American Tug 395, hull #12...
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Alaska is about the right distance and time for a shakedown... Take advantage while your here..
We will be too early in the season for Alaska.
We may leave the boat there after the shakedown cruise and come back in the summer for an Alaska cruise or we may simply want it home! We will figure it out as we go.
Bruce
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Great color choices! Would you call that seafoam green?
The Awlgrip equivalent is called Sea Shell green, number H4368.
It is a color "created" by/for the Shelter Island Runabout. We fell in love with it the first time we saw it on a boat.
Bruce
Best weather in SE is May and June
The boat is scheduled for late March completion (Boat building schedules being what they are..,)
We are going to combine the delivery of our new Tug with a trip around the USA in our Bambi Airstream. We will head south to Florida before turning west toward California and then north to the Pacific NW, likely getting to La Conner as they are finishing up the boat. We will be cruising both by land and sea.
If the production schedule slips, we will simply explore by land. If it somehow moves forward, we will be able to match it.
Beyond having some campsite reservations in Florida in February we have no set plans. We will simply do what seems interesting...
The only question is when the boat will be shipped home. Beyond that almost anything might be possible.
Bruce
You have an opportunity to do some great things upon delivery. Alaska would not be my shakedown cruise. It would just be in the PNW and then I'd be right back to get every issue I ran across fixed. Not to wait. Then you could go to Alaska. We spent two months cruising Alaska as we figured we were there and it might be years before we made it back, if ever. For someone who likes to explore by land and sea, Alaska is a dream come true. It's so unique among places you'll cruise.
Wifey B: You could always take the boat home by water.....
Wifey B: You could always take the boat home by water.....
You have an opportunity to do some great things upon delivery. Alaska would not be my shakedown cruise. It would just be in the PNW and then I'd be right back to get every issue I ran across fixed. Not to wait. Then you could go to Alaska. We spent two months cruising Alaska as we figured we were there and it might be years before we made it back, if ever. For someone who likes to explore by land and sea, Alaska is a dream come true. It's so unique among places you'll cruise.
Wifey B: You could always take the boat home by water.....
You described our likely agenda better than I apparently did...
The shakedown will be the San Juan islands and surrounding area. Then back to the factory and from there? We will see...
I'm not sure we are up to a boat trip home from Washington State though.
It's been done before when three American Tug 34's did the trip from La Conner down the coast, through the Panama Canal and then up to Florida...
Whatever we decide, we will have fun. That's the number one rule!
Bruce
I just wouldn't ship it home without a little Alaska. The timing of your delivery is actually great in giving you time and not rushing you and still making summer cruising possible there. Now, you may have been to Alaska or may prefer exploring it by vehicle. We'd never been and don't do exploring by land.
Just a little more...
They have warned me that there will not be much activity for the next few weeks as employees tend to other projects.
The engine is the next big chunk to be installed. It should be there around Thanksgiving. It is fun to get the pictures though. I wouldn't mind if they send us pictures even if nothing much is happening...
Bruce
They have warned me that there will not be much activity for the next few weeks as employees tend to other projects.
The engine is the next big chunk to be installed. It should be there around Thanksgiving. It is fun to get the pictures though. I wouldn't mind if they send us pictures even if nothing much is happening...
Bruce
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As we wait for the engine to get here (480 hp Cummins 6.7) there is not a lot of activity. It is due at the factory around Thanksgiving.
At that time there will be more people available to work on the project as they free up from a boat on the line in front of ours.
Bruce
At that time there will be more people available to work on the project as they free up from a boat on the line in front of ours.
Bruce
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Not sure if anyone is actually interested in seeing progress of the boat as it is built but I will continue to post pictures as they become available.
I learned today that the engine will in fact be delivered to Tomco in the week after Thanksgiving. This is all exciting for us...
The idea that this boat will be ours is surreal!
Bruce
I learned today that the engine will in fact be delivered to Tomco in the week after Thanksgiving. This is all exciting for us...
The idea that this boat will be ours is surreal!
Bruce
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Greetings,
Mr. B. Please, please keep posting. VERY interesting and labor pains are best shared...
Mr. B. Please, please keep posting. VERY interesting and labor pains are best shared...
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Well, we find it interesting and I hope some people here do too.
This is the first boat we will have in a long time that I have to study to understand the systems on...
Thank you,
Bruce
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Bruce,
Lookin' Really Good..............
Glad you are taking lots of pics along the way...That will pay major dividends years from now.
Tony
Lookin' Really Good..............
Glad you are taking lots of pics along the way...That will pay major dividends years from now.
Tony
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Great stuff, Bruce. Very excited for you and enjoying the build vicariously. Don't stop now....you're under contract and we (your imaginary friends of TF) are right there behind you. We're all looking forward to our first ride in your new boat! I'll bring some IPA.
Thanks Tony,
We have a ton of pictures of the build of the last boat and as usual, you are correct! The pics show what can't easily be seen once it is all together. Every time I begin a "project" I first go to the pictures to see what might be learned.
It is a big help!
Bruce
You're on! The boat should be finished in late March. We will be in La Conner to take delivery and anyone who would like to see it should let us know.
Who doesn't like showing off their boat???
As to imaginary friends, this place is a lot of fun and both my wife and I appreciate the "friendship" for what it is...
Many thanks,
Bruce
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Bruce,
Thanks for sharing...keep it up!
We would enjoy meeting you and seeing your new boat when the time comes. La Connor is just a couple of hours by car or boat for us.
If you haven't already, I recommend a Wagonners Cruising Guide to give you a taste of what is ahead. You can download a copy free if you wish. We like the spiral-bound version as it lays flat on my navigation (ok...everything) table.
If I can be of any assistance please reach out.
Cheers,
Jeff
Thanks for sharing...keep it up!
We would enjoy meeting you and seeing your new boat when the time comes. La Connor is just a couple of hours by car or boat for us.
If you haven't already, I recommend a Wagonners Cruising Guide to give you a taste of what is ahead. You can download a copy free if you wish. We like the spiral-bound version as it lays flat on my navigation (ok...everything) table.
If I can be of any assistance please reach out.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Keep em coming, please!
