New Boat 4 Sled

[Dazzler]

Currently the tug GENE DUNLOP is a hauled at Dakota Shipyard in Anacortes, WA. Just looking at the underbody and the size of her propellers is impressive.

That’s a helluva stairway! Not something you’ll see in most boatyards.

In the stern shot, I noticed the fairly large nitrogen gas cylinder. Many years ago, I had a quite nice steel motorsailer as a dock neighbor. The motorsailer had large hollow steel rub-rails and I learned that they were nitrogen gas filled to inhibit rust. Maybe the DUNLOP has nitrogen filled rudders?

It’s been years since reading everything by Farley Mowat I could get my hands on. Maybe it’s time to revisit.


A few years ago at the helm of the 5000HP twin azimuthing drives tractor tug DELTA DEANNA.