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Customer Testimonial 2016

Customer Testimonial 2016

We're proud to have some great customers at Front Street Shipyard who trust us with their boats. This video features one customer in particular who shared his thoughts on Front Street Shipyard with our friend and videographer Billy Black.

ASHA Refit: An Interview with her Owner

ASHA Refit: An Interview with her Owner

Keith Mortensen, owner of the 90-foot Palmer Johnson yacht ASHA, describes the refit process at Front Street Shipyard. ASHA underwent a comprehensive refit during the winter and spring of 2014-15.

ASHA Refit at Front Street Shipyard

ASHA Refit at Front Street Shipyard

ASHA is a 90-foot Palmer Johnson motoryacht that underwent a comprehensive refit at Front Street Shipyard from 2014-2015. This video highlights much of the refit process as well as the finished yacht as photographed by Billy Black.

Front Street Shipyard Collaborates With Tripp Design

Front Street Shipyard Collaborates With Tripp Design

Front Street Shipyard’s in-house design team developed a new line of modern sloops now available for construction. The line includes 84-foot, 102-foot and 112-foot yachts that are performance-oriented with a range of interior options.

ASOLARE Moves out of Front Street Shipyard

ASOLARE Moves out of Front Street Shipyard

This winter we had the 154-foot luxury yacht ASOLARE (formerly SCHEHEREZADE) in our shop for some work. Just getting her in and out of the building is a challenge. Watch this video shot on a cold, snowy day as the Front Street Shipyard team and Brownell Systems moved...

ASOLARE Moves

ASOLARE Moves

ASOLARE (formerly SCHEHEREZADE) is a 154-foot wooden yacht that’s spending fall of 2014 at Front Street Shipyard for a minor refit. Billy Black filmed her move into the building in September.

On the Record: JB Turner

On the Record: JB Turner

The Working Waterfront sits down with JB Turner, president of Belfast's Front Street Shipyard, to talk about plans for expansion, his management style, and building his dream boat.

2014 Palm Beach Boat Show

2014 Palm Beach Boat Show

Front Street Shipyard debuts new superyacht designs at the 2014 Palm Beach International Boat Show.

FSS Expands Facility to Bucksport

FSS Expands Facility to Bucksport

Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, has increased its capacity by adding a new facility located in the neighboring town of Bucksport. The additional building houses a team of composites experts who are currently beginning construction on a line of 30-foot...

Brownell Systems at Front Street Shipyard

Brownell Systems at Front Street Shipyard

Tom Brownell of Brownell Systems in Mattapoisett, MA speaks of his relationship with Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine. Brownell is the industry leader in hydraulic boat hauling. http://www.brownellsystems.com Video by Billy Black http://www.billyblack.com

Front Street Shipyard Introduces Setzer-Designed Motoryachts

Front Street Shipyard Introduces Setzer-Designed Motoryachts

Front Street Shipyard is working with Setzer Yacht Architects to develop design documentation for a new motoryacht series. Featuring four new designs from 28 to 40 meters, the series is an offshoot from Setzer’s broader 2014 portfolio of “New American Motoryachts,” a...