I think I'll take a by on that, thank you: being among the 45+ age crowd I'm probably not "cool" enough for your crowd anyway. Forrest...
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Wm. Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Apr 1, 2008 4:46 pm
My Gawd Forrest, the damned queers that ride bikes have invaded our group ..... "I'll get the Ammo, you grab the Guns!!" ... From: Forrest Wood To:...
1065
Forrest Scott Wood
kitbash0n30
Apr 1, 2008 4:56 pm
Hey Bill; I didn't look so no idea what it is. Well, my Dad being a retired USN Sumner/Gearing class Destroyer XO, how about I grab a broadside of 5inch/38's. ...
1066
Wm. Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Apr 1, 2008 6:10 pm
LOL!..... GET'R DONE!!!!...... I'll Cock the Hammer!.... But I got dibs on the 2nd shot!!!!! ... From: Forrest Scott Wood To: Towboating@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
1067
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 4, 2008 1:44 pm
Anybody hear anything about the towboat JERRY JARRETT burning yesterday at Baton Rouge? Vessel reported entirely gutted but still afloat. Dan Owen ...
1068
s johns
captsj44
Apr 4, 2008 7:07 pm
I dont know I was jest looking on Memco boat positions and as of apr. 04 at 0600 it was down bound mil 245 LMR but that puts her down there dont it . Dan Owen...
1069
capt_krunch34
Apr 4, 2008 7:13 pm
I have confirmed it. I am friends with the captain on the Jerry Jarrett. She did burn down. Suspected location of where it started is in the engine room...
1070
Lance Romance
willieb1111
Apr 5, 2008 4:32 pm
On the Snohomish River in Everett Washington... The tug "Pacific" and the "Flyer". http://www.crystalizedimages.com/Western001.jpg ...
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Wm. Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Apr 5, 2008 4:45 pm
Great Shots - Willie!!! ..... Hope all is well with you & yers!!!!!... ORB ... From: Lance Romance To: Towboating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 05,...
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Lance Romance
willieb1111
Apr 5, 2008 5:14 pm
Hey there Old Bill's River! Long time no hear. Things are fine out here on the west coast. Still pecking away at my tugboat. Now that its warming up "slightly";...
1073
Lance Romance
willieb1111
Apr 5, 2008 5:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vka2YueWMl0...
1074
oytpjjuiuixdh
Apr 6, 2008 1:22 am
I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become your friend! Check my personal page ...
1075
Wm. Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Apr 9, 2008 10:59 pm
The ole DQ - is have'n a tough time getting saved, and according to this article in our local paper = Today. We can lay part of the blame on the...
1076
Richard E."Dick&...
towboatgallery
Apr 9, 2008 11:23 pm
And what really burns my a** about this whole thing is that it's a congressman from my own state, Minnesota's Oberstar, who is the AH committee chair who won't...
1077
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 10, 2008 12:12 am
All towing vessels formerly owned by Coastal Tug & Barge, Inc., Miami, have been redocumented by TransMontaigne Marine Group, Inc., with the same address that...
1078
Greg
gts16866
Apr 10, 2008 1:55 am
I would like to know if any of yall work around New Orleans to Houston TX that is where i go to and from i work on the M/V Sarah D....
1079
capt_krunch34
Apr 10, 2008 2:02 am
I work in Convent, La. My regular boat is the M/V Safety Journey. ... Houston...
1080
tmorra16
Apr 12, 2008 2:15 pm
My name is Tyler Morra and I am a graduate student at East Carolina University in the Maritime Studies program. During a recent class, we spent two days in...
1081
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 12, 2008 2:45 pm
Originally FRED W. OLCOTT 257257 Hull was built at Leavenworth, Kas., on the Missouri River by Missouri Valley Steel, Inc. (I have a photo of the hull...
1082
Myron Balchin Sr
w6tug
Apr 12, 2008 9:30 pm
hi dan what has happend to the group i don't get much email these days all the best capt myron balchin sr retired foss maritime co. ...
1083
Wm. Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Apr 13, 2008 12:18 am
You Da Man - DAN! ..... Tyler's lucky he joined this group, cause you have most of the answers - "When Push, comes ta Shove".... LOL! .... And Tyler, you can...
1084
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 13, 2008 2:27 pm
I realize it is not as busy as the Tugboats group. My guess would be that most of the members on Towboats are current day folks and do not need much in the way...
1085
photobypeter1970
photobypeter...
Apr 13, 2008 6:38 pm
Here is a subject I'm throwing out like a 16inch softball. I was looking at an David Plowden's book and he has a photo of steam towboats. What, where, when...
1086
Steve Huffman
mv_barbara_h
Apr 13, 2008 8:44 pm
Hi, One of the latest operating steam (sternwheel) towboats was the HERBERT E. JONES. It was built in 1940 as the JASON, sold in 1951 and renamed HERBERT E....
1087
Myck
kroozerlarue
Apr 13, 2008 9:06 pm
Does anyone know of any programs or training for river cooks?kind of an O.J.T. thing.i believe i would be a good candidate for such a position.any companies...
1088
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 13, 2008 9:44 pm
The little steam, sternwheel towboat LONE STAR operated until 1967 when it was replaced by the diesel towboat LADY LONE STAR. The str. LONE STAR was 90 x 24.5...
1089
Sue Fisher
kusurfer
Apr 14, 2008 2:39 pm
Hi, I remember the Jason. I grew up on the Ohio River just below the Gallipolis Locks (no longer called that). When I was a kid, the summers were mostly spent...
1090
Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Apr 14, 2008 3:23 pm
That was called "Riding the Rollers". We got so close to the AVALON to ride the rollers one time at East Liverpool that the school kids riding the boat threw...
1091
Steve Huffman
mv_barbara_h
Apr 14, 2008 5:09 pm
Dan, I forgot about the LONE STAR. Good one! Sometimes I just have Ohio River on the brain... -Steve...
