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this is all i found.

seriously? the rudder fell off? seriously? did a wave hit it?
jfc.
is that anything like........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

we lost a bunch of great photos and ship's histories with the update.

please keep us updated.

i ll add this (on a bit of a lighter note)...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

fair winds and following seas.

the old dc everest in her Marathon green

Guest wrote:Thank you for these responses! I had heard she was sailing again but wasn’t sure for whom and to what ports of call. Always nice to see something laid up for years get another chance at service.

she has been pretty active for the last heap of years....

garbear wrote:Also remember the Steelcliffe Hall became the Windoc and struck a partially open bridge on the Welland and caught fire.

was struck by a partially closing bridge.

jeeze.....anyone and everyone wanting a salute from a ship. kinda makes it less special..... makes it to be like a big rig driver. just sayin.

Mr Link wrote:Thanks for posting these. Many vessels that I never saw in person.

Was the Fort Henry the one that was towed as a barge between Windsor and Thunder Bay carrying lumber for a short period? Or was that the Fort York?

that im not sure about.

As a summer student used to work at Sun Oil dock in Sarnia. Used to load a Hall boat called the Bay or Island Transport (all the Hall tankships had "Transport " as the second part pf their name).

The Enerchem Laker looks familiar. Was it the Bay or Island Transport at one time?
absolutely.
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a few more

some random shots from the mid eightys.

happy american thanksgiving

https://www1.gowatchseries.video/monste ... -episode-3

http://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Season+1% ... reat+Lakes

It depends on the route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. If you go through the Welland Canal, then the mast can stay up, as that's the route the ships take. But many pleasure boaters choose to bypass the Welland by taking the New York State Barge Canal, then entering Lake Ontario at Oswego. The ...

Guest wrote:Basketcase; from the original poster of this thread. No need to worry about the Jones Act. I do not believe that it applies to recreational fishing boats carrying a BoatNerd Recliner. The joke is on you. April Fools.

i guess i should have used the sarcasm font. well aware of the date, mate.