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| Beautiful metal weather vane at the Maritime Marine Museum Bath, Maine |
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| This boat yard built wood boats - the white frame in this picture is the fore and aft of the WYOMING - the largest wood boat ever built. It was 450' long (the ark was 300 cubits, also 450', hmmmm) with 6 masts (hand hewn). Eventually they'll have a skeleton frame for the whole thing. Including the masts. It carried 6,600 tons of coal...that's a lot of coal. |
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| I'm standing at the base - a whole new perspective |
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| Big boats require big tools - this is a jigsaw. We also took a tour of the Bath Iron Works - they build boats, mostly destroyers, for the Navy. You won't see any pictures here - very hush, hush. We weren't allowed cameras or cell phones. We saw the new Zumwalt Class Destroyer - well parts of it, unassembled. Not the usual look - everything is angled - the radar signature is that of a 12' fishing vessel. Armed guards strolling on the bow. Google it for all the interesting info and pics. |
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| Ocean Point |
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| How about your own island with your own lighthouse? The shoreline is condusive to lots of small anchorages and waterfront homes with beautiful views. |
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| Makes us wish we'd been able to do some boating "down east". |
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