a great looking boat.

After fixing a series of minor problems the boat is ready to head back to Nahant. With full fuel tanks the top speed was 22knots, with a comfortable cruising speed of 17.5knots.

The highlight feature of this boat is the tailgate. Stainless steel on the boat and aluminum off the boat make for an attractive and functional design. The tailgate is pinned down with two plastic dowels and held up with two stainless steel sliding latches. John Myers, our welder, deserves all the credit in the world for doing such a great job.

Windows and door were provided by Diamond Seaglaze.

Heavy duty rubber mats were cut and fitted around all the hatches then stuck down with roofing tar. These mats will protect the boat for years and are very comfortable to work on.

The valving to the left gives the operator the option to divert water to the lobster tank or the deck hose.

This SS louver will feed air to the engine room while blocking any water that hits it.

The aluminum culling tray fits out around the sliding door and will be used for storing lobsters while they are waiting to be banded.

This is the best boat that we have built yet. We hope that the owner is as happy with it as we are. Good Luck.