Public Project
Restoring the Mary E
The museum assembled a team of shipwrights and artisans to restore the fishing schooner in 2017/18. Many years laboring as a fishing vessel, and carrying cargo had deformed the hull to such a degree that the Mary E needed to be rebuilt from the keel up. These photographs document the shipwrights’ attention to every detail as they labored tirelessly through the winter to bring the Mary E back to original form.
She was relaunched in June 2018 and the Mary E now proudly serves as the museum's ambassador schooner visiting tall ship regattas throughout the summer to educate visitors about Maine's rich ship building history.
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