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The Fortune, Inc. story began nearly sixty years ago when Richard
Fortune, Jr. opened his sail loft in Portland's Old Port
district. During its time as a sail loft, Fortune made sails
for such notable vessels as the schooner Bowdoin. Today the second
and third generations of Fortunes are still hard at work in a
company that has survived cycles of expansion and contraction,
diversification of services and products and scaling back of
products and services, favorable business climates and periods
of deep recession.
Fortune, Inc. is a manufacturer of custom marine
canvas and upholstery products. We are an integral part of Maine's
boat building industry, providing many of the State's finest
builders and service facilities with high quality marine canvas
and upholstery
products - all of which are designed to withstand the elements
of sun, salt water and hard use. In addition, the company's 21
employees and four managers produce a line of soft goods for
industrial applications such as radome covers for satellite dishes
that measure up to fifteen feet in diameter and shipping container
bags for nuclear reactor components which are being shipped worldwide.
We also build fishing kites that are used by the ground fishing
industry to float the nets in which they haul their catch. Customers
are served from facilities in Portland, Southwest Harbor, and Camden,
Maine.
Our
client list reads like a veritable who's who of prominent
boat builders, service and repair yards and marinas. Sabre Yachts,
Hinckley Yachts, Wilbur Yachts, Ellis Boats, Hodgdon Yachts,
Padebco Custom Boats, Maritime Skiff, Eastern Boats, Lyman Morse
Boatbuilding Company, and many others all use Fortune Inc. custom
canvas and upholstery products. In addition, many of Maine's
finest service yards, including
Boothbay Region Boatyard, Brewers South Freeport, Dimillo's Marina,
Yankee Marina, and Wayfarer Marine trust our products
and services and turn to Fortune for retrofits and upgrades for
their
customers.
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