Maine Seacoast Mission boat needs repairs
Fundraising is underway for extensive repairs of the Bar Harbor-based Maine Seacoast Mission’s boat Sunbeam V.
Maine Seacoast Mission president, Scott Planting told Maine Public that the Sunbeam's hull is rusting from the inside out. "And after a pretty extensive survey of the boat, we made the decision to do a major overhaul,” he said.
The decision comes in the midst of other changes underway for the nonprofit. Last August, the mission listed for sale its Bar Harbor headquarters for $6.295 million.
Its headquarters is in the historic La Rochelle mansion, a 1902 seaside estate with more than 40 rooms on three acres, was donated to the mission in 1972 by the Colket family of Philadelphia. This past February, the Mount Desert Islander reported the mission will move its headquarters to a multistory building planned for construction in Northeast Harbor, occupying the first floor of the building, which is will be built on land acquired last year by Mount Desert 365, a nonprofit created to promote economic revitalization in Northeast Harbor.
In March, Mission President C. Scott Planting announced he is retiring. Planting's announcement came in a letter to supporters of the Bar Harbor-based nonprofit in which he thanked them for the opportunity to serve and for their help in building a secure financial base so the mission's programs and services on land and sea will continue. Planting's letter said his retirement will take place "late this fall."
The Sunbeam V was built for the mission in 1995 by the East Boothbay shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty.
Maine Seacoast Mission is a nonprofit helping Downeast Maine communities, offering youth programs, telemedicine, housing rehabilitation, food pantries and college scholarships.
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