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nomadwilly wrote:
Lord Nelson? Too much rocker in the sheer and way too much in the house. The basic concept is great but executed too cutesy cutesy.
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Depend on what you think a tugboat should look like.* If you look at the tugs that worked New York harbor in the 1920s through 1970s or so, you see*what basically looks like a Lord Nelson Victory Tugs on steroids.* They all had that high bow, very curved sheer, and the pilothouse and main cabin followed the sheer.* I used to build models of them as*a kid.
What DOESTN'T look much like a real tug are the Nordic Tugs and (even less) the American Tugs.* I'm not disparaging their seaworthiness, quality, etc., only their aesthetics.* But one reason we were--- and still are--- so drawn to the Victory Tug is that it actually does look like a working tug from the "golden years" of tugs.
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-- Edited by Marin on Monday 13th of July 2009 11:50:58 AM