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Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
963 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with Harry Rush
Depth:
75 ft

Fire Island Inlet


Fire Island Artificial Reef

2.0 nautical miles south of Fire Island Lighthouse, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 62 - 73 ft


Shipwreck Florida
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1876, Baltimore MD USA
Specs:
( 259 x 36 ft ) 1280 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 14, 1930
foundered in storm while being towed to wreckers - no casualties
Depth:
shallow

unknown, probably buried


Shipwreck Fort Victoria
Type:
shipwreck, liner, Furness-Bermuda Line, Bermuda
Built:
1913, Scotland, as Willochra
Specs:
( 411 x 56 ft ) 7784 gross tons, 371 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday December 18, 1929
collision in fog with liner Algonquin ( see Mohawk ) - no casualties
GPS:
40°28.907' -73°54.398' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:
50 ft

Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:
2003, Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City FL USA
Specs:
( 86 ft ) 196 tons, ? crew
Sunk:
Thursday July 17, 2003
cause unknown - no casualties ?
GPS:
39°59.46' -73°11.25’ (NOAA 2003)
Depth:
130 ft


Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 50 ft )
Sunk:
Saturday September 11, 1937
GPS:
40°18.834' -73°53.094' (AWOIS 2008)
Depth:
65 ft

This wreck is often referred to as a trawler, but it is really a self-propelled wooden dump scow of the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company.



Garden State North Artificial Reef

6.5 Nautical Miles off Harvey Cedars, 1.50 sq miles
Depth: 65-85 ft [download]

Good Times and Queen Mary are plotted from 1989 LORAN numbers. Although the TDs are slightly different, the resulting conversions are identical. It doesn't matter, neither one is still there.



regulator

Hose protectors are those funny rubbery tubes that fit over the ends of your air hoses. Their purpose is to prevent the hose from being bent sharply at the connector, which will eventually cause it to fail. However, they are practically impossible to put on. Here's a hint that makes it easy:

Soak the hose protector for a few minutes in not-quite-boiling water. This will make it much more soft and pliable. Then fish it out and jam it onto the hose quickly before it cools and hardens. Be careful not to get water in the hose orifice. Maybe I'm slow, but it took me quite a while to figure out this simple trick.