Mystic Seaport Uses Old And New Technology To Restore Historic Whaler Diaries W. Morgan

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Mystic Seaport used its new lift to move the 167-year-old wooden whaling ship Charles W. Morgan out of the water and onto land for extensive repairs.rnThe hauling of the historic vessel on Nov. 1, 2008, benefited from the museum shipyard's new 500-ton Synchro-Lift.rn"These historic vessels are rather fragile, and the Synchro-Lifts state-of-the-art lift technologies can monitor all the stresses and strains on the Morgans hull system," said Quentin Snediker,rnshipyard director of the historic seaport in Mystic, Conn.