THOMASTON (AP) — A Maine boat-building company has opened a new boatyard in Panama.
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. is based in Thomaston with a satellite service yard in Tenants Harbor.
The 34-year-old company says it’s now opened a yard in Shelter Bay, Panama, located near the Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal.
There, it will provide repair services for sailboats and power yachts, as well as haulout and storage services. It’ll also provide prep work for boaters transiting the Panama Canal.
Company owner Lyman Morse decided to open a yard in Panama because of his appreciation for the area from decades of cruising in the region.
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