this is a one minute walk from the boat, storage of wood, from old ships, and material that is used to restore other vessels …. HENRY B. DUPONT Preservation Shipyard
a collection of very large chain
restoring a Cat Boat … we understand most of the employees are volunteer's
a vast collection of ships lanterns, all shapes and sizes
Charles W. Morgan, the last known whaleship in the world, all open to the public
display how rope was made, this was in a 250 ft building, that is part of the original 1,200 ft building
this lighthouse had two video's playing on why lighthouses are different shapes and colours ..
a collection of original shops, the first is the Shipsmith Shop, the only manufacturing of ironwork for the whaling industry known to have survived from the 19th century
next building was the Hoop Shop, making barrels … then the Shipcarver's Shop, Print Shop, Drug store, Bank and Shipping Office, all building staffed and full of displays, very impressive
there is an Olympic Rowing Club, that practices here
we took a Steamboat tour of the 6 mile river, lasting for 90 minutes
Modaki at her dock
this boat was a derelict and was hauled ashore to dismantle
we understand that the owner was not happy with this decision
the vehicle bridge opening for us, lots of people line the banks taking pictures
we found out that there is 10 Marina's on this 6 mile river, and each one has at least 500 boats each
we were amazed at how close to the river that the post docks were
the Railroad Bridge opened for us
the Captain of "Sabino", in the winters he spends his time on Florida on his own boat
the lighthouse at the beginning of the river, it looked like a school house
this is the engine room
everything is original
this guy has worked for 21 years on Sabino, and he knows by the puffs, squeaks and whistles, on what part needs oiling and when not to
it was a lot of work to keep her running, and very hot too
coming back to the Mystic Seaport
Sabino, it cost us $17 dollars each for the 90 minute ride
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