Check this page out on You tube... http://www.youtube.com/douglasyoutub A lot of the old towboats from the Mississippi are seen here...You may recognize some...
hi i am looking to bye a tow boat needs to be scale in looks any price have cash if i like it i will bye it my cell is 2545485818 god bless patrick i am a...
Can anyone give me information on the Great Rivers Towboat Festival, Alton, IL. I live in Sheboygan Wisconsin and want to go to the festival. I have alway...
... Great Rivers Towboat Festival Grafton Riverfront West of the Loading Dock Grafton, IL 62037 Saturday & Sunday, June 27 & 28, 2009 Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5...
I have added photos of some of my towboat models that were scratch built in styrene. Also, my first Vac-U-Tow model. There are two of the Peace - one in HO and...
If anyone interested in a ready built tow boat, I thinking of selling mine. Iam going to build another. Iam going bigger. Twin electric 12vdc Mabuchi 555...
I couldnt add photos of boat forsale so here a link to see. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Fz10Is-RQ Also I have a photo album on this site. John's 48' Tow John...
Can we see photos? ... -- Lance Romance from Stanwood, WA says… …keep your life in sight, and may your lights burn bright... Can we see photos? On Tue, Apr...
I figured out where to see the videos. What area are you in? I may be interested in the towboat. The shipping would really be only concern. ... -- Lance...
Almost a year ago I started researching the construction of a towboat model to augment an HO grain port and rail complex diorama. In the process I discovered...
Lance, I in north eastern North Carolina. My tow boat can be taken apart in smaller sections. I made this way to be able to access inter compartments. Add men...
Is the Janice B. based on a 70' Dravo RAM?  PeeJay ... From: dwendal2000 <dattig@...> Subject: [tugsandtows] My first towboat model----pics posted ...
Great Guess! Yes. The plans were originally printed for building an R/C version in the 1957 issue of Air Age Modeler. I found them on disc from a Canadian...
Well, the windows on the original Walter Musciano plan were made out of decal material, so you have certainly done his model justice. I have the issue of the...
Peter I have a few Dravo Rams photos. Towboat Joe Model site http://towboatjoe.com Music site http://www.myspace.com/joeebrown E-mail message checked by...
Joe: Where were the photos labeled Seneca Chief 1, 2 and 3 taken? Kurt ... -- Kurt Van Dahm President, Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago ...
Towboat Joe --  Would the Dravo RAM boats have been built by different shipyards? There is a definite difference in the window construction for Mr. Smitty...
PeeJay, Since most if not all of these were built to order against a common hull design, my research indicates that the ordering company could specify certain...
Thank you. I have found similar variations among the Army ST 85 ft. Type 327 Tugs which had to originate with original construction; for example; reverse...
The Ram was only built by DRAVO. The Mr. Smitty is now owned by Madison Coal and Supply in Charleston, WV. It was refitted years ago when it was owned by a...
PeeJay, Thanks for the comments. I have had fun on this one and plan to build some more, although my next project will be the bulk barges with dome covers. ...
D. Wendal. That model has been on my "someday" list from the time that article came out. Work keeps getting in the way. Recently, with the popularity of...
PeeJay, 52 years on the "someday" list is a long time. Maybe it would encourage you to know that start to finish this version in HO scale only took about 4...
I see that Mr. Smitty still has the lower pilothouse. To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Smitty is the only one of the Ram class boats that has not had it's...
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