The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of July 2008:
The concrete rim has been poured and looks great (see pictures below)
Wooden steps are in place for the kitchen.
The watch room floor and stairs have now been scraped and varnished (see pictures below)
The bathroom is mostly finished except for the plumbing and the toilet solution.
The bathroom wainscoting is complete.
The bathtub needs to be brought down from Certified Marine before the banister goes back up on the staircase.
The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:
The bedroom floors still need work, scraping and sanding before they are varnished
There is still some trim painting to do.
Sanding, priming, painting of various windows is still an on-going job
Upcoming jobs:
Painting – The Ulster County Sheriff work release program will be painting the outside of the lighthouse at the end of August. It will be completely stripped, then sealed and hand painted (not sprayed on). We are looking for the LOAN of scaffolding to allow us to reach the upper half of the lighthouse.
The following is a slide show of the granite base work being done
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
The following is a slide show of the watch room floor and stairs with a fresh coat of varnish on them.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Check out the great photos of our new granite base.
Flickr: Your Photostream Esopusmeadows.
There are additional photos that others have placed on our Lighthouse.
The Estuary Steward is owned and operated by Save Esopus Lighthouse Commission, a not for profit 501 (c) (3)
- Custom Built in 2001
- 42 foot Aluminum Shallow Draft
- US Coast Guard Inspected
- Twin 135 HP Mercury Outboard Engines
- Enclosed Canvas
- Enclosed Marine Head
- Ramp off the bow
- Port/Starboard Entrances
- Bench seating
- Capacity 45
- US Coast Guard Captains
The Estuary Steward is available for charter at the following rates:
$500 4 hours (1/2 day)
$750 8 hours (full day)
Arrangements can be made by calling Sharon Jones at 845-339-3060
Looking for three items to finish the kitchen.
* Kitchen sink, late 20’s early 30’s era. Farm style
* Refrigerator of the same era.
* Stove of the same era.
Please send photos or call Sharon @845-339-3060 or John @ 845-297-1569
or e-mail: Esopuslighthouse@aol.com
We can purchase or you can donate. IRS letter available to donor.
We are looking for Prints, Photos, Books, Bits n’ Pieces of River
and Lighthouse history. This information will be made available
to the guests of the Lighthouse. We will gladly pay for copies to be made
of any information if you want to hold onto your originals. If you would
like to talk to our Historian about events that you remember of the
Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, give Pat a call. Pat Ralston is our lighthouse
historian and a fountain of information. She remembers everything that
is past on to her and will be the major contributor to the history room.
She has been collecting information on her own for many years. Please, help her
fill in the blanks. Any information in print or photos are vital to preserving our
history.
Contributors names will be noted in the History Room.
IRS Tax Letter can be presented to contributor for donation.
Call Pat @ 845-297-1569 or e-mail: Esopuslighthouse@aol.com