Breakwater cost
I was interested in a breakwater when living in Winter Harbor and had had my boat damaged by the high winds, but, to my surprise, when I inquired to the State I was told I was not in a "zone" that qualified for a breakwater. I double checked with a gentleman who worked for a company doing marine work and he was their "permit" guy, and he concurred, even though I had a roll of pictures documenting the damage. Several years later we sold, and wouldn't you know, the new owners 'mysteriously' received a permit and had a breakwater built about twice the size of what I applied for.
The moral of this little story: Before you make too many plans including your breakwater, check the permitting process and have a permit in hand before you so much as turn over one single rock.
And yes, when it comes to breakwaters, size does matter.
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