Maritime Photography. The Rosenfeld Collection, built on the inventory of the Morris Rosenfeld & Sons photography business, is the largest archive of maritime photographs in the United States. Due to humidity and other environmental factors, diacetate negatives degrade; the plastic mount shrinks and separates from the base, eventually rendering the negatives unusable. Mystic will be able to preserve 3,500 negatives with these funds. (75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT; Ph. 860 215-2283; www. mysticseaport.org) ... The Hudson River Maritime Museum (HRMM) is the proud owner of a new boat powered entirely by solar energy. Solar Sal, a 44-foot tour boat with a capacity of up to 25 passengers, was built by HRMM’s restoration
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crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, designed by marine architect Dave Gerr from a concept developed by David Borton, owner of Sustainable Energy, Inc. The HRMM took ownership of the vessel in January. Solar Sal derives her power from a solar array of sixteen 42” x 62” panels with a capacity of 360 watts per panel. They can produce electricity even under overcast conditions, but they also charge the boat’s reserve battery pack; the boat can travel up to 50 miles on reserve power alone. She passed her US Coast Guard speed/range endurance test in late 2018. The boat will allow the HRMM to expand its water-based offerings such as lighthouse tours, school field trips, and charters, while avoiding the use of fossil fuels. The Hudson River Maritime Museum will be launching a community-based campaign to rename the vessel in March. (Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY; Ph. 845 338-0071; www.hrmm.org. Sustainable Energy Systems, www.solarsal. solar) SEA HISTORY 166, SPRING 2019