BUCKING THE TREND
Turning off Channel Road just before it crosses the new bridge that separates the saltwater of Deer Harbor from the silted Cayou Lagoon, the car stops under a weathered sign that reads: Deer Harbor Boatworks. Nothing here follows a common script: There’s no website, yard office, hoist or Travelift. Instead, vessels are hauled and launched on a concrete ramp with a hydraulic trailer, courtesy of the ebb at spring tide that sucks out most of the water.
Beyond the main building that doubles as the owner’s residence, Quonset Hut-styled work tents, storage containers and boats jostle for space on this tightly packed one-acre lot. Being of modest size and
