Come for the Boating Education… Stay for the FriendsSM Official Publication of District 6 Fall 2016

Table of Contents Commander’s Corner Commander’s Corner ...... 1 From the District Executive Officer ...... 3 By D/C William Herrick, JN From the District Administrative After a beautiful summer we Officer ...... 4 head into what will hopefully be Education Corner ...... 5 a tolerable winter; enough snow to replenish our water, but not District 6 Membership Committee Report ...... 6 so cold we break the bank staying warm. Good things From Around the District (and Beyond) 7 have been happening in the USPS Marketing Committee Releases Ads ...... 9 Power Squadron world since last we read. Rendezvous With A Raccoon! ...... 10 New Dock Transporter ...... 11 The annual Governing Board was held in Pittsburgh the end of Susquenango Sail & Power Squadron’s New Facebook Group ...... 14 August and positive results from the investment we’ve been making to improve our marketing and recognition were Susquenango’s Summer Sailings ...... 15 revealed there. A series of print ads have been released and District 6 Fall Conference Keynote Speakers ...... 17 will be placed in boating magazines to encourage recreational boaters to learn about us. They’re subtle and attractive. Letters to the Editor ...... 18 Frankly they’re not what we would produce for a national The Editor’s Editorial ...... 19 market, but that’s probably why we don’t earn our keep District Calendar ...... 21 gauging what sells to the mass market. The ads don’t lay out Addenda: District 6 Fall Conference who/what we are; they project a serene image of relaxed Information boaters with simple tag lines to stimulate curiosity to Conference Menu ...... 22 discover United States Power Squadrons. Meal Reservation Form ...... 23 Another significant release was the announcement of the Conference Reservation Instructions Digital Media Library. Produced this year exclusively with ...... 24 Power Squadron talent – one of whom is a retired NBC sports Hotel Room Reservation Form ...... 25 producer - the media, videos, slides, audio, images, are online and accessible to everyone. There’s a fair amount of material online now with more coming. The library serves a dual purpose. It serves as a resource for us as educators and piques peoples’ interest in who we are and encourages them to seek us out, either physically or electronically.

The Deep 6 Page 1 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® The Boating Simulator Virtual Trainer was put to use in District in September and received rave The Deep 6 Published four times a year by District 6 of United States reviews. The commander of USCGAux Flotilla 2-2, Power Squadrons. Gene Little, who is also District 6’s USCGAux Liason District Commander officer, had a BSVT in Dunkirk during the USCGAux D/C William A. Herrick, JN—Susquenango District 9ER’s D-Train event. Gene was assisted by Binghamton, NY Seneca’s Commander, Mark Erway, and they 607-723-4818 [email protected] reported that everyone who tried the unit was very Executive Officer impressed with the unit’s capabilities. It should be D/Lt/C Jeffrey Freedman, AP-CN—Syracuse noted that one of the “navigators” who was Syracuse, NY impressed was Rear Admiral June E. Ryan, District [email protected] Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District, Educational Officer the Guardians of the Great Lakes. Admiral Ryan’s D/1st/Lt Ken Green, AP – Syracuse 315-682-9604 command covers the five Great Lakes, the St. [email protected] Lawrence Seaway and includes 1500 miles of Assistant Educational Officer international border and 6000 active duty, reserve, [Position vacant] civilian and auxiliary men and women. Many thanks [email protected] to Gene for his continued work to encourage and Administrative Officer expand the relationship between the U.S Coast D/Lt/C Nancy Bieber, S—Susquenango [email protected] Guard Auxiliary and United States Power Squadrons. Secretary D/Lt/C Alvin Carmon, JN—Syracuse National has begun to reach out to the Districts to Canastota, NY get more feedback about the state of Power 315-247-2985 [email protected] Squadrons. Prior to the Governing Board, District Treasurer Commanders were surveyed to compile a list of D/Lt/C Ed Sanders, P—Ithaca questions and comments for presentation to the Interlaken, NY Board of Directors. Those results were delivered in 607-227-7592 [email protected] Pittsburgh and as a partial result the board has asked District Commanders to survey their The Deep 6 Staff Squadron Commanders with results to be presented Editor to the Board in February at the next Annual D/Lt Tom Alley, SN—Seneca Meeting. There won’t be a formal survey – it’s Big Flats, NY 607-562-3909 completely ad hoc, filtered to eliminate [email protected] redundancies, but wide open. Editor Emeritus Fall Conference is almost upon us. One of the P/R/C Richard E. Ashley, SN—Syracuse pleasures of the Fall Conference is awarding 50-year The opinions expressed in The Deep 6 are those of the plaques to members who have displayed a authors and do not necessarily represent those of United States Power Squadrons or of District 6. commitment that few of us will be able to emulate. This year we’ll honor George McKinney from Lockport, Rochester’s Frank D’Aurizio and George Leavitt, and Niagara’s Richard Nixon. Please get your room and meal reservations in as soon as you can. We have some really interesting speakers and it’s always rejuvenating to visit with our Power Squadron brethren.

- Bill

Page 2 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 From the District Executive Officer By D/Lt/C Jeffrey Freedman, AP-CN Joint 2017 Rendezvous with historic Fort Henry, waterfront walkway, and a vibrant downtown filled with great pubs and Kingston Power & Sail restaurants. The marina closest to downtown is Squadron. Confederation Basin. Sail charters are Following a meeting in available in Olympic Harbor. Clayton, NY, with Bill and From Kingston, we can then proceed on a May Corcoran, Past powerboat cruise up the Rideau Canal. To help Commander and current celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Parks Commander, respectively, of Canada is providing free lockage on the Rideau the Kingston Power & Sail Canal in 2017. Seasonal lockage in 2016 was Squadron (KPSS), boaters from CDN$8.80/ft, amounting to a savings in 2017 D6 will be invited to a summer rendezvous and of over CDN$300 for a 36-foot cruiser. The picnic in July 2017 to be held at Whistler’s Bay Rideau Canal is a 125-mile scenic waterway on Treasure Island, located at the Kingston end from Kingston to Ottawa, Canada’s capital. The of the Bateau Channel. The Bateau Channel Rideau Canal is designated as a National runs from the Canadian Channel near Historic Site of Canada, a Canadian Heritage Gananoque, Ontario in the Thousand Islands River, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Only to Kingston. Treasure Island is not actually an about 10% of the length of the Rideau Canal is island, but rather a peninsula on the north side man-made cuts and locks; the rest is lakes and of the Bateau Channel near Kingston. Thus, natural waterways. The Rideau Canal, built access to the rendezvous site can be by car or between 1826 and 1832, has 45 locks in 23 by RV as well as by boat. lockstations along the main route. Most of the Syracuse Sail & Power Squadron (SSPS) locks are still operated by hand. The canal member Jim Scherzi has attended this annual passes though urban, rural and natural Rendezvous of the KPSS for the past three landscapes. Ample boating services and quaint years, and he facilitated the recent meeting in towns are along the route. Parks Canada does Clayton. As co-chair of the SSPS Binnacle a wonderful job of providing relevant Island committee, Jim has forged a close information and making all visitors to the relationship with the KPSS by offering SSPS’s Rideau Canal feel welcome. Binnacle Island cottage to Canadian Power

Squadron members each year after the deadline for reservations for SSPS and D6 2018 Joint Rendezvous in Thousand Islands. members has passed. In recent years, KPSS Following our joint D6/KPSS rendezvous at has taken Binnacle Island for one week and Treasure Island near Kingston in 2017, and made the cottage and dock available to its post-Rendezvous cruise, we plan to hold a members during that week. Individual second joint D6/KPSS rendezvous during the members of KPSS then became familiar with summer of 2018 in the Thousand Islands, Binnacle Island, and then started to use it, either in Clayton or in Alexandria Bay. With thereby helping SSPS to achieve nearly full Rendezvous attendance declining as D6 occupancy of Binnacle Island during the members age and migrate south, it makes summer boating season. sense to try to boost the number of attendees at our Rendezvous by joining with our neighboring power squadron in Kingston. 2017 Post-Rendezvous Cruise to Kingston and So make sure your passports are up to date, Rideau Canal. and let me know of your potential interest in Following the 2017 joint D6/KPSS rendezvous, participating in the joint D6/KPSS Rendezvous attendees may want to visit Kingston with its at Treasure Island in July 2017, and the post- The Deep 6 Page 3 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® rendezvous cruise to Kingston and the Rideau More specific information will be forthcoming Canal. as details become available. Call at 315-446- 6329 or email to [email protected]. - Jeff

From the District Administrative Officer By D/Lt/C Nancy Bieber, P methods can help you. Each of us can contact current members who are not active and Fall Thoughts encourage them to attend meetings and/or It’s that time of year when events and get them excited about the most of us have put our organization again. A review of our member boats away until next benefits may also help with recruitment and Spring. Now it’s time to retention. think about what our squadron membership Boating activities are what build friendships means to us. If you’re like and camaraderie. District and local rendezvous most of us, it means are always fun. But how about a mini get- member involvement, together with members who boat in the same membership recruitment and retention, area? You could have a raft-up on the water member benefits, boating activities and and share snacks, get together at someone’s attendance at our District 6 conferences. cottage for a party, meet at a local restaurant after a relaxing day of boating, have a group How can each of us become involved in our bonfire, invite another member who no longer squadron? You can become a Bridge member, has a boat to join you on yours, or just get chair a squadron project, mentor a new together to visit. member, teach or proctor an educational course or even take an advanced course for Sandy Sanders and her committee have been your own enrichment, as well as numerous working hard to put together this year’s District other ways unique to your area. Whatever you 6 Fall Conference. There will be a District do, it will enhance your understanding and hospitality room, informative meetings, enjoyment of the organization. interesting speakers, good food, and the opportunity to connect with fellow squadron Membership recruitment and retention seems members throughout the district. You’ll find a to be one of the most challenging areas our registration form on Sail Angle and in this organization is facing today. Check out Tom newsletter. Sign up now and prepare to be Dixon’s Membership Report, and you will see educated, entertained, and informed at the that many of our squadrons are losing conference. members. Recruitment from ABC3 classes is down as our student numbers are down. Talk To be happy, stop waiting for Friday, for to boaters who boat in your area and ask them summer, for your next boating day. Happiness to join you at a meeting or event. If you see a is achieved when you stop waiting for it and boat in a yard in your neighborhood, talk to make the most of the moment you are in now. that neighbor about taking a class and joining See you at the District 6 Fall Conference. the organization. Talk with members of - Nancy squadrons in District 6 that have increased their membership for ideas on how their

Page 4 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 Education Corner REPORT FROM THE GOVERNING BOARD CONFERENCE AUGUST 2106-PITTSBURGH By D/Lt/C Kenneth Green, AP be changed to “Boat Handling” and skill As the DEO of District 6, I teaching will be emphasized. attended the meetings of the Students work through the modules at their Education Department to own pace. The exam will stay the same. Costs keep abreast of the many are being determined. The rationale for the activities of the Department. change in course structure is based on the The goal of this article is to perceived need to make the course more summarize the highlights of flexible, more efficient with less redundancy the meeting. You can find and more suitable for busy people unable to additional information in the take a standard 8- to 10-week course. August Education Department Newsletter: http://usps.org/national/eddept/misc/currents.htm. DIGITAL MEDIA LIBRARY This is a brand-new project soon to be launched. It will consist of approximately 20 ABC COURSE instructional safe boating videos on common The course is now available in Spanish. practical topics such as docking, anchoring, Although squadrons are required to offer this steering, etc., designed as a visual learning course, it is also available online. Here is the instrument. The videos will become available link: between October and December. They will have http://americasboatingcourse.com/. considerable value as a marketing feature as well as a learning tool once they become To ensure a permanent record of those taking available to the public. A link to the Library is the course, SEOs need to promptly report, via HQ800, when a course is completed. http://uspsdml.org. To date, online sales are exceeding At the District conference this November, I plan expectations. to present a talk on this program and provide further information on this valuable offering.

E-BOOK UPDATE Seamanship is being converted to an e-book NEW SEMINARS format. A Fall launch date is anticipated. When Updated versions of two existing seminars will this process is completed, the course will be be made available later this year: offered on a trial basis by 17 squadrons. The • Basic Weather & Forecasting, and format will be accessible on most commercially- • Navigation (previously Basic Coastal available e-readers. Navigation) The USPS will provide instructions to SEOs on Also being developed, new seminars: how to obtain and distribute the course in e- book format. Eventually, all USPS courses will • Automated Information Systems (AIS) – A be offered to students in an e-book version. new seminar. • Radar – In the planning stages. • Boating Safety for Kids – A new program SEAMANSHIP PARTITIONING for children ages 1-6. This can be At the same time, National is undertaking a downloaded from the USPS Education web significant change in the Seamanship course. page. Then click Basic Public Education The course will be offered in separate modules web site: roughly following the chapter headings in the http://tinyurl.com/je8ph35 current textbook. The name of the course will The Deep 6 Page 5 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® In this article I have presented a brief update topics as well. I was encouraged and stimulated and summary of the latest activities of the by all that is happening to enhance our basic National Education Department as given at the function: Boating Education. Governing Conference August 2016. - Ken At the District 6 Conference this November, I plan to present these and other interesting District 6 Membership Committee Report One Year Period Ending September 30th, 2016 Respectfully submitted by P/C Thomas Dixon, P and P/D/C Chris Tertenik, SN

National: 30,628 Members 2015 28,578 Members 2016 -2,050 LOSS D/6: 730 Members 2015 672 Members 2016 -58 LOSS SEPTEMBER SQUADRON 2015 2016 DECREASE INCREASE AUBURN 13 11 2 BUFFALO 42 39 3 HAMBURG 24 12 12 IROQUOIS 52 60 8 ITHACA 33 27 6 LOCKPORT 33 31 2 NIAGARA 9 7 2 RED JACKET 28 10 18 ROCHESTER 105 109 4 SENECA 76 75 1 ST. LAWRENCE 26 18 8 SUSQUENANGO 66 59 7 SWIFTWATER 83 78 5 SYRACUSE 104 104 UTICA 36 32 4 *** Niagara and Red Jacket are still being carried by National so we have included them on the list.

Page 6 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 From Around the District (and Beyond) Are You Ready For This Year’s Leap-Second? U.S. Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Best Practices for Leap Second Event Occurring on 31 December 2016 has been published by the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in coordination with the United States Naval Observatory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, the USCG Navigation Center, and the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing. This product is intended to assist federal, state, local, and private sector organizations with preparations for Saturday, 31 December 2016 Leap Second event. The document can be found Howard Cabezas, S, and son, Henry, S, make adjustments to the tackle used to hoist the diesel motor out of sailing on the Navigation Center's website: vessel Tomfoolery in the Watkins Glen Village Marina this http://tinyurl.com/zloqjtz past August. The boat’s mast and boom were used as a derick to swing the motor onto the dock so that it could be taken away for service. Another student and the SEO were [The link, above, while somewhat technical in waiting on the dock to guide the 300 lb. motor onto the dock and not into the water! spots, has some interesting facts about time and how it is measured and adjusted nowadays. If Earlier this year, Seneca organized another you’ve taken JN or N, it’s worth looking over. I informal seminar on boat maintenance when guarantee you’ll learn something new! – Ed.] ten students helped refurbish a small daysailor that was later auctioned off at a fundraiser for a local parochial school. The seminar was Opportunistic Education funded through fees charged to the students By Tom Alley, SEO and with proceeds from the auction, which Seneca Sail & Power Squadron recently offered were split between the school and the an informal “seminar” on repowering when one squadron. of its members needed to swap out an engine in their vessel. Three students signed up to gain first-hand, hands-on knowledge of what is Fall Reminder involved in removing and replacing a diesel Source: Ziff Law Firm (www.zifflaw.com) motor in a 35-foot sailboat. In exchange, the Just a reminder for boaters in New York State vessel owner got some willing and able that “winter” PFD rules are kicking in. Effective assistance with an otherwise arduous task. November 1st through May 1st, EVERYONE in a boat less than 21 feet in length must be wearing a PFD while underway. This applies to all vessels on state and federal waters in New York State. Violators are subject to a fine of $100 to $250.

The Deep 6 Page 7 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® Tomfoolery Forestay Failure Update Third, the composition of the pin was not the bronze I believed it to be. In fact, the pin has a By Tom Alley composition that is not typical of any marine Working for a large, multinational corporation alloy: has its advantages. One of them is that there are lots of experts accessible when you have a • 44% Nickel complex, technical question requiring a • 32% Copper specialist. • 18% Zinc If you recall from the previous issue of The Deep 6, our near dismasting occurred when the • 5% Chromium clevis pin holding on the forestay failed by As of this writing, we have not been able to shearing in two pieces while under load. At first match this composition with any commercial I believed the problem was metal fatigue and alloy. that I had missed seeing a crack in the pin So now it appears that, aside from metal fatigue when I last inspected it. Staining on the and corrosion, there is yet another thing for fracture face was thought to be due to corrosion boat owners to worry about, and that is found on the cotter pin leeching into a crack. whether the supplier of your clevis pins is Metalurgical analysis of the fracture face reputable. This pin came with the boat when I proved otherwise. In fact, it produced a number purchased it, so I don’t know where it came of surprises. from. The new pins were all purchased from a First of all, it was not metal fatigue, but known supplier and are a marine-grade corrosion that caused the failure. As the stainless steel. (I sent one of the new pins in for corrosion propagated across the pin, its analysis this week. We’ll soon know if it’s really structural strength lessened until it could no 316 stainless steel!) longer support the load and failed. Notices to Mariners Cayuga-Seneca Canal – Watkins Glen/Montour Falls October 14, 2016 Mariners are advised that dredging equipment has been mobilized to the Seneca Canal (sometimes locally referred to as the Chemung Canal) including a 90-foot tugboat that will occasionally be moored beneath the Route 414 bridge (S-15). This equipment will intermittently reduce the effective width of the channel from now until the end of the navigation season. Cayuga-Seneca Canal – Cayuga Lake October 17, 2016 Second, the corrosion started on the inside of Mariners are advised that the Cayuga Lake the clevis pin in the hole for the cotter pin. This drawdown will commence on Monday, October means the corrosion was invisible from the 24th until it catches up with the Cayuga Lake outside of the pin. This is why it was not Rule Curve elevation of 382.5 (approximately 1 noticed prior to the pin’s failure. The following foot below where it is today) on Monday photo shows the detail of the fracture face. You November 7th. can see that the darker (corroded) areas are on Chart 14786 CS-1 & 14791 insets show the the inside and that the outer surface has bits affected area can be found at of bright (uncorroded) metal on it. (Is that what http://tinyurl.com/hrfn7bn & is meant by a silver lining?) http://tinyurl.com/grbsxy8.

Page 8 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 Features along the Seneca Lake branch of the Many kinds of media – videos, images, audio, Cayuga-Seneca Canal are listed by mileage at slides – are available right now, with more http://tinyurl.com/h4yfuyn. additions every five days. The project is far from For updates and information, please visit done as production continues. Our District Canals.NY.gov or follow us on Facebook or Educational Officer, Ken Green, will be Twitter presenting more information about the library at the USPS Digital Media Library Is Live upcoming Fall Conference in By Bill Herrick Binghamton, October 1st marked the kick off of the new USPS November 4th-6th. Digital Media Library. This project has been in development for several months and the results are outstanding. Professionally produced by Power Squadron members the library offers valuable boating skill digital content that reinforces what we teach in our classes and seminars.

USPS Marketing Committee Releases Ads By Bill Herrick, JN Our National Marketing Committee has released six print “Welcome to the Neighborhood” advertisements developed as part of the ongoing program to help create a campaign to increase public awareness of the United States Power Squadrons. The ads will be published in popular boating magazines and used in promotional literature. Samples can be seen below and to the right.

The Deep 6 Page 9 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® Rendezvous With A Raccoon! By Jack Howell, AP Rochester Squadron something walk across her foot and yelled out to me. So, I figured it was a mouse or something like that. I shined the light into the galley area and saw two eyes reflected back at me. It was then I knew it wasn't a mouse! Once things got into focus, I realized there was a raccoon sitting on the top of the galley counter. At that point, I figured I better put my sneakers on and see what I could do about the raccoon. The Zingo's boat has a clear Plexiglas door leading to their cockpit area on their boat. The raccoon was trying it's darndest to get out that door but it was closed and latched. He then was trying to climb up a post that was at the bottom of the stairs leading to the door. Once the raccoon realized he couldn't get out he started The adventure we'll never forget and hopefully to run around the salon area looking for either somewhere to hide or to get out. Any attempt I never repeat. made to try to get out of the galley area to get As you are probably aware, our annual to the cockpit door to get it open was met with Squadron Rendezvous was held from July 28 - growls and hissing. 31, 2016, at the Pultneyville Yacht Club. My Since it was not our boat, I was not able to find wife Pat and I were fortunate to be able to travel anything to try to fend off the raccoon. So, the with John and Phyllis Zingo on their beautiful only thing available was a pillow. So I took that boat the Catalina Lady II. The Zingo's boat is and told Pat to close the bedroom door to keep large enough that we had a separate sleeping the raccoon out of there. Armed with my trusty area, along with our own air conditioner. The pillow, I was finally able to get by the raccoon air conditioner was great, since we've had such and get the cockpit door open. By this point the warm weather. However, on Friday night, the raccoon had discovered food in a bag and breaker for our air conditioner tripped, but Pat wasn't about to leave. and I figured that would be fine, since on that night it was cool enough that we thought we I was trying not to wake John and Phyllis but would simply open the windows, and we had a at this point I had no choice but to try to get great hatch over our bed. So, we figured out John up since I needed something like a broom how to secure the screen in the hatch-to keep to encourage the raccoon to leave! So I yelled to the bugs out-and went back to sleep. Well, John and he came up the stairs from their everything was fine until about 0230, when the berth into the salon. He asked me if I was okay. screen popped out of the overhead hatch and I told John that there was a raccoon on the fell on our bed. boat. I had to repeat it twice - remember it's about 0300 at this point. Once John realized Pat noticed the screen on the bed and got up. I what I was saying, his response was "thank sat up to inspect the screen only to realize that God it's not a skunk"! the screen itself was separated from the screen frame. Pat asked "I wonder how that could have Now the adventure got more interesting! happened?" As we were inspecting the screen Since John is familiar with what 's available on with flashlights (remember no power - no lights) his boat, he grabs a large 4' long wooden dowel since the breaker had popped. Pat was from the cockpit to poke the raccoon to standing on the side of the bed and felt encourage it out. I'm manning the door to keep

Page 10 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 it open figuring the raccoon will run from John and between John and I we were able to stun and out the door. That would have worked the raccoon enough that it fell into the bag of great, but John had left the door open to their food. John was able to move quickly and get the berth and guess where the raccoon went? John raccoon off the boat with the bag of food. yelled to his wife Phyllis to cover up and stay in By this point it's now 0330 and we sat around bed. The raccoon runs into the head located in for about another half an hour discussing the their sleeping quarters and finds its way behind "battle on the Catalina Lady II" and trying to a panel that led to the hull of the boat. John figure out how we were going to get back to yells to me that now we're really in trouble. sleep after this adventure. John, Phyllis, Pat John turns on all the lights in the head and and I sat around the salon having a great time their berth area figuring this would encourage talking about what had just happened and how the raccoon to come out. I come down and the no one was going to believe us in the morning. raccoon is playing hide and seek with John We were very thankful that no one was injured from behind the panel. Well, sure enough, and there was no noticeable damage to the John's strategy works and somehow the boat. The only casualty was the bag of muffins raccoon decides to run out and back into the and bread that were to be used for breakfast salon. At this point John secures the door to the next morning. his berth and now we have the raccoon is confined to the smaller area of the salon/galley. For more colorful details on the Rendezvous with the Raccoon, feel free to ask John and/or The raccoon went back into the bag of food. Jack at one of our Squadron meetings. John was poking the raccoon to get him out of the bag. In the meantime I found a boathook - Jack New Dock Transporter By Ron Guido Fall is a special time of year in Ontario’s challenging as every Cottager knows from Cottage Country. Putting all the cottage experience. In years gone by, I was capable of summer stuff away for the upcoming hard doing the work myself and later we began hiring water season requires a bit of work before the a crew. However, eventually, finding a crew to Big Chill sets in. The boats require some time remove the dock became increasingly difficult. and effort, but the heavy lifting literally comes Bonnie and I have been “cottagers” for twenty when removing the marine rail system and years on Doe Lake, north of Huntsville, dock at the end of the boating season. The dock Ontario, Canada. The marine rail system and spring installation and fall removal are dock are installed in the spring and removed in the late summer. Removing the rail system is fairly easy as the rail sections are six feet long, pinned together, and made of lightweight aluminum. The four section aluminum dock is a little more difficult; each section is twelve feet long. Three sections are six feet wide and the fourth is eight feet wide. After removing the cedar decking, dock sections weigh about 175 and 220 pounds respectively. Finding a reliable crew became ever more challenging. And frustrating. And expensive. We decided to take things into our own hands and began making wooden prototypes on pneumatic wheels to transport the dock sections. After almost ten years of building

The Deep 6 Page 11 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® its Bulldog jacks, adjust the dock legs as necessary, and then roll the dock in or out of the water. The Transporter is on pneumatic tires that work well on our hard packed sand lakebed. We usually place the Transporter just forward of the mid-point of the dock. This placement, and resultant leverage gained, provides easier control with minimal lifting requirements. Once the Transporter in place, it's relatively easy to roll the docks into place. It's important to realize that our Transporter was designed specifically for our dock dimensions and water depth. For example, our Bulldog jacks have a ten inch rise limit. For three of our dock sections, the Transporter rolls under the frame easily, but the section in the shallowest water requires the dock to be lifted slightly to roll the Transporter in place. I use a Farmer’s Jack to raise the dock. Or, we could also simply adjust the dock legs up or down, as necessary. In the spring, we can easily roll the sections into place because of a slight slope; however, in the fall, we use a winch to bring the Transporter and dock sections up the incline and above spring freshet water levels. Our lake’s water level comes up about three to four feet in the spring because of lake water level management. If necessary, a single person can perform dock installation and removal. I have been installing the dock single handed in the prototypes that “almost” worked, we discovered spring using the Transporter. It's probably an inherent design flaw. We could not extricate safer with two people in the fall because of the larger wood prototypes from under the dock winch operation. We have successfully used the sections once we reached deeper water as the Dock Transporter four times, twice in 2015 and wood floated up between the frame members. twice in 2016. By the end of 2017, we will have recovered our initial investment. We began serious design work in late 2014 after a particularly frustrating dock removal effort that fall. We discussed design, fabrication, and costs with General Welding in Elma, NY. They thought our concept was functional and suggested several modifications. They completed the newly minted “Dock Transporter” in early spring 2015. The Transporter cost between $1,500 and $1,800, including minor modifications since initial fabrication. The concept is to roll the four feet by four feet Transporter between the dock legs, extend the “arm wings” of the Transporter to outer edges of the dock frame, raise the Transporter using Page 12 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 We also removed large granite stones from our path between our winter storage location and water’s edge. This allows the Transporter to roll smoothly, reducing stress on our 120V, 1,500 pound capacity winch. We also have a standby DC winch if needed. Next spring, we will pour a small concrete pad where the 120V winch will be mounted. We have been securing the DC winch to a tree stump. We laugh when we talk about our many “cottage projects”. We have to work smarter, not harder, as time goes by. Necessity is definitely the Mother of Invention in Cottage Country. And beyond that, thar be dragons! - Ron

° ° ° ° ° ° ° Ron Guido has served as a Bridge Officer of the Hamburg Squadron for over a decade. He currently is Commander of Hamburg and is a Certified Instructor. Ron has been boating for over sixty years, starting by renting canoes on Tonawanda Creek. He, and his wife, Bonnie, are long time “cottagers” in Parry District, Ontario.

The Deep 6 Page 13 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® Susquenango Sail & Power Squadron’s New Facebook Group By Dave Daniels Susquenango Sail & Power Squadron has a Facebook Group Specifics new Facebook Group. It is in addition to the Link to the Susquenango Facebook Group: long-standing Susquenango Facebook Page. Just copy/paste it into the address field of any So…, what is the difference between a Group browser and then hit the Enter key on your and a Page and how does Susquenango intend keyboard. to use the new Group? http://tinyurl.com/j2kca4o First, you will have to have your own Facebook account to use either the Susquenango page or Facebook Group Category: A 'Public' the new Susquenango group. Facebook Group with select members (see qualifications below). Any one can see this From Facebook: public group, its members, and their posts. Facebook Pages enable public figures, Facebook Group Administrators: Mary businesses, organizations and other Kucharek, Dave Olds, Dave Daniels (folks able entities to create an authentic and public to add/delete 'friends' to the Squadron presence on Facebook. Facebook Pages are Facebook Group and also able to remove visible to everyone on the internet by unacceptable postings from the Facebook default. You, and every person on Group). Facebook, can connect with these Pages by becoming a fan and then receive their Facebook Group Moderator: A person with updates in your Facebook News Feed and Facebook authority to remove unacceptable interact with them. postings from the Facebook Group. At present, Susquenango is looking for a volunteer Pages were designed to be the official profiles (anybody willing and a frequent Facebook for entities such as celebrities, brands or user). businesses. Groups are the place for small group communication and for people to share Facebook Group Members: Must be a member their common interests and express their in good standing of the Susquenango Squadron opinion. Groups allow people to come together or District 6. Conditions whereby a member will around a common cause, issue, or activity to be 'removed' from the group include leaving the organize, ask questions, express objectives, squadron, abuse of group, spamming, or discuss issues, post photos, and share related disrespect towards another member. content. The Susquenango Facebook Page is intended DO’S & DON'TS: to be the formal, public face of the Squadron. A list of do’s and don’ts has been placed on the The Susquenango Facebook Group is intended new Susquenango Facebook group, so they will to be the casual, ‘real-time’ communication not be repeated in detail here, but one rule will medium of the Squadron. It does not replace be restated: Do not place the names or the Facebook page nor the Squadron website. addresses of children on this or any other During the summer of 2016, Susquenango Facebook page or group. Pictures of kids are members have been using their new Facebook ok, but not their names or home addresses. Group to share details of squadron events, including real-time go/no-go decisions of the events, pictures taken during the events, and Facebook Tips: sharing newsy clips of interesting boating The following are a few Facebook options that items. are available to all Group members: • When one of the ‘admin’ folks adds a new Group member, ‘notifications’ are enabled for that member. That is, the new member’s Page 14 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 initial ‘notifications’ are set to All Posts; page will lead you, step-by-step, through the this results in a short message being sent to process: that member’s email address whenever any http://tinyurl.com/phmw95w member adds a posting to our Group. Other notification options available that you may Just log in to your Facebook account, then wish to revise your initial setting to are: click on the drop-down arrow on the far right of Highlights; Friends’ Posts; Off. the Facebook command line, select the ‘Create Group’ option, and follow the instructions. • You may leave the Group at any time, or Once set up, the Group requires little or no ‘unFollow’ the Group. These options are maintenance; as long as members follow the found under the Joined button. do’s and don’ts there is nothing to do. • Under the Photos button, there are options to create an album or a video. If you post numberous photos pertaining to one Questions: Squadron event, it will be helpful if you If you have any questions, please post them on create an album and post all of your event our Susquenango Group; somebody is sure to pictures as one overall collection. know the answer. And, your questions are likely to be on the minds of other members, so • There is also a Files button allowing the answer will be greatly appreciated by all. members to upload and share a file, such as a PDF file or a PowerPoint file. Click the - Dave Files button to access the Group Do’s and ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Don’ts which is a DOCX file. P/R/C Dave Daniels, SN, is a member of Susquenango Sail & Power Squadron. Dave is SETTING UP A NEW Facebook Group: active on the National level with the Basic Public Educational Committee. He continues to boat on Establishing a new Facebook Group is easy and the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York and takes only a few minutes. The following internet spends summers in the 1000 Islands region.

Susquenango’s Summer Sailings By D/Lt/C Nancy Bieber, P This summer has been a busy one for Susquenango Sail and Power Squadron with lots of membership involvement in on-the- water activities.

Several members visited the Dragon Harald Hårfagre while it was in Port on the St. Lawrence River. Its home port is Haugesund, Norway and it had traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to attend numerous Tall Ship Challenges in the Great Lakes. The shiphands indicated they had a bad crossing with severe storms and a number of mishaps. The top of Photos 1 & 2: Viking replica ship, Dragon Harald the rail of the ship is less than two feet from the Hårfagre. deck and we could see how easily it could take on water. At 110 feet in length, it was built as The Deep 6 Page 15 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® an authentic replica of a Nordic ship from several hundred years ago. Some members were fortunate enough to see it in full sail as it navigated the St. Lawrence River. We took part in the tradition of mail delivery along the shores of Skaneateles Lake aboard the historic Barbara S. Wiles. Twenty members sailed the three hour mailboat cruise as it traveled the length of the lake. There were roughly twenty stops where a certified U.S. mailman delivered the mail and inserted it in a mailbox located at the end of a dock or handed it to the addressee. If there was a dog with the person collecting the mail, it also received a dog bone compliments of the mailman. Along the Photo 3: The galleon El Galeon Andalucia. way we passed a children’s camp where the One of the most interesting was the El Galeon kids lined the dock and performed a chorus- Andalucia a 164-foot, 495-ton authentic replica line dance. of a galleon that was part of Spain’s West Indies When we told the captain we were members of fleet. Built with 16th century European sailing the United States Power Squadron and were techniques and technology, El Galeon tells the impressed with his ability to bring the front of 500-year story since the arrival of Juan Ponce the boat into the dock, keep it steady while the de Leon in Florida. While its homeport is mailman delivered the mail, and then back Seville, Spain, St. Augustine, Florida is her away without any problems, he said, “That’s American port for the foreseeable future. It is a high praise coming from members of the Power gorgeous ship built entirely with wooden Squadron.” It was a most enjoyable voyage and timbers. I recommend it as an activity for your squadron. Our three-day rendezvous with 22 members in attendance was held at the Thousand Islands in conjunction with the Tall Ship Challenge in Brockville, Canada. Friday afternoon we attended the parade of ships featuring Tall Ships from Florida, California, Maryland, Spain, and several from various Canadian ports.

Photo 4: The schooner Empire Sandy.

The highlight of the weekend was our sail on the Empire Sandy. She has a length of 203 feet overall and her homeport is Toronto, Canada. The Empire Sandy was built as an Englishman/Larch Deep Sea class tugboat for war service by the British Government in 1945. After the war, the current owner converted her

Page 16 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 to a schooner that is capable of carrying 275 Following our sail, we had dinner at The Tall passengers. Ship Grill in Brockville, followed by fireworks to Saturday afternoon brought some rain while we end the evening. An unforgettable experience were aboard, but as all good sailors are, we that we were privileged to be a part of. Several were prepared with rain gear and the rain did members from other squadrons wanted to join not dampen our enthusiasm nor our good time us. Unfortunately, the Tall Ship sail was on the voyage. The crew were handsome, booked solid and we could not accommodate gentlemanly, and efficient. Raising the sails on them. such a large vessel is a lot of work and just as The next Tall Ship Challenge through the St. much work to bring them down. One of our Lawrence River and the Great Lakes will be in members got the lowdown on their names, 2019. Maybe we can do it again. where they were from, and what they did when - Nancy they weren’t sailing.

District 6 Fall Conference Keynote Speakers Bill Herrick, JN Our Fall Conference will be held in Binghamton the weekend of November 4th. Friday night’s Council meeting will be followed by a town hall and then we’ll enjoy some social time together. Saturday morning’s Conference meeting will be followed by two very informative afternoon sessions. We’ll be visited by two upstate authorities on the state of the medium we enjoy: Water.

Dr. John Halfman’s knowledge and continuing research about water quality in the Finger Lakes and especially Seneca Lake is unsurpassed. We’ll learn about changes in the lakes over the years, what part we play in those changes, and what the future may hold for the lakes. His studies aboard Hobart and William Smith’s R/V William Scandling involve college and high school students giving them a sound foundation for further work. R/V William Scandling

Bill Foster, Director of Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom, will tell us about the educational opportunities available aboard the M/V Haendel: Eco-cruises, student mini-lab cruises studying sediment cores, water clarity, invasive species and more. Students from fifth grade and up learn how scientists do research and perform the same tasks using sophisticated equipment.

Look for room and meal reservation forms at the end of this issue and come to Binghamton!

The Deep 6 Page 17 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® Letters to the Editor st Seneca Junior Sailors Find Adventure… 1 and stayed in Baldwinsville for two nights. When that cold front came through there were From Maxine Flagg white caps on the river. My wife was concerned Hi Tom, about locking and holding the boat. While I I found your article fascinating on your sailing brought the boat in and had to come off the expedition with the youth sailing group to Lake bridge. We stayed Saturday night and left Ontario, and am glad you decided to publish it. Sunday morning. Sunday was still windy later There are "lessons learned" for all of us, on during the day. No way close to what it was regardless of age. I also want to compliment Saturday. We got to Oswego late Sunday you on the whole issue of The Deep afternoon. My wife's first trip on the Oswego 6. Outstanding. Nice to hear meaningful canal, my last was about 15 years ago. It was a comments by the bridge as well. very interesting trip. Oswego had fire works Thanks again for a terrific issue of The Deep 6! Sunday night. Had a great spot to watch them from the aft deck on our boat. - Maxine Flagg All I have heard from some dock neighbors on Cayuga Lake is how bad it is to boat on Lake More on Seneca Junior Sailors Find Adventure… Ontario. The waves, the storms that come up, From David Edersheim etc. The past couple years my wife and I have Tom, been thinking about moving our boat to Sodus Bay. We made the move this year on July 3rd. Thanks for sharing your trip and mishap. We When we were in Oswego I had in my mind all have all had one, if not you have never left the the negatives I heard, second guessing the dock. Its good to learn what has taken place decision we made. Yes, the waves are different with other boaters. How they overcame the on Lake Ontario, I learned. On the Finger Lakes problem and solved it. The parent who said this a northwest wind is a smooth lake most of the teaches kids to prepare for the unexpected and time. Then I remember its human nature to what life is going to toss at them – that is the focus on the negatives. We have a Border Collie, real outcome of the forestay breaking. she loves boats and boating. It was funny, she I bent a prop once on a railway track on Seneca was trying to snooze on her bench seat on the Lake. We were docking at the marina in bridge. Every once in a while, a wave would hit Watkins Glen. It was windy and the lake was right and toss some water drops 10 feet up on kicked up. Just as I was backing into the dock, the bridge. She would wake up and stare where a gust of wind hit the boat. Some people on the the water drop landed on her. dock said the boat rolled over hard. My first Very happy with our move. mate yelled your going to hit the boat next to us. I pulled back out of the slip. Missed the boat Best Regards, but one of the props bounced off the under - David water rails there. I was so embarrassed about that, then later people were talking about their mishaps. My take away was the only way to Comments? Questions? Your Two-Cents? avoid any incidents is to be a dock squatter. Do you have comments about any of the We all consider the obvious when thinking contents of this issue? Please send your letters about keeping our vessels safe. I'm sure sailors to the editor ([email protected]) and we’ll are going to learn from what you shared. Our share the best/most insightful here! vessel is a 1985 Carver, I'm thinking what else should I be looking at? We took a trip just after yours to Oswego then on to Sodus Bay. We left Cayuga Lake on July Page 18 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 The Editor’s Editorial By D/Lt Tom Alley, SN More Ramblings – This time about a steward Ramblings on called Elmer Stewardship As some of you know, I have a couple other Every year, my church hobbies besides boating. One of them is reviews the concept of amateur (a.k.a., “ham”) radio. Like the boating “stewardship”. As part community, the amateur community is tight- of the review, a prayer knit and self-supporting. If someone needs is recited that has help with something, it’s easy to find a particular relevance number of willing souls to pitch in, whether not just to our parish, it’s to help raise a new multiband antenna but also to all sorts of organizations – religious tower or to show how to properly tune a and secular – including the USPS. circuit or to play with the latest digital gizmo. With apologies to my clergy, I’ve made some New and aspiring amateur operators are often secular substitutions for some of the wording. taken under the wing of a more experienced I think the result applies well to our veteran who acts as their mentor. In fact, this organization: is how I got my own start with the hobby after expressing an interest in my next door neighbor’s (WB2CFX) shortwave equipment. “My squadron is composed of people like me. The practice has a long history and, at least in I help make it what it is. North America, one’s mentor is known as his “Elmer”. I’m not sure of the origination of this It will be friendly, if I am. expression, but every single ham operator can Its meetings will be filled, if I help fill them. mention one or two “Elmers” who helped them It will do great work, if I work. get started. It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I I mention this because there is something to am a generous giver. learn for us. The USPS has a far more It will bring other people into its fellowship, if I structured organization than that found invite and bring them. among the amateur community. We enjoy a formal education program with a wide It will be a squadron of loyalty and welcoming, selection of classes and seminars from which and a squadron with a noble spirit, if I, who make to choose while hams are pretty much on their it what it is, am filled with these same things. own when it comes to learning new skills and Therefore, I shall dedicate myself to the task of technology. Still, I bet each of you can being all the things that I want my squadron to remember one or two individuals who helped be.” you through those early days to show you how to pull into a slip without knocking down the dock and how to tie things up so they Our monthly membership reports continue to wouldn’t come untied (at least until you suggest that what we are doing to attract and wanted them to). We’ve all benefited from our retain members is not sufficient. It also own set of nautical Elmers to show us the suggests, as I mentioned in an earlier editorial, ropes and to help us build our skills and our that a top-down solution to the problem will not confidence. work. We need to address this at the grass- roots level. We need to become stewards of our I don’t know about you, but I am extremely squadrons and we need to be everything we grateful for the patience and perseverance of want our squadrons to become. my many Elmers. Without their guidance, advice, and occasional admonishment, I would ° ° ° ° ° not be the sailor I am today. In the decades I

The Deep 6 Page 19 of 25 United States Power Squadrons® have been boating I have also learned that where the obnoxiously shallow rocks are in there is but one way to honor their investment the harbor. of time and effort, and that is to pay it I’ll close with a simple question, which is also forward. intended as a challenge: To whom are you an While some people have the experience to pay Elmer? forward technical skills or techniques - Tom, KD2VH mastered over decades of practice, we often overlook the simple mentoring that occurs by ° ° ° ° ° welcoming the newbie on our dock and The editor has, once again, opened his big making them feel at home. In my opinion, this mouth. Please e-mail your comments to: is just as important as passing on the fine art [email protected] of marlinespike or the tribal knowledge of

Page 20 of 25 The Deep 6 Fall 2016 District Calendar 2016 May 1 Spring 2017 issue of The Deep 6 November publication date. (D6) 1 Fall issue of The Deep 6 publication date. (D6) 20-26 Safe Boating Week 4-6 District 6 Fall Councel & Conference. Holiday Inn, Binghamton, NY. (D6) June No events currently planned. December No events currently planned. July TBA District Rendezvous (D6) 2017 21 Deadline for The Deep 6 articles. [Delayed to allow for coverage of District January Rendezvous.] (D6) 15 Deadline for The Deep 6 articles. (D6)

15 Change of Watch (Seneca) Holiday Inn, Water St., Elmira, NY. August 1 Summer issue of The Deep 6 publication date. (D6) February 1 Winter issue of The Deep 6 publication date. (D6) September 10-17 Governing Board, Dallas, TX (National) 19-26 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (National)

October March 15 Deadline for The Deep 6 articles. (D6) No events currently planned.

° ° ° ° ° April Do you have an event that you think others TBD D/6 Spring Conference, Location TBA should know about? Please let me know so that (D6) it can be included! 15 Deadline for The Deep 6 articles. (D6) – Ed. ([email protected])

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District 6 Fall Conference 2016 04 November - 06 November 2016 Holiday Inn Binghamton - Binghamton, NY

MENU

Lunch Buffet

The International Delicatessen- Fruit Salad, Chef's choice soup Bread, Rolls Condiments and Relish Tray. Ham, Turkey and $23.00 (Late Registration - Roast Beef. American, Swiss and Provolone Cheeses. Cookies, $25.00) Brownies, Coffee and Tea

Dinner

$31.50 Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin (Late Registration - $34.50)

$31.50 Chicken Picatta (Chicken sauteed in lemon butter with capers) (Late Registration - $34.50)

$31.50 Pasta a la Vodka (four cheese ravioli in Vodka Sauce) (Late Registration - $34.50)

All Dinners include:

Mixed Green Salad, Chef's choice vegetable and starch, coffee, tea and a mouse for dessert. Oh, wait. Make that mousse for dessert. Chocolate mousse. Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry Puree. That’s better.

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Meal Reservation Form

Name:______Rank:____Grade:_____

Additional Name:______Rank:___ _Grade:_____

Address:______

Phone: ( ____) ______Squadron: ______District: ___ CPS/ECP Member _____Email: ______

Late Lunch Registration

Delicatessen lunches $ 23.00 $ $ 26.00

Dinner Choices

Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin $ 31.50 $ $ 34.50

Chicken Picatta $ 31.50 $ $ 34.50

Pasta ala Vodka $ 31.50 $ $ 34.50

Total Amount $ Please let us know of any special dietary concerns or allergies

Meal Reservation Deadline Must be Received by 26 October 2016 - Cancellation Deadline for Refund 28 October 2016 Please send this form and your check for the Total Amount above, payable (in US funds) to District 6 Fall Conference 2016 to:

D/Lt Anna Smith, S 57 Deyo Hill Road Johnson City, NY 13760 Phone: 607-797-7391 E-Mail: [email protected]

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Room Reservation Process for Fall Conference 2016 D/Lt Sandy Sanders, P Conference Planning Committee Chair

We will continue to use the e-mail process and thereby take advantage of our tax-exempt status by making group reservations by Squadron under the Squadron’s tax-exempt number. Meal reservations will be made through the Susquenango Sail & Power Squadron’s Lt. Anna Smith and are covered under the District 6 tax-exempt number.

We have 40 sleeping rooms available for our Fall Conference at a rate of $109.00 per night. Holiday Inn will assign the rooms on a first received basis.

SQUADRON MEMBERS: Please send your reservation form below to your Commander.

COMMANDERS: Holiday Inn, Binghamton, NY, welcomes the squadron reservations by e-mail. The process remains simple. An e-mail form letter was sent to the squadron commanders explaining the process. Just fill in the blanks to include the squadron tax-exempt number, room requests and the commander’s name and credit card number. Then e-mail the form to the hotel at the address shown on the form. Revisions, such as add-ons, are acceptable and can be forwarded to the hotel using the same form. Upon checkout rooms have to be paid for by cash, squadron credit card or squadron check. Note: those members wishing to by-pass the tax- exempt process and take advantage of credit card perks etc. can register in the same manner by stating they will pay their entire bill by credit card at checkout.

DISTRICT 6 BRIDGE, P/D/C’S, AND CPS attendees and members from other Districts will continue to make their room reservations through the Conference Planning Committee (CPC). For Fall Conference 2016 reservations should be sent to P/D/C Michael Kelly, at 38 Preston Circle, Rochester, NY 14626-1157, PAYABLE TO District 6 Fall Conference 2016 or email at: [email protected] Let’s have a great conference!

Remember: Reservation Deadline: 26 October 2016

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United States Power Squadrons® District 6 Fall Conference 2016 04 November to 06 November 2016 Holiday Inn – Binghamton 2-8HawleyStreet Binghamton, NY 13901 Phone: (607) 722-1212 Room Reservations Room Rate is $109.00 per night for single or double occupancy. Check-in Time 3:00 PM Check-out Time 11:00AM Reservation Deadline: 26 October 2016 Send completed Hotel Reservation Form below to YOUR squadron commander. ------

2016 D/6 Fall Conference Hotel Reservation Form

Name(s)______Mate:______

Address:______

Phone: ( ____) ______Squadron: ______

District: ______Email: ______

Nights Staying: Friday 04 November ______Saturday 05 November ______

Accommodations: Double______Single______

Total @ $109.00 per night = $______

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