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Wood Island
The setting: Wood Island, off the coast of Phippsburg, Maine. My father's former co-worker and friend Steve Winter co-purchased the island and Steve got access to what had to be the best lot on the island.
The boat
So how do you get materials out to an island? Well, if you live 20 minutes inland by boat, you buy a center console boat and load it up every morning.
The highline
Carrying that much lumber the 200 yards uphill from the beach to the summit would be brutal. Steve devised a highline with a tensioned steel cable that, with the help of a gas-powered lobster pot hauler and me loading lumber and supplies from staging down below, supplies were winched up with minimal effort.
Getting started
After a fair bit of site prep and the pouring of some rebar-reinforced concrete footers, the first lumber was put in place.
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