Small steel hulled vessels

Diver1111 · 07-26-2020, 06:36 PM

Hi All,

Over the years I've found 4 steel hulled vessels in Winnipesaukee: Saunders Bay, Center Harbor Bay, East side of Long Island and one in Melvin Bay.

Experience tells me they were likely steamers but not necessarily-possibly gas powered.

What makes them interesting are 2 things: they're made of steel and they are short-none of them are more than maybe 18 feet long max..

I was thinking they might have been used to herd logs during a drive because they are steel and the risk of a log punching through the hull "should" be less than a wooden vessel. And due to their short length they could easily weave in and out of a field of logs given the right conditions. Losing logs meant losing money.

Because their hulls were deteriorated but certainly not gone and were found before I bought my GoPro, I don't have any pictures or videos. I should probably re-visit all of them of take some.

I like posting questions like this to the Forum because people have resources and information etc. I don't have and to me things like this are a bit of a puzzle we can piece together to see if something useful comes out of it.

They really are unique amongst all the wrecks I've found in Winni.

Any help appreciated.

HH

07-26-2020, 06:36 PM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,027 Times in 224 Posts	Small steel hulled vessels Hi All, Over the years I've found 4 steel hulled vessels in Winnipesaukee: Saunders Bay, Center Harbor Bay, East side of Long Island and one in Melvin Bay. Experience tells me they were likely steamers but not necessarily-possibly gas powered. What makes them interesting are 2 things: they're made of steel and they are short-none of them are more than maybe 18 feet long max.. I was thinking they might have been used to herd logs during a drive because they are steel and the risk of a log punching through the hull "should" be less than a wooden vessel. And due to their short length they could easily weave in and out of a field of logs given the right conditions. Losing logs meant losing money. Because their hulls were deteriorated but certainly not gone and were found before I bought my GoPro, I don't have any pictures or videos. I should probably re-visit all of them of take some. I like posting questions like this to the Forum because people have resources and information etc. I don't have and to me things like this are a bit of a puzzle we can piece together to see if something useful comes out of it. They really are unique amongst all the wrecks I've found in Winni. Any help appreciated. HH