Mystic Seaport & Antque marine engine show

[Ned L]

I know its a bit of a different kind of topic for here, but maybe there will be some curiosity interest in this.

For those not familiar with it, Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum is probably the nation's premier marine museum. It is located in Mystic Connecticut, on the Mystic River, at the eastern end of Long Island sound. Once a year they host an antique marine engine show and demonstration for marine engines (pre 1970), models and steam engines. This year the show was last weekend. Following are a bunch of pictures of both the show and of the Seaport grounds (for those not familiar with it).
There was another thread here recently about the idea of putting together a small inboard set up that seemed to have interest, so I thought some might like to see some of the engines that were common decades ago.


Here is a model of the 1920's commuter yacht "Aphrodites", built by Purdy yachts on Long Island.

model steam engines

This Atlas diesel came over from the west coast to the Seaport a number of years ago. ... Always a favorite when they start it, surprisingly quite with just a chug chug chug. It stands about 9 feet tall.

And a Packard PT boat engine (not so quite)

Some small engines brought for display

early Saturday morning

More engines -- probably close to 100 inboards on display

A row of various size Palmers.

 

[Ned L]

A view of the Mystic River from the Seaport

Some of the steam engines in live display

A nice cat out for a sale

Some of the outboards on display. They date from the 1910's to the early 1960's

A group of 1940's - early 50's Johnsons

The models had a 'pond' constructed for live display

The full size version of this tug is in Halifax Nova Scotia

This little tug was towing a barge around the pond

I think this speed boat was powered by a weed whacker engine

Florence is a Stonington dragger built 'just around the corner' from here in Stonington CT in the late 40's (as I remember).

 

[Ned L]

One building at the Seaport is dedicated to meticulous diorama of the Mystic village area as it was in the mid 1800's (really quite a ship building mecca). It took literally decades to build.

And of course the Seaports keystone Charles W. Morgan, the 1841 whaling ship.

And the training ship Joseph Conrad

The is a new 'green' on the north end of the Seaport,

Here is the interior of the meeting house (on the left above).

It is right next to the new (almost complete) visitors center. I'm still undecided if I like it or not.

There are statues like these here and there all around the grounds

 

[Ned L]

This is the inside of one of the houses, ... quite Victorian.

And one of the children's areas, complete with children size boats for them to climb on.

And the pub in the middle of the Seaport that serves light food and drinks.

Inside another one of the houses, .. a bit earlier period.

and the kitchen.

Inside the church.

and the one room school house

The doctor's office

The main 'green' or 'common' of the Seaport grounds.

 

[Ned L]

And more steam engines.

This is a steam bilge pump.

A little two cylinder inboard.

This is the inside of the Henry B. DuPont shipyard building where the Seaport's major maintenance/repair and building of their boats takes place

I hope some found this a bit interesting.

 

[dwco5051]

Great Pictures, Have not been there for thirty years but it is a great place to visit. If I remember they have the world's largest wood lathe in their shop and still use it to turn masts for sailing ships.

This one is now considered the largest tracer lathe in North America; http://www.thesparshop.org/

 

[boltonranger]

Very nice photos, Ned.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.