Lobster Boat in Bass Harbor

Lobster boat in Bass Harbor, on the southwest corner of Mount Desert Island.

This photo shows an evolution in lobster boat design The boat at mooring on the right has only a canvas spray hood. The boat pulled up on shore has a combination spray hood and hard deckhouse, and the boat in the foreground has a more modern wooden deckhouse. The steadying sail keeps the boat from rolling in a sea while picking up traps. Today's lobster boats are much wider (beamier) so that they don't roll as much.

Photograph by Carol Thayer Berry.