As a change of pace, let’s look at this Maine coastal scene that probably would not be of any interest to Winslow Homer or Andrew Wyeth. It’s part of the odds and ends that are lying around the WoodenBoat School’s boatshed while boats and equipment were being taken out of the water this week for winter storage.
The contraption on the left is a kayak carrier in which six to eight kayaks can be inserted onto holding prongs covered with protective foam that is held in place by duct tape. To this trailer’s right is a solo rowing boat and a solo kayak.
Here’s what the kayak carrier looked like in July:
That kayak carrier also is used to transport other long, thin marine materials, including sailboat masts., as you can see in this image taken yesterday:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on July 11 and September 18 and 19, 2022.)