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Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding has redelivered Boston Harbor’s MV Outward Bound ferry after a major mid-life refit. The 64-foot, 140-passenger steel vessel was built in 1995 and serves Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School seasonally in Boston Harbor.
Boston Harbor’s MV Outward Bound has returned to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for a mid-life refit, with redelivery planned for spring 2026. The 64-foot, 140-passenger ferry will get a new shaft, propeller and main engine, along with electrical, piping and hull work.
Bristol Marine’s shipyard in Boothbay Harbor has partnered with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum to restore the Eleanor, a replica of one of the ships tied to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The museum said the vessel needs repair and maintenance and expects it to return to service this spring.