Closeup of the Hook, Line and Sinker.
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Closeup of the Hook, Line and Sinker.
You have heard of the bold Marco Polo,
And the mighty Dreadnought, my good Sir;
Both were fine ships that have long gone to chips –
But have you heard of the Hook, Line, and Sinker?
Now the Sinker was a small cabin cruiser,
Yet her story earned her some fame;
Her picture did appear, in the newspapers here –
As she cruised up and down Coastal Maine.
Chorus:
The "Hook, Line, and Sinker" has sunk, Sir,
The "Hook, Line, and Sinker" has sunk!
There in the Bay, she weathers away –
She soon will be nautical junk!
Last year, in each port, she'd been welcomed,
But the parties raised such a fray;
In a short while the stays grew so vile –
The harbor masters soon sent her away.
So that fall she'd anchored in a river,
For the owners it was their last resort;
As the ports had her banned; she'd no place to land –
From Quoddy Head to Kennebunkport. (CHO)
Some say the owners planned her demise,
Thinking in winters rivers froze;
They do, you know, when it's ten below –
Her cable severed, she drifted with the floe.
But she didn't stray far up the river,
'Fore the wind and tide ran her ashore;
And there she sat, alone on the flats –
Her decks awash, and her bottom all sore. (CHO)
Her owners were brisk in writing her off;
They showed her little remorse;
Filed a claim right away, the very next day –
To make as much as they could from her loss.
Now this sad tale has no moral nor ending;
Will the Hook, Line and Sinker rise again?
Or will she sink in the mud, beneath the tide's flood –
A home where the sandworms do reign? (CHO)
Photo by Charlie Ipcar, February 2025.
The Bangor Daily News has had a couple of articles about this:
Another midcoast town must deal with an abandoned boat (February 12, 2025)
It will cost up to $27K to remove an abandoned boat from a midcoast town (June 13, 2025)
The article may also be available here
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