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Hunting Down Hamilton
Welcome to the next chapter in my 2011-2012 winter lay-up saga. I’ve shown you Windsor, Ecorse, Toledo and Sarnia. Now I hit Hamilton. It’s my first time ever being in Hamilton during the winter, and...
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ATB
It’s the typical abbreviation for “Articulated Tugboat” or “Articulated Tug/Barge”. What makes it different from a regular tugboat is that it is equipped with a pinning system (Bludworth, InterCon,...
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Cleveland of 2010
I come to the Cleveland area at least ten times a year, but usually not for boat hunting purposes. But this time, in August of 2010, I did. And I dare say that I found more boats than the last time...
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Other Canal Freighters
This post is for all the freighters and tug/barges I saw around the Welland Canal that weren’t Algoboats. Because despite the large number of Algoboats, other fleets exist as well. Beginning on Sunday,...
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Spyshotting in Toledo
Boatwatching in Detroit is pretty straightforward. Go to a park along the river, and see boats. In Toledo it’s not that easy. Especially during the winter. It usually requires shooting across long...
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13 for ’13 – Part 2
After smacking in seven boats at Delray Park, I headed over to the Jefferson Avenue Drawbridge on Saturday afternoon. And right away I’m at eight… the tanker barge Great Lakes and her tug Michigan are...
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Welland Canal – Day 3, Part 2
Sorry for the two-day wait – here is the final post from my brief trip that ended on July 1st. After catching the Virginiaborg at Lock Seven, I headed down to the Glendale Avenue Bridge to catch two of...
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Up Close and Personal
Welcome to Post Three from Day One of my four day trip that took place earlier this week! As you can tell, this will be a long saga (will probably take at least two weeks to get through all of it and...
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