2008 Projects
Updated 10/09/2008
| Date |
Project |
Project Leader & Captain(s) |
Comments |
PL Telephone |
| April 26 - 27 |
S.S. Meteor Preservation Project |
Phil Kerber |
Joint Project between GLSPS, WUAA & LSMMA; Completed much needed work. |
763-420-2059 |
| June 7 |
Preservation Launch & Shakedown |
Phil Kerber, Steve Daniel & Bob Olson |
Completed and all went smoothly. |
763-420-2059 |
| June 8 |
Preservation Day Boat Work Completion Celebration |
Phil Kerber, Steve Daniel & Bob Olson |
Completed - Two boat loads of members enjoyed cruises on the St. Louis River. |
763-420-2059 |
| June 14 - 15 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Tim Pranke & Bob Olson |
Cancelled due to extremely poor visibility. |
763-545-1738 |
| June 21 - 22 |
U/W Preservation Tools & Techniques Class & Ely Survey |
Phil Kerber, Bob Olson & Ken Knutson |
Completed - An educational experience for all. |
763-420-2059 |
| July 12 - 13 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Tim Pranke & Ken Knutson |
Cruised to the site but had to cancel due to wind and poor visibility. |
763-545-1738 |
| July 26 - 27 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Tim Pranke & Steve Daniel |
Postponed due to poor visibility on the site. Will re-schedule September. |
763-545-1738 |
| August 2 & 3 |
Beaver Bay – Charlie Anchor Securing to Bottom |
Phil Kerber & Bob Olson |
Project Completed Successfully along with survey of the Madeira Pilot House damage. |
651-426-1159 |
| August 16 & 17 |
Gold Rock Point & Twin Points SAS Bottom Surveys |
Steve Daniel & Bob Nelson |
Evaluated two potential sites for a future SAS project. |
651-470-5389 |
| August 16 & 17 |
Robert Wallace Project |
Ken Merryman & Bob Olson |
Brought up stern mooring, added bow mooring; started bow video survey |
763-785-9516 |
| August 23 - 24 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Pete McConnell & Phil Kerber |
Project tasks successfully completed in spite of 2' to 8' visibility. |
763-545-1738 |
September &
October weekends |
Robert Wallace Project |
Ken Merryman & Bob Olson |
6-7 - Cruised boat down on 6th
Weathered out on the 7th
13 - Successfully videoed Stb Bow Area in low vis 14th weathered out
20-21 Weathered out both days
27-28 - Strung line to port side bow & started video survey. One day of bounce camera work surveying bow area.
10-4 Completed all survey work. Surveyed port bow - found anchors & windlass |
763-785-9516 |
| September 5 - 7 |
America Project |
Ken Merryman & Ken Knutson |
The project is postponed until next year to apply resources to Mayflower & Wallace Projects. |
763-785-9516 |
| September 6 - 7 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Pete McConnell & Phil Kerber |
Project Completed Successfully. Visibility better, but still much to do. |
763-545-1738 |
| September 20 - 21 |
Mayflower Documentation |
Pete McConnell & Phil Kerber |
20 - Made 6 dives in Marginal weather. On the Road Producers videoed project for Television;
21 - Weathered out |
763-545-1738 |
The GLSPS dive boat, the
Preservation, will be available for use with many of these projects. Members, this is your opportunity to get involved and participate. Projects are open to GLSPS Members. Divers must have Advanced Open Water Diver certification or comparable experience and be trained to work with tools and techniques underwater. The GLSPS will offer training for the latter. If you are interested, please contact the trip leader and sign up early.
Boat Work Weekends - All weekends in April, May and June will be work weekends on
the GLSPS boat Preservation. The boat is located in West Duluth at the
Spirit Lake Marina. We will be car pooling to go up Friday night or
Saturday morning -- stay on the boat at night and return Sunday. Each
person is responsible for his own meals. For details call Ken Knutson
612-861-8851.
GLSPS America Preservation Project -
(September 8-10) - This is the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society
periodic project to preserve the shipwreck America at Isle Royale.
Participation is limited to members of GLSPS. The date set is tentative
and will depend on whether there is sufficient damage this year to warrant a
project.
Robert Wallace National Register Documentation Project - Two Weekends in
October - This will be the start of a two season 240' deep documentation project
of the Robert Wallace for the National Register Nomination scheduled to
be written in 2008. Work will involve videoing, photographing, exploring,
sketching, artifact inventory, and some measurements of the site.
Participants will be requested to keep location confidential until submission of
the nomination.