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Mystic Seaport to host 17th annual Antique Marine Engine Exposition
By Mystic Seaport
Jul 25, 2008 - 9:02:55 AM

Experience the historic transition from sail to steam at Mystic Seaport’s Antique Marine Engine Exposition August 16-17. Visitors can view engines from the 19th and 20th centuries Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Inboards, outboards, steam engines and models will be displayed in the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. Additional engines dating from 1889 to 1963 and manufactured by Evinrude, Johnson, Herreshoff, Palmer and Kriebel, will be on display in the North Boat Shed.

Weekend activities include a set and weigh anchor demonstration featuring a 1914 Economy Sparta Donkey engine aboard the L.A. Dunton at 3:15 p.m., and the firing of a 1940s D-90 Lathrop diesel engine built by the J.W. Lathrop Engine Company in Mystic.

Additionally, a Pegasus Engine video detailing a 40,000-pound compound steam engine built in 1927 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company will be screened in the Shipyard, and a 1917 Hercules engine demonstration will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the hoop shop.

For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.

Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. The Museum is located one mile south of exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, CT, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18.50 for adults and $13 for children ages 6-17. Children 5 and under are admitted for free. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org or call 888.973.2767.

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