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After the fiasco with the City of Toronto and the Jadran, I doubt any city will undertake having a rusty relic on its precious waterfront.

Fwiw..the Douglas was basically a hull only...no machinery or cabin structure. It had been reduced to barge status back in the 70's.

Any details on length, manufacturer: 3buoys, riverqueen, gibson, homebuilt?

Does anybody have any info on the large [200'+] yacht that passed up bound through the 1000 islands on aug 31?? Tan light brown hull colour, new construction
Can't find any AIS ref. on vessel passage page.
Thanks in advance.

I worked on her during the 73 season. great way to see the lakes. Her size permitted her to visit quite a few ports: Montreal, Morrisburg, Kingston, Coburg, Clarkson, Windsor, Parry Sound, Britt [nice trip up the river!] the Soo. Fond memories.

Looks like she is headed downriver.docked at Frink Park, Clayton NY as of noon today. Also another large [160'?] yacht headed down through the 1000 Islands this afternoon. Maybe a delivery from the Palmer Johnson yard.

I noticed from the engine room pics, the main engine did not resemble the usual opposed piston design from FB found in the 60's era lakers. Was this a different earlier model engine??. Also, there appears to be a large cylindrical "tank" at the end of the cylinder heads. Any ideas waht this was??

Anything you want to know about Chris-Craft can probably be found here:
http://www.marinersmuseum.org/library/chris-craft

I believe this topic has come up before..and I will mention one wheelhouse used as a cottage.The previous time I mentioned this, another poster said the structure was off one of the Key Line steamships. This particular wheelhouse sits on the north side of Stave Island and is visible from the 1000 ...

I would be curious to know if the bridge has adequate heat/ac available? There is a lot of glass up there, the view must be spectacular!

The city council has moved toward seizing the ship for unpaid taxes.

Aug 73 til we laid up around New Years Eve in Sarnia.

Another classic heads off..I sailed on the Imperial London and regarded the Sarnia as the "Queen of the Fleet".




Sad Indeed.

In the photos posted by Brian W, the navy boarding party is using weapons that are blue and orange instead of usual gun metal grey/black.Any opinions on the change?

Anybody notice there was no crew visible on deck in Ron Beaupres pics of her locking through at Iroquois? Usually,you would be able to see somebody on the aft winches even if she was just sliding thru. new procedures or just camera angle?

There are 3 hulls sunk in front of the old Lakeview Generating Plant,Etobicoke,Ont [visible on Google Earth].Not sure of the names.
There was also the S.M.Douglas [a sandsucker], which was used as a breakwater for the Brockville Yacht Club [Ontario].She has since been raised,removed and resunk off ...

I can still hear the sound as the FM lakers powered up through the Brockville Narrows...late 70's.

What was the damage after she ran aground last fall and what was the cause of the excursion from the channel?