Great Lakes Center

1/20 In 2013, the water levels in Dunkirk, NY were too low for us to launch our boat and our buoy. We needed to use the marina's travel lift. Here we are backing the boat into the travel lift.

2/20 Lifting the boat with the travel lift

3/20 Lowering the boat into the water

4/20 Leaving the slip

5/20 Point Gratiot lighthouse, Dunkirk, NY

6/20 Mark Clapsadl pulling in the buoy

7/20 Mark Clapsadl pulling in the buoy

8/20 R/V John J back on land in the travel lift

9/20 Placing the boat back on the trailer

10/20 Mark Clapsadl securing the boat to the trailer

11/20 We also had trouble deploying the buoy earlier that year. Mark Clapsadl is attaching straps for lifting the buoy.

12/20 Positioning the GLOS buoy in the travel lift.

13/20 Setting up the lifting straps

14/20 Lifting the buoy with a travel lift

15/20 The trailer was moved out of the way

16/20 Moving toward the water

17/20 Time to lower the buoy

18/20 Buoy in the water

19/20 Mark Clapsadl brought the R/V John J. Friedhoff over to tow the buoy

20/20 Mark Clapsadl removing the lifting straps and getting ready to tow