history
1927 - International
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2010-10-01 22:06A couple of weeks ago the family took a trip up to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone and around that area. Wonderful trip. If you ever have the chance, go out and visit "Big Sky Country" in the northwest United States.
Adjoining Glacier National Park on the Canadian side of the border is Waterton National Park, which, combined with the US park forms the world's first Peace Park (a cross national border site). The halves of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park are run by their separate countries, but coordinated and cooperatively managed.
We visited the Canadian side also and rode this great wooden hulled vessel, the International. Built in 1927, it has plied this 7 mile long path up and down the lake from the Canadian town of Waterton to the U.S. boarder crossing and ranger station just a bit south.
She's taken out of the water each winter via marine railway and returned to service when the spring thaw comes around. She wears her age well. Check out some of the detailing and beautiful wood- and brass-work in the following pictures: read more »
Royal Navy Field Gun Competition 1997
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2010-09-20 22:26I have never seen this competition before... obviously has a historical background in the sailing days.
Vertical Axis Propeller
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-04-06 22:47Was at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Ft. Eustis, VA (a very well done and extensive museum that is well worth checking out) and saw many historical marine craft. Never thought about how much the Army has dealt with marine craft and technologies. Landing craft, tugs, etc. all played a huge roll. read more »
Ambhibious Caravan
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-03-30 15:14Fun looking little amphibious camper/trailer from the mid-50's. Click the picture to watch the movie!
Wood will last...
Submitted by cac on Sun, 2007-11-18 22:24Streamlined Outboards
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2007-09-22 18:28While touring some of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC the other day (make sure and see that if you haven't), I ran across this ad/picture of an old outboard motor. It was giving examples of old style streamlining, etc. Sometimes I think the older styling was better than the modern stuff... of course that might explain the looks of the boat I chose to build :-)
Ships and Science
An automated recommendation from Amazon that looks pretty interesting... might be worth checking out. read more »
U-Boat.net
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2011-03-17 21:49A friend sent me a link to this incredible resource... if you are interested in boats, submarines and/or WWII naval craft, check uboat.net.
About uboat.net
On this site you will find all the German U-boats of both World Wars, their commanding officers and operations including all Allied ships attacked, technological information and much more. You can also browse our large photo gallery and thousands of U-boat books and movies. While hundreds of U-boats were lost some of the boats are preserved as museums today. read more »
Look at all those sails...
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2011-02-08 16:07Kind of an interesting article with some information on the largest sailing ship ever built... look at all those sails.
Where do you get a 80' wooden mast? - Hull-Oakes Sawmill
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2011-01-26 12:13I found this link just fascinating... never thought about it, but there are very few sawmills still operating that can cut long timber. The mill at Hull-Oakes Lumber is one of them. Steam powered and operating for much of the last century, their mill is now on the National List of Historic Places.
Check out the article with lots of pictures of some fascinating equipment. Adding to my interest, my Grandfather owned a sawmill, which my Dad worked at growing up. Smaller than this operation, but the method of operation was the same.
Hull-Oakes Lumber is the last steam-powered commerical saw mill in the country, and they're one of the few mills capable of cutting large timbers up to 85' long. The mill has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996. Large long timbers are still used in railroad trestles, the restoration of historic structures, and for the spars and masts of ships. By coincidence, the day I arrived the mill was cutting an 80 ft. long timber for the restoration of the C.A. Thayer, an early 20th century three-masted schooner used to transport lumber along the West Coast. read more »
