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SimplytheBest.net

The title says it all.  This is a site about tugboats. It will soon become a resourceful site for those who work in tugs and also for those with an interest in them.

Look around for a few minutes.  Browse in the links below.  There's also a search engine to find things you don't see.  If you still can't find what you're looking for just drop us an e-mail.  If you have something you'd like to see and think yours is better than ours, we want it.  We want all you have to offer.  This is your site.  Audience participation is encouraged.

 


The Boat Yard is a place to see tugs up close.  This yard is a good place to learn about the "nuts and bolts" of tugs and their work.
   
The Crew's Quarters are where you find the most important part of tugboats: the people who work in them.
   
Interested in items from the deck department?
 The Wheelhouse is where you find them.  Go here.
   

Interested in items from the engine department?  The Engine Room is where you find them.
Go here.
   
The Galley is the heart of the tugboat.  Our galley has ideas to help the amateur and professional cooks alike.
   

The Forepeak is a storage area on a tugboat.  Our forepeak is a place to store photos, art, and literature about tugs.
   

 

 Training and Education are absolutely necessary for advancement in today's tugboat industry.  The Chart Table is a page to find the training you'll need to succeed.
   
The dispatcher sends tugs and crews to their next job.  The Dispatcher on this site can send you to a job aboard tugboats.
   

The Links Page is a collection of sites about "all things tugboat."  You'll find interesting items here.
   

 

  

Knotthead took a visit to Seattle, WA, and
Savannah, GA.

We caught up with him and he told us a bit about it.  Click the city links to see them.

Important notices and additions to the site.

The Tug Master has been added to the historic tugs.
3-18-08

New outfits have listed with the dispatcher.
3-18-08

We finally got a message board up and sort of running.
8-7-07

The Boatyard has a facelift.
3-18-07

Try this idea next time you pack a canvas sea bag.
7-27-07

Welcome new Foss tugs to the photo gallery.
7-6-07

Welcome the Pacific Explorer to the photo gallery.
4-6-07

Welcome three new tugs to the photo gallery- Penn, Foss, and Crowley.
2-16-07

An article from the galley about taking care of your cast iron pans.
10-29-06

Stand by.

 

Contact tugboat crew members, people in the industry, and the web site's organization here.

 

Another site by Knotthead.

 

 

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Credits

Thanks to the following individuals for photos and text in use on this site:

Contributing photographers-

Fred Brennus, Pat Folan, Capt. Raymond Hurst, Zane Johnston, Bob Mattson, Mike O'Brien, and Scott Rickards.

Contributing writers-

Fred Brennus


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