Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Earlier this week we had a thick fog early in the morning, yet ships were still travelling through the American Narrows. Here is a picture of the fog from our dock:

The water level continues to go down, here is a picture of the docks that were under water when we arrived. As you can see they are now above water and in use. The water level has gone down approximately12 inches. When you consider that the level in Alexandria Bay represents the entire water level of Lake Ontario - that's a lot of water!

 Alexandria Bay has removed the temporary floating docks that were attached to the Town Dock; Here we are docked on the main dock in Alex Bay.

I also volunteered to work at the Antique Boat Museum's 53rd Annual Antique Boat Show that starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. I will be assigned to one of the gates tomorrow and Saturday. I attended a volunteers meeting this morning and was able to take a few pictures without the crowds that will flood the museum over the next few days. Here are the pictures I took this morning:

Here is a clever way to combat the high water by putting a vertical extension to the docks allowing the antique boats to use fenders and avoid scratching the boats. Well Done!

 



This beautiful Century runabout "BEBOP" on display had some outstanding woodwork.

 

He is touching up the paint on LaDuchesse. This was George Bolt's non motorized Houseboat. La Duchesse is 106 ft long and was built in 1903

Here is the full boat with my finger in the upper left.

 

Pictures of the boats inside one of the museum's many buildings

 

The "Gadfly" in the covered docks

 

The 41 ft  "Zipper" in the covered docks. Zipper is a 1974 classic commuter

"That's Her" on display

"SUWANEE" displayed on the lawn

A boat being restored in the boat shop

 

Two men working on a boat in the Boat

shop

 

Two Classic boats on display

 

The LaDuchesse at the dock behind the boat display

 

The "Pardon Me" on Display. This is a fully restored 48 ft runabout. Considered to be the largest runabout ever built.
It was built by the Hutchison Boat Works in Alexandria Bay in 1948. Its WW2 1500 HP Packard PT Boat engine burns 100 gals of fuel per hour.