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I think this was one of the prettiest and most complex boats we ever built. My Favorite. A 10,00 hp Tug. The Harvey War Horse.

hallmarkgrad wrote:LOL cool but wrong That was a tug. The Bearning Express looked like this. Sorry


That boat was built in 2005 and sometimes they all run together.

LOL... funny, I sure thought that was a tug! Nice shot of the longliner. Man, talk about a dangerous job. Those guys have to be half-crazy at a minimum to be longline fishermen in the Bering Sea, well, anywhere for that matter!

I am REALLY enjoying the pictures of your ships, hg. Each and every one is beautiful in her own way...

Biggest boat was the Casino Queen. 440 ft or so. Took almost 2 years to build. It is really 2 boats, A tug and a barge. They join together at the paddle wheels. For a while it was the biggest Gaming boat on the river.


Length: 447'-0"
Beam: 70'-0"
Depth: 13'-0"
Draft: 6'-6"
Main Engines: (3) Cummins KTA-50M, 1250 H.P. @ 1800 RPM
Primary
Gen-sets: (2) Cummins KTA38GC2, 725 kW @ 1800 RPM
Emergency
Gen-set: (1) Cummins 6BT5.9GS2, 99kW @ 1800 RPM
Propellers: (3) Kahlenberg, 74" diameter, (4) blade, bronze
Bow Thrusters: (2) ThrustMaster 150hp thrusters with (1) Cummins NTA-855
hydraulic drive diesel engine, 30" diameter tube
Stern Thrusters: (2) ThrustMaster 150hp thrusters with (1) Cummins NTA-855
hydraulic drive diesel engine, 30" diameter tube
Sewage Sys: (4) Microphor MC-1000,Type II Marine Sanitation Device
Speed: 14 knots
Hull Construction: Steel
Gaming Positions: 1,152
Passenger Capacity: 3,000
HVAC Equimpment: (2) Carrier 200-ton air cooled chiller units
Class: USCG Subchapter-H Passenger Vessel
Delivery: May

They were holding a rig in the loop currents a few years ago, we came out to start picking up the anchors to move the rig. We brought them the grocery box that they are unloading. After we recovered the eight anchors the tug along with the anchor boat that I was on and another anchor boat towed the rig out of the loop currents and to their next location.

It's hard to make out but the oval blue placard says "Patti Built"

Thanks for the Photo!!! May I use it? One of the best action shots I have ever seen of the War Horse.... LOL I see you have great shot of our trademark logo....Thanks again.........

hallmarkgrad wrote:Thanks for the Photo!!! May I use it? One of the best action shots I have ever seen of the War Horse.... LOL I see you have great shot of our trademark logo....Thanks again.........

Go ahead, I have other ones from this job also. some from a distance some closer.

I love those boats too. Im fascinated with boats

my daddy used to run a tug boat for parkhill goodlow, thats why I grew up in naples fl. He broke his neck and we moved to jax fl for his care when I was 7.

I remember he used to take me out there sometimes when he would go check on it. I would always ride in the back windshield and stare at the stars and moon. He would stop and get me an apple beer and a beef pocket. That was a big treat.

what a good memory those pics yall posted brought back.

Thanks

I've been on rig moves with the Warhorse a few times..
I was in one hell of a storm towing a rig and Johndough was on the big boat just watchin us bounce around.. We were only 149'..w/2 16 645 EMD's..

Main Engine: (2) EMD 20-710-G7B-R, 5050 HP @ 900 RPM
Gear: (2) Reintjes WAF 5666, 6.55:1 Ratio
Propellers: (2) Bird Johnson, 165" diameter x 156" pitch, (4) blade, stainless steel, Kaplan style,
0.70 DAR, ISO Class I
Nozzles: (2) Custom Nozzle Fabricators, 165.5" I.D.,Type 37, 5/8" stainless steel interior from leading edge to
trailing edge
Shafting: (2) 15" dia. x 50'-9"L,ABS Gr.2 with full length S.S. cladding
Shaft Brakes: Mathers Type SB38, 54" disc
Gen-set: (1) Cummins, NTA855G2, 300kW @ 1800 RPM
(1) Cummins, NT855G4, 175kW @ 1800 RPM
(1) Cummins, 6BT5.9G, 99kW @ 1800 RPM
Controls: Marine Engine Controls, (7)-station twin propulsion controls
Bow Thruster: Marine Propulsion, Inc., 48" dia., MT-120-450, 400 HP, electric
Steering Sys: (1) International Marine Systems., 50 HP steering motors with (120) gall. reservoir
Towing Winch: (1) Markey Model TDSD-44 Dual Drum Winch, 3,340 ft. of 2 3/4" diameter wire each drum,
460,000lb max. line pull driven by Detroit Diesel 8V-92
Towing Pins: Smith-Berger model 16T3X30 pop-up roller pin assembly
Shark Jaws: SM Triplex model H-350
Speed: 14.5 knots
Hull Construction: Steel
Crew Quarters: 13
Capacities: Fuel Oil = 276,000 gall.
Ballast = 51,500 gall.
Hydraulic Oil = 1,000 gall.
Oily Bilge = 2,600 gall.
Lube Oil No.1 = 3,200 gall.
Gear Oil = 1,000 gall.
Dirty Oil = 2,600 gall.
Potable Wtr = 15,000 gall.
Deck Crane: EBI model TC20 telescopic boom crane
Class: American Bureau of Shipping, Maltese Cross A1 Towing Service with AMS, Ocean Service
Load Line Assignment,Type B
IOPP Certificate
SOLAS (SLC, SLE)
SOLAS Part E, Statement of Fact for Periodically Unattended Machinery Space
Tonnage: 896 (Registered Gross Tonnage)
98 (Regulatory Gross T

I know the Boat well.. I've sailed as Chief engineer for a long time..
I was always impressed with the Warhorse..
They had hell docking it tho.. it would jump just puttin it into clutch..

Hallmark. Do you remember a guy named Buster Grasso that worked there?

Gunz wrote:Hallmark. Do you remember a guy named Buster Grasso that worked there?

LOL Sure Retired Fireman. Good guy. Sandblaster......He was pretty good size but he could run. Beat me in a foot race to the blasting shed one day. I never did live it down..

Lurch wrote:I know the Boat well.. I've sailed as Chief engineer for a long time..
I was always impressed with the Warhorse..
They had hell docking it tho.. it would jump just puttin it into clutch..

How about the Harvey Titan?

hallmarkgrad wrote:

Gunz wrote:Hallmark. Do you remember a guy named Buster Grasso that worked there?

LOL Sure Retired Fireman. Good guy. Sandblaster......He was pretty good size but he could run. Beat me in a foot race to the blasting shed one day. I never did live it down..

Yep, that was him. Strong as an ox and a hell of a cook. I used to drop him off down there when we would finish a shift. Buster never got his drivers license so one of us would have to drive him everywhere. I miss that guy.

Gunz wrote:

hallmarkgrad wrote:

Gunz wrote:Hallmark. Do you remember a guy named Buster Grasso that worked there?

LOL Sure Retired Fireman. Good guy. Sandblaster......He was pretty good size but he could run. Beat me in a foot race to the blasting shed one day. I never did live it down..

Yep, that was him. Strong as an ox and a hell of a cook. I used to drop him off down there when we would finish a shift. Buster never got his drivers license so one of us would have to drive him everywhere. I miss that guy.

Me Too. A lot of people are gone. Damn good people...........

hallmarkgrad wrote:
Me Too. A lot of people are gone. Damn good people...........

Like the old Avatar much better Georgie. Hey, I'm fixin to send you a PM. Please check in about thirty minutes or so.

I will change it back when I get on my other computer. Reply sent

OK. I'll play.

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Oh....and did I mention my fall-back career is health care professional?

Yomama wrote:

hallmarkgrad wrote:
Me Too. A lot of people are gone. Damn good people...........

Like the old Avatar much better Georgie. Hey, I'm fixin to send you a PM. Please check in about thirty minutes or so.

Yes Will do. No Problem

Since we're on the subject of ships... I've spent my whole career tracking ships and dealing w/steamship lines. I've many wild stories about some of my vessels and shipments... Here are the top three: When my factories were almost out of gearboxes and I had 72 coming into the Port of Charleston on one vessel in heavy seas (there was some big storm, I now forget which). I suddenly lost all comms and when I dug-in I was notified that there was a ROCKET that had fallen off its.... cribbing, for lack of more accurate terminology, while the vessel was waiting to berth. Of course I didn't see those gearboxes for a couple of weeks, as that vessel was kept out at sea until any threat of danger was over, but I spent a crapload of money transferring freight across the country to keep my factories running. Another story of note is that my bedplates were on the Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked by the Somali pirates in 2009. I was so relieved when Capt. Phillips and crew were all safe, while the bigwheels were mostly happy our freight was gong to make it home. The only one I have an interesting picture of is the Cosco Busan, which you may recall hit the SF Bay Bridge in fog. It was fully loaded with bedplates as well, which my factories were in desperate need of. The upside of that incident is that I'd long argued to not use that port, as it was a cross-country over-dimensional haul for three of four of my factories, and I finally got my way.

The infamous Cosco Busan:

hallmarkgrad wrote:

Lurch wrote:I know the Boat well.. I've sailed as Chief engineer for a long time..
I was always impressed with the Warhorse..
They had hell docking it tho.. it would jump just puttin it into clutch..

How about the Harvey Titan?

That was the first on they built for Harvey Gulf..
I got a nice raise when it came out.. Capt. Don tried to recruit me and my office matched their offer..