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Blogs, Photos, Companies & Other Links

Blogs

Some great blogs about members' boats, projects, work, etc. (Blogs about a particular boat are also listed in our Boat Roster.) If you have a blog that you'd like to include here, please let us know!

Campbell Maritime's Captain's Log: Brian shares a daily blog about life as a tugboat captain in "Captain's Log"
Fremont Tugboat Blog: Mark posts pictures from the daily activities of Fremont Tugboat Co. as well as photos from his vast and ever-growing tugboat photo collection
Old Tacoma Marine: Adrian catalogs boats with old engines in the Puget Sound area and blogs about his experiences working in the field
This Old Tugboat: Story of the renovation of Red Cloud from WWII Navy tug to luxury adventure cruiser; also, follow Rick & Karie's facebook page, "This Old Tugboat"
Tug Galene: Skip & Marty share the progress of their work on the Miki tug, Galene
Tug Iver: Follow their progress as Bill & Juli transform Iver into a "tughome"
Tugboat SF

Photos on the Web

Here are a few photo collections of tugboats. If you've found another, please let us know!

Boatnerd.com: Great Lakes tug & work boat photos
David Wike's Northwest Tugboats
Ed Whitebone's Tugboat Photos
ATugLIFE.COM

Tugboat Companies, Charters & Related Services

Here are some tugboat companies around Puget Sound. Please let us know about others that we've missed, in the Puget Sound area or other areas around the US & Canada.

Other Clubs & Organizations

Here are a few clubs and other organizations that might be of interest. Please let us know about others that we've missed, in the Puget Sound area or other areas around the US & Canada.

Model Tug Forum: information on the world of tugboat model building
NAFTS - National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors: also welcoming of non-military folks with ex-military tugs
Tugboat Enthusiasts Society: publish a quarterly journal, have an extensive list of boats on their web site, and much more!
Tugboats Yahoo Group
Westcoast Work Boat Association: based in Sidney, B. C. and comprised of retired workboats, fishboats & tugboats

Museums

Please let us know if you have suggestions of other museums we should include in this list!

Working Waterfront Maritime Museum (Tacoma, WA)

Restoration and upkeep

The Rot Doctor: Wood treatment and preservation products. The owners have restored an old wood tug and use these products in their renovations. There some interesting articles and discussions on the website about wood boat restoration.

Big Ship Salvage: Salvaged brass lighting and other cool stuff