The Boblo Boat was a summer treat for a lot of Detroiters. By next
summer, that treat might be attainable once again as volunteers have
been working to restore the 100-year-old boat.
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Kattoo plans to wrap the Ste. Claire in coming weeks so that work
can continue this winter. By next summer, he hopes to have rebuilt the
stern, which he has dismantled down to its structural ribs, and to have
restored the first and possibly second decks.
That'll be
enough to bring the Ste. Claire back downtown for dockside tours next
summer, he said. Kattoo plans to offer those tours for a couple of
years as a way to raise some cash and reacquaint Detroiters with the
boat.
"For next year, I'll be more than happy with that," he
said. "The public will be really happy to see that the boat is
semi-restored and on its way."
In four or five years, he
hopes to have the Ste. Claire sailing again, offering a full range of
moonlight cruises, day sails, and rentals for weddings and other
special events.
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