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Great Lakes Model Shipbuilders1 Guild J. E. JOHNSTON, Ed itor: 5401 Woodward Avenue Detroit 2, Michigan R. H. DAVISON, Associate_Editor Membership $4.00 Membership $4.00 Supported in part by the Detroit Historical Society Editorial We hold no brief for the AQUARAMA, or any other vessel, but we would like to know more about the boats reported capsized by her wake on July lij., in the Detroit River. Newspaper reports did not mention the size or type of the boats that came to grief. One carried four persons and the other five, it is said. One, at least, was powered by an outboard motor, which always adversely affects the stability of what ever it is attached to. Now, it is possible that an outboard-rigged boat can be big enough to carry four or five people, but from what I saw, from the deck of the schooner J.T. WING, over a period of eight years, the average outboard craft is about 16 feet long, and only upon rare occasions did I see them without one, or more people in them than they could safely carry. Before we condemn the AQUARAMA and Captain Morgan Howell, her skipper, let us have the facts in the case, from both sides. We are opposed to undue speed of large vessels in restricted waters, but more opposed to the practice of overloading small boats and venturing out in poorly designed small craft which can not meet the conditions to which they are exposed. As much as we like boating we see no reasons why the legitimate commercial shipping should be penalized by those who insist upon going out in small craft which are not able to meet any possible hazard commonly occurring in a given locality. Being short of facts regarding the two small boats involved in the incident mentioned above we do not pretend to judge. What we do seek is fair play, and we regret the tendency to place all the blame on the big vessels which are rendering either essential or highly desirable services to the public. Most of us regretted the suspension of steamer service between Detroit and Cleveland, when the D & C boats went out of business. Now that we have that service restored let's give it a chance to continue. The owners of the big AQUARAMA have risked millions in the venture and they are entitled to fair play. Believe it or not they are just as much entitled to use our waterways as are the little pleasure boats, especially the unseaworthy ones and those that go out overloaded.__________________________ Organized in 1952 to locate, acquire, and preserve information and objects related to the history of shipping on the Great Lakes and to make same available to the public through the Museum of Great Lakes History and the columns of Telescope. The construction of authentic scale models of Great Lakes ships is one of the prime objectives of the organization, which has brought into being the largest existing collection of models of these ships. The Museum of Great Lakes History, located at 5401 Woodward Avenue, Detroit 2, Michigan, is official headquarters for the organization and the repository bf all of its holdings. The Guild is incorporated as an organization for no profit under the laws of the "State of Michigan. No member receives any compensation for his services. Donations to the Guild are Deductible for tax income purposes. OFFICERS Robert L.Ruhl . President John K.Helgesent Sr Vice President Joseph E.Johnston, Secy-Treas. DIRECTORS Robert II.Davison............Ferndale. John F.Miller.... Grosse Pointe . Carl G.Ammon................ Detroit. Walter Massey............LaSalle, Ontario. Leo M.Flagler.............Windsor .Ontario Wm.N. Stevens.......................Detroit.