Capn Craig
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Im sure nobody has really given any thought to the notion that big boats exist in the tall corn state, even passing thru. To confirm that notion, I would bet that my trawler is one of a Iowa fleet that could be counted on your fingers and toes (maybe leave the toes out). I would probably extend that statistic to in clude the border states of Illinois and Wisconsin's Mississippi harbors. I can think of no more than a handfull of trawlers that exist in the Quad Cities. (Where I-80 crosses the Miss. This is by far the largest metropolitan area on the Miss river between St Louis and the Twin Cities. I didn't include the boats of the Metropolitan Twin Cities. Here is an example of the big boats that transit north in the spring and south in the fall. The first I was told is 125 feet. Power is a pair of V12 Cats of 750HP each. Heading to Stillwater MN from last night. I have always been surprised at stuff I see pass thru here. I can imagine that the folks on the coasts might be even more surprised.
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