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
Jerome Morris model maker, part of Boattalk on WERU. Interesting discussion, but still, pictures are worth a thousand words
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.
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. There is a challenge doing a radio show about photos, but I trust it won’t be a negative experience. Many pictures can be seen at the Penobscot Marine Museum website. penobscotmarinemuseum.org
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.
Lots of pictures here and more at the Owls Head Transportation website, just google the name. We will be talking with them on the next Boattalk, Tuesday August 14 10-11am. 89.9fm Downeast 99.9fm Bangor and weru.org. These beauties are going to be auctioned off at the Owls Head Transportation Museum this coming weekend aug. 17-18. They are shown in the vehicle inventory tab. a.s.
I have been interested in the history of the Confederate submarine the Hunley. it was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. It rammed an explosive on the end of a long spar into the USS Housatonic sinking it. The Hunley was lost after the attack and recovered in 2000. Nobody knew what caused the sub to be lost. Now it appears that the blast killed the crew also. Above is a link to a recent video with evidence for the claim. a.s.
