[KBoater]

When I owned Gem Island 20 years ago, I lost the telephone line that ran between the Twin Islands. I had to run a new line between the islands. The only company that would do it was a company from the area. The telephone company ( Tuftonboros ) approved of them. The cable was trans ocean cable, made in Texas and completely incased in a heavy sheeting. I hired a barge and we spooled the cable out from the front of the barge. It went to the bottom which is rocky. The length had to be exact since it could not be cut. We reached the island with 2 feet to spare. It was an interesting project.