Building Downeast boats for over 40 years

 

Newman & Gray specializes in building custom and semi-custom powerboats as well as restoring classic wooden and fiberglass boats. Drawing on the longstanding tradition of Downeast built boats, our projects exemplify timeless style and craftsmanship.

 
 

About

Find out about our boatyard and its roots in building classic Downeast boats.

 

Past Projects

Take a look at a sampling of the boats we have built. In particular we have focused on Jarvis Newman and Bunker and Ellis designs.

Stars and Stripes gel coat on this Newman skiff. To be finished off in the coming weeks with teak woodwork.
First coat of gel coat down on the platform. By doing minimal seams we were able to avoid a lot of fairing and made the process a lot simpler.
Now in the shop is this Newman 32’ for a new aft platform. The three composites panels will be screwed, glued, and fiberglassed together to form a structure that should last for many years.
We got to try out our new to us hydraulic trailer today. Lovingly restored to it’s 1970’s? glory by Ed, Jonah, and Seth T this summer it passed it’s first test with flying colors!
We took this shelter top off of a Duffy 26’ to do some re-coring . The old balsa had delaminated and over the years lost its strength. We will replace it with foam and make it look like new. If you’ve never smelled rotten balsa you’
Frozen skiff is a great way to start the week!