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Ghost Ships

Published on December 12, 2023 by alan in Talk

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During the November 2023 Boattalk a listener asked about “Ghost Ships.” Jon mentioned reports of one being seen occasionally off Portland. He may give more information on that in the next show. Alan immediately thought of the practice of getting rid of boats at the end of their lives. They were stripped of anything useful and when the wind and tides were right, they were towed out to sea, its scuppers opened, and let go. This picture may be one of those. How I got the picture is another story. A.S.

Mike Joyce

Published on July 30, 2022 by alan in Talk

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It is with a sad heart that I have the news that MIke Joyce was found dead at his house last thursday (july28). Cause of death is unknown at this time. Next boattalk (aug 9) will be dedicated to mike. as

Dory Woman Rowing

Published on February 3, 2022 by alan in Talk

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Hudson River Iceboats

Published on May 6, 2021 by alan in Talk

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A picture of the stern steerer iceboat”Whiff” on the Hudson River.

Clearwater Launch

Published on May 6, 2021 by alan in Talk

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Model Citizen

Published on April 29, 2021 by alan in Talk

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Jerome Morris model maker, part of Boattalk on WERU. Interesting discussion, but still, pictures are worth a thousand words

Boattalk May 2019

Published on May 11, 2019 by alan in Talk

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On Tuesday May 14 10-11am live on WERU-fm 89.9 and weru.org we will be talking with Emily Whebbe creator of the interesting website “Sailing the Bakery” check it out and be prepared to write some recipes during the show. The website has a lot more than recipes and we will cruise through several boating topics.

Those of you who read the gCaptain website are probably familiar with frequent contributions by Michael Carr. He is an old friend and he will be calling in from Florida full of stories (mostly true) to tell. If you haven’t looked at the gCaptain website, check it out especially Michael’s stories.

Boattalk April 2019

Published on April 4, 2019 by alan in Talk

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The April Boattalk Tuesday the 9th 10-11 am, Jon Johansen will bring a friend of his, photo archivist at Penobscot Marine Museum, Kevin Johnson. Kevin, along with Earle Suttleworth and W. H. Bunting released a book in 2016 entitled “Maine on Glass” with many old photos of all kinds of Maine life.Â Â There is a challenge doing a radio show about photos, but I trust it won’t be a negative experience.Â Many pictures can be seen at the Penobscot Marine Museum website. penobscotmarinemuseum.orgÂ Â

Boattalk December 2018

Published on December 9, 2018 by alan in Talk

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Jon Johanson of Maine Built Boats will join us on Boattalk Tuesday December 11, 10-11am eastern us time. we have plenty to talk about, plus David Abel of the Boston Globe has just produced a movie entitled Lobster Wars, which will be screened in Bar Harbor at the Criterion on December 16th. David will be calling in to talk about that. Should be an interesting show.

Owls Head Transportation Museum auction boats

Published on August 13, 2018 by alan in Talk

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Lots of pictures here and more at the Owls Head Transportation website, just google the name.Â We will be talking with them on the next Boattalk, Tuesday August 14Â 10-11am.Â 89.9fm Downeast 99.9fm Bangor and weru.org.Â These beauties are going to be auctioned off at the Owls Head Transportation Museum this coming weekend aug. 17-18.Â They are shown in the vehicle inventory tab.Â a.s.