All Spit And Polish

willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins

Wood hull tug WO Decker after her stay in the boatyard

It is better to die on you feet than to live on your knees.....Emiliano Zapata

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  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,822 Major grins

    Oooh, beautiful!

  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,319 Major grins

    Nice shot. Nice work on that tug as well.

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,167 moderator

    That's a find! I wonder how old a boat that is?

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  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins

    @David_S85 said:
    That's a find! I wonder how old a boat that is?

    The W. O. Decker is a 52 foot[2] wooden tugboat built in Long Island City in 1930 as the Russell I for the Newtown Creek Towing Company.She was originally steam powered before being refitted with a 175 hp diesel engine.[2] In 1986, she was donated to the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan, where she remains today under restoration.

    It is better to die on you feet than to live on your knees.....Emiliano Zapata
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 23,765 moderator

    Seeing that boat really "tugs" at my heartstrings.
    Really well seen and a great capture.
    Finding the right angle can be a challenge, but you nailed it!

    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • El GatoEl Gato Registered Users Posts: 1,242 Major grins

    Nice to see the "after" picture. A great follow up to your "before" earlier post.

    Thanks for sticking with this refurbishing project and posting the results.

    Beautiful tug...great image!

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