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Valcour
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June 21, 2005
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United States
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Lake Champlain Transportation Companys Valcour is westbound across the Lake Champlain bound for Port Kent New York on June 21st 2005.
Built at Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne Vermont in 1947. The Valcour was built by the old
Champlain Transportation Company and was acquired with the purchase of the Company. Built as a
flat top with capacity of 50 cars, the passenger lounge and bathrooms are located below deck. Four
Clark 4 cylinder direct reversible engines powered the Valcour . There were two engine rooms with
two engines in each. In 1990 the Valcour was re-powered on one end with a pair of D353 425 HP
Caterpillar engines. By re-powering only one end, single ending her and removing the forward
propellers and rudder it made her a little faster in the water and a lot more economical to run. She still
serves the Burlington-Port Kent crossing.
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