The Schooner OMF Ontario, a long-time project of the Oswego Maritime Foundation, is currently in a Sodus Point shipyard for repair. The work being performed on the hull is a result of the damage done by steel-eating microbes, apparently present in the stagnant waters at the shipyard in Oswego where the OMF Ontario was built.
From Jim Miller's article Hull of a Job:
OMF Ontario sailing Lake Ontario
From Jim Miller's article Hull of a Job:
A 25-year effort by the Oswego Maritime Foundation to build the OMF Ontario "planned as a floating classroom" was nearly complete when hull damage caused by microbes was discovered. Now, work to replace the hull is being done in Sodus Point. (Finger Lakes Times 27-May-2009)
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Seth C. Burgess Said,
I hope we get to see much more of the beautiful OMF Ontario here in northern Wayne County--of course under more fully operational circumstances!
What a great idea to get children out of the confines of the school building for a day to learn about Lake Ontario and perhaps some of their local ports and embayments.
Posted on Wed May 27, 12:41:00 PM EDT
Gil Burgess Said,
I saw this vessel sailing into Sodus Bay last summer and I'm looking forward to seeing the beautiful thing underway again!
Posted on Wed May 27, 08:44:00 PM EDT
Seth C. Burgess Said,
Keep your camera at the ready and send any spottings to info@waynecountylife.com
Posted on Wed May 27, 08:52:00 PM EDT