Sr., 17424 Rock Creek Rd., Nevada City, California 95959
Along about the end of November Grandpa would hitch up our old
mare and off we would go, looking for hick’ry nuts.
As we poked along a deserted country lane, he would suddenly
exclaim: ‘Look! A whole grove of hick’ry trees. Boy! Are we
in luck today!!’
Later on it occurred to me that he knew exactly where to look
and had been coming here for years!
Quite a manmy Grandpa!!
New Delaware Steam Tugboat First in Over Five Decades
Wakefield, Rhode island Beckmann, Limited, local builder of
antique and classic launches and tugboats, recently delivered a
thirty foot steam tugboat to Peter Van de Veld of Malvern,
Pennsylvania. Moored on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, this new
steam tugboat is the first in Delaware waters in over fifty
years.
The Bridget 30 tugboat is one of several steam and diesel
tugboats, ranging in length from 22 to 45 feet, built by the Rhode
Island firm. She is powered by an oil-fired steam boiler made by
Hobby Steam Boilers, Limited of Slocum, Rhode Island, driving a
Sample Model 354 compound steam engine.
Designed as a pleasure vessel, the tug sleeps two forward, has
an enclosed head, complete galley, and living area with settees for
four aft. The steam boiler, engine and machinery is located
amidships in a well-ventilated engine room. Her thirty foot length,
eight foot beam and draft of two feet allow her to move easily
through the water, achieving speeds up to ten knots. Cruising range
is about 500 miles, which permits her to fully explore her home
waters of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays.
Further details may be had by contacting Walter Beckmann,
president of Beckmann, Limited at (401) 7831859.
