When it sank in an 1895 storm, the Walker spilled its cargo: literally tons of bricks. The grayish planks are visible and part of the mast angles up from the deck. It rests at about 60 feet, below the level at which the zebra mussels thrive. This is another canal schooner, and it's best suited for intermediate to advanced divers. Besides the Butler, here are four other must-dive wrecks in Lake Champlain.
A wayward fin tip can actually gouge a ship's hull. Because the wrecks are made of wood that has soaked for upward of two centuries, they are fragile. Removing artifacts from any of the sites is prohibited, and so is penetrating any of the wrecks. Vessels nearly 200 years old are scattered throughout Lake Champlain's cold, fresh water. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has established the Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve System, encompassing eight remarkable 19th-century wrecks. Today, about 1,000 divers a year come to Lake Champlain between mid-June and October to dive historic wooden boats like the Butler and other vessels that were once the lifeblood of commerce between New York and Canada, before succumbing to the region's climactic vagaries. The crew of five jumped onto a long pile of rock and endured the life-threatening weather until a ship chandler and his son braved the gale to rescue the survivors. It's actually warm enough for a 7 millimeter wetsuit only three months earlier, the water was 22 degrees colder with just 10-foot visibility.Ī flat-bottomed cargo boat that was towed along canals, then fitted with a mast for sailing on the lake, the Butler sank in a winter storm in 1876. The water temperature is 63 degrees-practically balmy by Lake Champlain standards-on this mid-September afternoon. There's just enough water clarity to see the ship's old wooden hull covered with zebra mussels. In 40 feet of water just off the rocky breakwaters near the Burlington, Vt., docks, the vessel is remarkably preserved-the Butler's sailing hardware, including its windlass and cleats, is still in place. All in hard cases, and the same custom miking system.As I gently drift with the movement of Lake Champlain's currents, I come within arm's reach of the General Butler, a canal schooner that last felt the air in 1876. Cymbals,Stands, Pedals the same from above. Custom drum snake for miking system.All Road Ready! Gretch Maple 6X14 snare, 10X8,12X9,14X14,16X16 toms, 22X18 Bass drum. 8",10",12" splashes,15",18" crashes, 20" ride,14" Hats, Pearl Double pedal with a tama single as back-up. Instrument experience: Drums: Advanced EQUIPMENT John Bonham, Ian Mosely, Carmine Appice, any drummer with a solid groove and tempo, No flash and trash.all backbone.
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