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Frame :*SURLY*cross check
Headset :*CHRIS KING* nothreadset
Wheels :*PHILWOOD* 11-speed road hub × *PACENTI* brevet rim
Tire :*WTB* cross boss tcs tire
Crankset :*VELO ORANGE* grand cru fluted single crankset
Brake :*PAUL* neo retro canti brake × *PAUL* moon unit
Brake Lever :*TEKTRO* FL750 brake lever set
Handle :*VELO ORANGE* postino handlebar
Grip :*BL SELECT* mountain grip
Stem :*NITTO* FW-31 stem
Saddle :*GILLES BERTHOUD* open aspin leather saddle
Seat Post :*PAUL* tall and handsome seatpost
Pedal :*MKS* gamma pedal
Bag :*YANCO* stem bag
Pier 66 Maritime (West 26th Street & the West Side Highway), NYC
by navema
Lightship "Frying Pan" is listed on both the New York State and Federal Registers of Historic Places, as it is one of 13 lightships remaining from more than 100 built. The US Coast Guard used lightships as floating lighthouses to guard other ships from running aground on shoals, or submerged rocks, that were too far from land to be served by a lighthouse on shore. Many were also used to mark the entrances to harbors. New Yorkers may be familiar with the Lightship Ambrose which marked the entrance of New York Harbor, and is currently docked at the South Street Seaport Museum.
Built in 1929, Lightship #115 "Frying Pan" guarded its namesake, Frying Pan Shoals, 30 miles off of Cape Fear, NC, from 1930 to 1965. She is 133 feet and 3 inches in length with a 30 foot beam and she is 632 gross tons. The unique shape of lightship hulls were designed to withstand the numerous storms and even hurricanes that would send other ships to safer harbors. 15 men lived aboard ship to keep the light atop the mast burning and the foghorn sounding regardless of the weather, season or time of day. The crew were stationed aboard ship for three months, followed by two months of shore leave. It was said to be a job "filled with months of boredom followed by minutes of pure fear".
Lightship Frying Pan has led a remarkable life. After being abandoned for 10 years while docked at an old oyster cannery in the Chesapeake Bay, it is believed that she sank due to a broken pipe. She was underwater for three years before being raised by salvors. Instead of going to the scrapyard, the ship was sold to its present owners who have transformed it into an ultimate dive bar and restaurant that serves booze and burgers. After tons of silt and shells were removed from the hull, the ship was outfitted with a new engine and in 1989 was sailed to New York City. Frying Pan is now docked at Pier 66 Maritime which is located on Pier 66 in the Hudson River Park at West 26th Street and 12th Ave in Manhattan, NY. While the outside of the ship has been restored to her original appearance, the inside retains the barnacle-encrusted, sunken-ship motif that acknowledges her storied past.
For more information about the Frying Pan, visit: www.fryingpan.com
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PIER 66 MARITIME
Pier 66 Maritime is a former car float (railroad barge) that is now used as a public access pier at the foot of West 26th Street in Hudson River Park on the west side of Manhattan.
Original use: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad car float.
Current use: Public access facility, home to two historic vessels, water taxi, kayaking, and historic exhibits.
Built: 1946
Dimensions: 326' x 40' x 10'6''
Displacement: 1,024 tons.
Construction: Welded steel
Originally built for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, later known as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, this historic car float was just like hundreds that were used to carry railroad cars from New Jersey to New York City. Pier 66 Maritime is located at one of the few remaining float bridges that were used to receive these barges. The float bridges rode up and down with the tides so as to always match the height of the surface of the barge.
Pier 66 Maritime, a former car float, was purchased from a shipyard in Staten Island. After several weeks work in the yard (the deck was mostly gone) it was towed by a single large tugboat to its original location at Pier 63. On the way, the tug had to run off for another job and left John & his crew floating in the Kill Van Kull for several hours before coming back to finish the job.
Eventually, the barge was floated into location and ramp was attached to the cement bulkhead. The barge was then slowly pulled away from the bulkhead until the other end of the ramp was perfect and dropped in position into a precut notch. At that time, four giant spuds (large lengths of 16" diameter pipe), contained within "spud wells", two at each end of the barge, were cut loose and allowed to drop to the river bottom, thus anchoring the barge in position.
Within days the barge was open (although there were several places that still lacked decking). The lightship Frying Pan came in and tied up at the north-west end. In time bathrooms were installed, a stage and large tent was added, and a tiki-hut bar was erected.
In 2006 the barge moved again, again with the help of a single tug. The spuds were raised with the help of a crane, and she was underway. It was a short trip this time, just 3 blocks north. Once gently pushed into position at the end of Pier 66A, the spuds were again lowered. The same tug then moved Frying Pan into its new position, on the south side of the barge.
Today, no one would recognize the original barge, now the gem of Hudson River Park at the foot of West 26th Street.
Pier 66 Maritime, a former railroad barge, was purchased to be a permanent home for the historic lightship Frying Pan. A kayak company, Manhattan Kayak, opened business there soon after, and the historic fireboat John J. Harvey followed shortly after.
It was for years called Pier 63 Maritime, due to its original location at the end of Pier 63. However, as Hudson River Park developed, the facility was required to relocate. In 2006 the barge was moved to its new location at the end of West 26th street, just 3 blocks north, and opened for business on 4 July 2008.
Located within the emerging Hudson River Park, it has grown to become a major center for all kinds of water-based activities such as boating, kayaking and historic ship preservation, as well as a popular spot for after work relaxation at the Bar and Grill Grille.
For more information about Pier 66, visit: www.pier66maritime.com
Another from todays trip to the Mid-Hants Railway, this gentleman was part of the crew driving one of the engines hauling the trains throughout the day. Here, he is looking out of the cab to ensure that the line is clear, and the signal is set...
Frame: *SURLY* cross check
Wheel :*PACENTI* forza × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *FAIRWEATHER* for traveler tire
Handle:*NITTO* B352 albatross bar
Stem: *NITTO* FW-31 stem
Grip: *BROOKS* leather bartape
Saddle:*BROOKS* b17 flyer
Pedal: *MKS* BM-7 pedal
Headset:*FAIRWEATHER* headset 1 1/8
Brake lever: *DIA-COMPE* DC-189 brake lever
Brake:*DIA-COMPE* DC980 retro canti brake
Crank: *BLUE LUG* RMC-Ⅱ multi speed crank
Front rack:*NITTO* rivendell 52F basket rack × *WALD* 137 basket
Bag:*FIFTH SEASON* squall sack
Frame:*SURLY* cross check
Rim :*VELOCITY* a23 rim
Tire: *TERAVAIL* cannonball
Handle:*NITTO* b352 albatross bar
Stem:*NITTO* ui-75
Grip:*RIVENDELL* miesha's portuguese tree cork grips × *BLUE LUG* cotton cloth bar tape
Saddle:*BROOKS* b17 flyer
Pedal:*MKS* lambda
Headset: *CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*DIA-COMPE* DC980 retro canti brake
Brake lever:*DIA-COMPE* SS-6 brake lever
Crank:*BLUE LUG* RMC-Ⅱ multi speed
Chainring cover:*BLUE LUG* OX chainring guard
Front rack:*NITTO* M-1B front rack
Basket:*WALD* 137 basket
Bag:*FIFTH SEASON* vortex sack
Checking my email under the watchful eyes of my friends, the macaroni penguin and the librarian action figure.
Rupert the waiter, checks with Michelle and Alex to let them know their entrees will be served very soon.
Fun photo shoot with new life size mosaic figure
24" x 34" x 1" - Ceramic, smalti, dinnerware & tinted mortar
Derived from my original oil pastel of Karen
This was taken at the same time when I was in Mohonk Mtn.. What? 2 months ago.
Dont know what you call this? A Lodge? Barn? Haunted House? Cabin? lol.
Charleston, WV, Nov. 2, 2012: Josh O'Connor, Division Supervisor of the Southern Area Red Type 1 Incident Management Team checks in a truck at a FEMA Logistical Staging Area at Yeager Airport where food, water, generators and other supplies were collected and distributed by the National Guard for storm victims. About 700 pallets of water and 300 pallets of food were distributed. O'Connor is a fire management specialist at the Atlanta, Georgia Regional Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS
Checking temperature sensors, drilled into the ice of Mittelbergferner glacier in preparation for the AlpSAR campaign.
Credits: ENVEO
LITTLE CREEK, Va. (June 18, 2010) Reserve component Sailors assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, from Kansas City and Baltimore, prepare to check the water depth from a landing auxiliary rescue craft during a joint logistics over-the-shore exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story as part of Operation Hampton Lion. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Steinhour/Released)