Teak & Beam

Teak underfoot.
your tidal passage…

A weekly collection of letters from Casco Bay — the freedom to drift and jet with no place to be and no timeline to follow…

Hinckley teak cockpit and brightwork looking forward to the helm

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Buying used

Brokerage boats in a real budget. Jets versus shafts, tired varnish, the survey that happens before you fall in love.

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Navy Hinckley-style picnic boat, teak transom, American flag
Teak cockpit at dusk

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Keeping her

Teak, brightwork, winter storage, the checks you write every year in Casco Bay.

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The history

Lobster-boat roots, Downeast pleasure conversions, Hinckley’s picnic jet, and the yards that kept the sheer line honest.

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Classic Downeast picnic boat on a Maine mooring at golden hour