Tugboats are the hardest working vessels in the shipping business, safely guiding freighters several times their weight and size to dock and back out to sea. This all-color salute to everyone's favorite little ship examines "tugs" today at ports around the world. In addition to depicting tugboats at work, the book explains the various tasks with which the boats are charged, the work of their crews, and the engines and designs that allow these relatively small vessels to tow incredible tonnage. The author also explains how older tugboats are overhauled for continued service and how manufacturers are finding new markets by revamping decommissioned tugboats-and even building brand new ones-for use as private cruisers. In addition to being a NASCAR journalist and the author of three previous MBI books on the subject-Behind the Scenes of NASCAR Racing, Stock Car Race Fan's Reference Guide and NASCAR Transporters-Bill Burt is a longtime tugboat fan just now getting the opportunity to indulge his passion in book form.
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Tugboating at Mobile,
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This review is from: Tugboats (Enthusiast Color Series) (Paperback)
Mobile is a major seaport at the junction of the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Waterways System whose rivers lead deep into the heartland of America, and the Intracoastal Waterway along the edges of the Gulf. Therefore it has great harbor activity. Although the author's books are usually about motorcar racing, he is a quick learner. He has captured the Mobile scene of tugs and rowboats and barges with great photos, informative text, and few errors. A book worthy of being in any tug-enthusiast's library and a good choice for the landlubber too.
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While the modern tugboat is the product of mechanical engines (first steam and then diesel), the art of tugging has been around for hundreds of years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barge assembly, harbor tug, oceangoing tugs, tug captain, tugboat captains, deck hand, reduction gear, hull design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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While the modern tugboat is the product of mechanical engines (first steam and then diesel), the art of tugging has been around for hundreds of years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barge assembly, harbor tug, oceangoing tugs, tug captain, tugboat captains, deck hand, reduction gear, hull design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Crescent Towing, United States New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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