Tenas Chuck" Tugboat Tours"
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Join us aboard tugboat Willie for a private tour as we continue to learn about and share the working waterfront of Seattle.
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Tugboat Willie
Willie was purchased in Olympia, WA in 2023, and moved to Port Townsend, WA. She was hollowed down to bare hull before moving her to Napa Valley for the re-build. Willie is modeled after a 1920's tugboat, the ones we fell in love with as a kid. Willie has been fitted with new frames and decks, pilot house and v-berth. A new John Deere 4045TFM85 marine diesel (Tier III) has been installed, as has new internal systems (fuel, electronics, cooling, exhaust) and controls (throttle, hydraulic steering). We added a few old bronze bitts and pieces, no pun intended, collected over the years. Willie was inspired by an early cartoon, a lovable mouse.
Tugboats and the Moon
Other places have their charms,
Like oceans, mountains, forests, farms
And I can visit and admire
Why they match someone’s desire
Yet no matter where I roam,
The city is, for me, my home.
Back in town from out of state,
My river walk did me await
And right away, what did I see?
A perfect moon, there just for me
And then, beneath that glowing sliver,
Gliding past upon the river
Two cool tugboats made me smile,
Doing tugboat work in style.
Mountains may make many swoon
But give me tugboats and the moon.
Copyright © ilene bauer | Year Posted 2021
