Ron J
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[attachment 34824 fort3.jpg]Last March,my buddy,Joe was getting itchy [attachment 34827 hullmass.jpg]for another Boat.Shopping in CRAIGSLIST,he found a vessel he thought he needed.He already owned a 23'Mako,center console,but needed to update,or like most guys,needed two boats.Why not? I do. I have a 25'pontoon boat,and a 21'older Cruisers Inc.,cuddy cabin.
Well anyway,early on a Saturday morning,off we went.We needed to go early,by 6:30 or 7:00 to beat traffic.Hull is on the New England coast,just S.E. of Beantown.I live in Beverly,just N.E. of Beantown,so it was maybe an hour ride,even with the dozens of traffic lights,on the other side of Boston.We flew down,Rte.128,to Rte.1,over the Mystic Bridge,thru the BIG DIG tunnels,i'am sure you read many articles,or seen on the news,about that horror show.
Well anyway,we got off the expressway in Quincy,(home of TWO past U.S. Presidents,father/son),also home to the USS SALEM,a retired Navy Cruiser.She was built at the ForeRiver shipyard,in Quincy.Salem Massachusetts,had a chance to own this namesake,but couldn't show they could afford the upkeep,or had a deep enough channel/dock,to keep her.Boy did they blow that one,as a tourist attraction!
Next we came to Nantasket,a seashore town right on the Atlantic.Real nice beach,continued thru to HULL.Now i gotta tell you,i've been here before.Driving my car,and also by a previous boat i had owned.Hull is like Provincetown,its the end the road...one way in,same way out.
Hull is also made up,of what looks like two very large islands,connected by causways.Don't know it they are natural,or manmade.The road we were on,ends at an entrance way to Quincy bay.The channel has a very very strong current.
You can drive your car almost into the ocean!Believe me,when you look at the large "cans",(large buoy markers)put there by the Coast Guard,they are leaning over,constantly,fighting to stay in place!Across the channel,is Peddocks Island.If it weren't for the strong current,you could almost swim across.
Been on Peddocks Island about ten yrs ago.There are the remains of an Army Fort on it,dating back to the late 1800's.That makes sense huh? An Army Fort on an Island!It has alot of history,including being a WW11 italien prison camp.If you like reading,Read "ONCE UPON AN ISLAND".Its written by a mother/daughter,who married a soldier,stationed there while it was being built!The daughter finished the book,as her mother passed away before it was finished.Great book.
Back to the story,we did inspect the boat,and left a deposit.Joe later,reniged,and purchased TWO other boats,both Alden 26 footers.While we were in Hull,i showed Joe,another Fort way up on a hill,dating back to Colonial times.It overlooks Boston Harbor,and i'am sure it was originally built to keep the Britsh out.You may be able to see Boston Light,and a few islands in the distance.Enjoy the photo's![attachment 34822 fort1.jpg][attachment 34823 fort2.jpg][attachment 34824 fort3.jpg]
Well anyway,early on a Saturday morning,off we went.We needed to go early,by 6:30 or 7:00 to beat traffic.Hull is on the New England coast,just S.E. of Beantown.I live in Beverly,just N.E. of Beantown,so it was maybe an hour ride,even with the dozens of traffic lights,on the other side of Boston.We flew down,Rte.128,to Rte.1,over the Mystic Bridge,thru the BIG DIG tunnels,i'am sure you read many articles,or seen on the news,about that horror show.
Well anyway,we got off the expressway in Quincy,(home of TWO past U.S. Presidents,father/son),also home to the USS SALEM,a retired Navy Cruiser.She was built at the ForeRiver shipyard,in Quincy.Salem Massachusetts,had a chance to own this namesake,but couldn't show they could afford the upkeep,or had a deep enough channel/dock,to keep her.Boy did they blow that one,as a tourist attraction!
Next we came to Nantasket,a seashore town right on the Atlantic.Real nice beach,continued thru to HULL.Now i gotta tell you,i've been here before.Driving my car,and also by a previous boat i had owned.Hull is like Provincetown,its the end the road...one way in,same way out.
Hull is also made up,of what looks like two very large islands,connected by causways.Don't know it they are natural,or manmade.The road we were on,ends at an entrance way to Quincy bay.The channel has a very very strong current.
You can drive your car almost into the ocean!Believe me,when you look at the large "cans",(large buoy markers)put there by the Coast Guard,they are leaning over,constantly,fighting to stay in place!Across the channel,is Peddocks Island.If it weren't for the strong current,you could almost swim across.
Been on Peddocks Island about ten yrs ago.There are the remains of an Army Fort on it,dating back to the late 1800's.That makes sense huh? An Army Fort on an Island!It has alot of history,including being a WW11 italien prison camp.If you like reading,Read "ONCE UPON AN ISLAND".Its written by a mother/daughter,who married a soldier,stationed there while it was being built!The daughter finished the book,as her mother passed away before it was finished.Great book.
Back to the story,we did inspect the boat,and left a deposit.Joe later,reniged,and purchased TWO other boats,both Alden 26 footers.While we were in Hull,i showed Joe,another Fort way up on a hill,dating back to Colonial times.It overlooks Boston Harbor,and i'am sure it was originally built to keep the Britsh out.You may be able to see Boston Light,and a few islands in the distance.Enjoy the photo's![attachment 34822 fort1.jpg][attachment 34823 fort2.jpg][attachment 34824 fort3.jpg]
