Quissett Harbor Boatyard Building Gutted in Blaze

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A fire that tore through a storage shed in an iconic boatyard in the Cape Cod village of Woods Hole today spared some antique vessels but destroyed two boats that were stored at the facility, a representative of the family-owned business said.

“It engulfed the building very quickly” at about 2 p.m., said Weatherly Dorris, 49, who runs the Quissett Harbor Boatyard with her husband Richard, in a telephone interview.

Dorris said that no one was injured in the fire, but that two family-owned boats stored at the wrecked shed were completely destroyed. She declined to say what kind of boats they were or when they were built.

She said that about a dozen other vessels appeared to be okay, though some of their parts -- such as booms and masts -- were irreparably damaged.

Those boats are wooden Herreshoff vessels dating as far back as the 1930s, and fiberglass Doughdish reproductions that were built decades later, according to Dorris.
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Cause of Falmouth boatyard fire still unknown

FALMOUTH — Fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the Quissett Harbor Boatyard warehouse on Wednesday.

No one was in the building, which has stood on Quissett Harbor Road since the 1930s, when it caught fire at about 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The building was a total loss, Falmouth fire officials said. Falmouth's assessing department values the structure at about $205,000.

Weatherly Dorris, who owns the building, said on Wednesday that the building is insured, but contained boats and gear of great value.


http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120106/NEWS/201060328/-1/rss04
 
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An update:

"Dorris, whose family has operated the boatyard in the southeast corner of Buzzards Bay for the past 54 years, told us that she intends to rebuild on the same footprint as the old 2-story building, which had been in use since the late 1800s. “We will be open for business this spring,” Dorris stated, adding that launching and rigging of boats kept at the yard will not be affected by the blaze."

http://boatinglocal.com/news/quissett-harbor-boatyard-post-fire-update.html
 
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