Portland
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March 21, 2013Troubleshooting ContestAt the Maine Boatbuilders Show, area high shcool students went to work sorting out bugs in electrical panels and marine engine powerheads.
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March 21, 2013students 1.jpg
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March 21, 2013judges.jpg
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March 21, 2013Students 3
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March 21, 2013Troubleshooting Contest
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March 20, 20132013 Maine Boatbuilders ShowAttendance and number of exhibitors were both up at this year's show, an annual rite of better weather to come in New England.
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March 20, 2013outdoors.jpgAt the Maine Boatbuilders Show, the displays seemingly spill out of the main building, into the parking lot and adjacent sheds.
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March 20, 2013rigging shop.jpgIn outlying buildings at Portland Yacht Services, show attendees can inspect work in progress, such as repairs to this wooden spar being carried out in the rigging shop.
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March 20, 2013hall.jpgThe building that houses Portland Yacht Services and the annual Maine Boatbuilders Show—once a locomotive factory—can be as interesting as the rest of the exhibits.
Electronic Updates
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