Casco Bay after Labor Day
The bay empties. The yards fill. If you're shopping a picnic boat, this is the useful month.
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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…
Brokerage range
What is she worth?
A calm pre-owned range from year, hours, drive, and brokerage asks. Not a survey.
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Buying pre-owned
Brokerage boats in a real budget. Jets versus shafts, tired varnish, the survey that happens before you fall in love.
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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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