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INTERIOR - Longshed
Canalside, Buffalo, NY

October 14, 2021 Photos






Typiucal Ereie canal passener boat (packet or packet boat), usually horse drawn.

"Packet boats came in different sizes, but the most common size was 60-80 feet long by just over 14 feet wide. All featured the same basic accommodations: a multipurpose room which served as lounge, dining room, and sleeping room (with a curtain to separate the ladies and men), and a kitchen. The average charge for traveling on packet boats was 4 cents per mile, and included meals and sleeping accomodations. For those who couldn't afford a packet boat, line boats could take passengers at a charge of 2 cents per mile, and sometimes one cent, but accomodations were proportionally less comfortable and travel somewhat slower." _ Frank Sadowski (online October 2021)














Hull: The frame or body of a ship, enot including masts or riogging
Bow: front section of a ship
Stern; TRear part of a ship
Kee:  a. The principal structural member of a boat or ship, running along the center of the hull from bow to stern, to which the ribs are attached.
b. A projecting ridge or fin on the bottom of the hull of a boat or ship that improves directional control and is often weighted for added stability.






Longitudinal beams of the hull, seen from the second floor museum





Longitudinal beams of the hull, seen from eye lefel







































Photos and their arrangement © 2021 Chuck LaChiusa
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