The Historic Pat II
A True Labor of Love
Volunteers at The Finger Lakes Boating Museum spent several years restoring the Historic Pat II (an authentic 39 foot vintage wooden boat which was used in the Thousand Islands from 1924 to 1955, and on Skaneateles Lake from 1956 to 1991 as a mailboat).
The wooden boat era in the Finger Lakes began circa 1830 with the side-wheeled steamboats and ended in the early 1970s when boat building transitioned to fiber glass technology.
After over 16,000 volunteer hours of hard work, planning, execution, and a whole lot of love, the historic Pat II (which holds 16 people) has spent the past few years offering narrated seasonal boat tours on the lake which include one-hour public tours daily at 10:30am.
Private 90-minute charters are also be available daily (they will do one charter per day (at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, or 6pm).
The Pat II underwent one of the most complete reconstructions to be done to a historic boat of its size. Click here for more complete details on the extensive restoration project.
Here’s a video when the boat was relocated from the small restoration shop to the larger shop.
To learn more, or to register for a tour, visit Bookings will be through FareHarbor, the museum’s website, or by calling or emailing the Museum.
The Historic Pat II
A True Labor of Love
Volunteers at The Finger Lakes Boating Museum spent several years restoring the Historic Pat II (an authentic 39 foot vintage wooden boat which was used in the Thousand Islands from 1924 to 1955, and on Skaneateles Lake from 1956 to 1991 as a mailboat).
The wooden boat era in the Finger Lakes began circa 1830 with the side-wheeled steamboats and ended in the early 1970s when boat building transitioned to fiber glass technology.
After over 16,000 volunteer hours of hard work, planning, execution, and a whole lot of love, the historic Pat II (which holds 16 people) has spent the past few years offering narrated seasonal boat tours on the lake which include one-hour public tours daily at 10:30am.
Private 90-minute charters are also be available daily (they will do one charter per day (at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, or 6pm).
The Pat II underwent one of the most complete reconstructions to be done to a historic boat of its size. Click here for more complete details on the extensive restoration project.
Here’s a video when the boat was relocated from the small restoration shop to the larger shop.
To learn more, or to register for a tour, visit Bookings will be through FareHarbor, the museum’s website, or by calling or emailing the Museum.
