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Casco Bay, off of Portland, Maine is full of islands.
These islands, sometimes referred to as the Calendar Islands since there are +/- 365 of them, range in size from no larger than a rocky outcrop to several square miles. A dozen islands have year round residents, a store or two, cars and the other elements of a very small town. There are also a handful of smaller islands that have summer houses, no cars, stores or any of the key elements found in a small town.
While islands with year round residents have a ferry (private or public), islands with summer homes use personal boats or charter boats for transportation. Heavy freight transportation is contracted by barge (not cheap).
A benefit to living on an island is....well, living on an island. The downside is the same. You live on an island. Getting things transported from "the mainland" is not always easy. Actually, it is never easy.
When I had my Montauk, I often transported a great deal of "freight". A photo of a typical trip is attached. It was cargo like this that led me to line the entire deck of my boats with Dri-Dek.
This past Saturday, I was glad I lined the deck of my Outrage 17.....
