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madrasahs · 12-21-2004, 10:02 AM

Yeah, you're right -- 1938 Hurricane. Senior moment.

Maples too. It must have been much worse than Hurricane Bob. "Bob" only caused all the big pines around the lake to lean. (Including mine).

But wood-or-coal-or-maybe-diesel still eludes what actually powered the Old Mount. A few other factoids found were:

1) It was a one-cylinder engine (42" Bore X 10-foot Stroke).
2) It was the fastest boat on the lake, losing one race to another boat only because the other boat had hidden behind an island and already had a full head of steam. (The Old Mount couldn't accelerate in time to match its speed).
3) The 1939 fire started at the train station, and burned to the Mount.
4) The Old Mount once ran aground at Wolfeboro's dock, but "powered off" OK with just its "one cylinder" engine.

12-21-2004, 10:02 AM	#4
madrasahs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 381 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You don't remember the 1939 Hurricane? Yeah, you're right -- 1938 Hurricane. Senior moment. Maples too. It must have been much worse than Hurricane Bob. "Bob" only caused all the big pines around the lake to lean. (Including mine). But wood-or-coal-or-maybe-diesel still eludes what actually powered the Old Mount. A few other factoids found were: 1) It was a one-cylinder engine (42" Bore X 10-foot Stroke). 2) It was the fastest boat on the lake, losing one race to another boat only because the other boat had hidden behind an island and already had a full head of steam. (The Old Mount couldn't accelerate in time to match its speed). 3) The 1939 fire started at the train station, and burned to the Mount. 4) The Old Mount once ran aground at Wolfeboro's dock, but "powered off" OK with just its "one cylinder" engine.

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