Another 31 has perished

[Dug]

A week or so there was a big fire in Mystic. One of the main buildings at Seaport Marine burned completely to the ground. Among other things in the building was a 31 that had been undergoing a slow restoration by the owners of the yard. It had been a Fishers Island boat, and they bought it with the idea of creating something pretty special. They had even come over to the rendezvous on the south side of Shelter Island to see what others had done and get inspiration. My hope is that Mystic will allow them to build and improve on the site now that the building is gone. They’ve tried in the past and it has not been allowed to go forward. Be that as it may, there is one less Bertram 31 in the world.

[Ironworker]

Sad to hear. My guess is a developer will buy the yard and build condos.

[scenarioL113]

sad! I saw the fire on the news and it was devastating

[Dug]

Rick, I don’t think they will sell. They just sold Noank Shipyard last month to focus on this yard and Bridgeport Boatworks which they also own. Should be interesting to see where they take it. But you may be right.

[Bruce]

The following is from an article I found on the fire from the CT Examiner.

New ideas maybe included opening a barbeque joint...........


"The waterfront property was the site of “Smiler’s Wharf,” a redevelopment project proposed in 2019 for the 11.5-acre site that included a 6-story apartment building, a 40-room boutique hotel, a 200-seat waterside restaurant, commercial space, a public boardwalk, a marine services building and enlargement of the boat basin with slips for transient boaters. The owners withdrew their application in the face of strong local opposition from residents – some alleging the owners were neglecting the buildings so that they could be torn down – but the plans also garnered support from the business community. At the time, the owners said they planned to return with new ideas for the property.

The withdrawn plan also proposed moving all of the marine and mechanical work and boat storage at Seaport Marine to Noank Shipyard and tearing down the warehouses. "

[MarkD]

Dug:

Do you know what the name of the 31 was that was destroyed?

Mark

[Amberjack]

Amberjack is the last boat just visible to the left during the Seattle Yacht Club fire 21 years ago.

[Tony Meola]

The following is from an article I found on the fire from the CT Examiner.

New ideas maybe included opening a barbeque joint...........


"The waterfront property was the site of “Smiler’s Wharf,” a redevelopment project proposed in 2019 for the 11.5-acre site that included a 6-story apartment building, a 40-room boutique hotel, a 200-seat waterside restaurant, commercial space, a public boardwalk, a marine services building and enlargement of the boat basin with slips for transient boaters. The owners withdrew their application in the face of strong local opposition from residents – some alleging the owners were neglecting the buildings so that they could be torn down – but the plans also garnered support from the business community. At the time, the owners said they planned to return with new ideas for the property.

The withdrawn plan also proposed moving all of the marine and mechanical work and boat storage at Seaport Marine to Noank Shipyard and tearing down the warehouses. "

Seems like the fire was timely.

[Dug]

Mark, I do not, but could find out if you want me too.

Dug