The Town Council has lifted a policy requiring boaters to own shorefront property in order to set anchor in town waters. A new committee has one year to make recommendations on how to proceed.
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Lawmakers consider slip fee on foreign registered megayachts
While the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, sees the vessels as symbols of economic and environmental inequality, opponents say the ships would dock elsewhere, hurting the Maine businesses that supply and repair them.
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Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast
Battery-powered outboards are seen as a first step in ‘electrifying’ the working waterfront. Are pleasure boats next?
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Fourth of July weekend: Water patrols increase to deter OUI boaters
The Maine Warden Service and Maine Marine Patrol are stepping up patrols and stopping boats over the holiday as part of Operation Dry Water.
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Price of marine fuel soars as Mainers head into prime boating season
The record cost of fuel is particularly problematic for lobstermen and fishermen, who face increased costs at a time when wholesale seafood prices are flat.
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Boothbay firm to build advanced electric powerboat with European partners
Hodgdon Yachts will manufacture ‘the Lion,’ which will be among the first electric boats to offer a high-speed DC charging option.
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Kennebec County lake associations seek funding for more boat inspections to fight invasive plants
Request from the three associations totals $10,600, a $2,600 increase to last year’s $8,000 appeal.
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GM exploring electric boats, buys 25% stake in engine maker
Privately held Pure Watercraft makes an electric outboard propulsion system powered by a lithium-ion battery.
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Body of Pennsylvania man recovered from Sheepscot Pond in Palermo
Akshay Mamidela, 25, of Delaware Water Gap, apparently went onto the water Wednesday night to retrieve a paddleboard that had drifted from shore and his kayak capsized due to rough conditions, officials said.
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More boating patrols planned for Fourth of July weekend
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife effort will focus on preventing drownings and drunken boating.