Anatomy of a Boat delivery

[Paul B]

This summer I bought a new boat. The problem was that my marina is on the north shore of Long Island and the boat was on the south shore. I sailed it around with only a few problems.
My closest friend, and fellow Captain Richie, is in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and he brought the boat around with me. He published an article about the journey in the Coast Guard publication.
There are some pictures of the East River and Manhattan.

http://www.uscgaux0504.org/SteppingStones/Vol4No6.pdf

 

[Paul B]

Here are some pictures from that trip that may not have been in the article.
This is the East River, which is a salt water estuary and not a river at all. Manhattan is on the left and Queens NY on the right. This area is called Hells Gate because of the currents.

This is the Verrazino Bridge where my serpintine beld came off

These guys are all over the place,
I guess they don't want you to smoke

You also don't want to get in the way of these

 

[Hawkeye]

Here are some pictures from that trip that may not have been in the article.
This is the East River, which is a salt water estuary and not a river at all. Manhattan is on the left and Queens NY on the right. This area is called Hells Gate because of the currents.

Hey Paul -

Being a ny'er (almost) all my life - the urban legend in the past was that wasn't a river - that was dumping ground for...well...people that were supposed to disappear. :

What's even crazier is seeing people fishing that estuary.

Anyways - neat pics. thanks.

 

[Paul B]

The place is loaded with crabs and stripped bass

 

[Hawkeye]

yeah but years ago the take from the hudson was supposedly limited to 1~2 a month due to the carcinogens. (Thanks GE!) of course now the river is safe enough to even swim!