LNVT OWNERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

TUGGERS

Fall 2011 Forty-ninth Issue

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LNVT Resources FROM THE BRIDGE Dave Howell, NELLIE D #63

There's a rule of thumb that says annual operations and maintenance costs will be approximately 10% of the boat's purchase price. J.P. Morgan said, of boats in general, "If you have to ask you can't afford it." But, perhaps, it was Francis Kinney who got it right. To paraphrase him, "Just how much is the upkeep per year? Not many owners will tell you--they don't want their significant others to know." I've been mulling all this over as it’s been a particularly

expensive year for Nellie: rebuilt turbocharger; new saloon upholstery and dodger; new fuel tanks; and now she's at the beauty parlor getting her bottom buffed and painted. Heck, we blew through the 10% figure months ago, and it's only September. Solace can be had in that we're not deferring maintenance; deferred maintenance, you know, is a surveyor's polite way of saying "The boat is going to hell." So we find ourselves balancing the poorhouse against the perfectly maintained tug. Bottom line, I'm not sure what the correct answer to the ques-tion, "What are the tug's annual operations and maintenance costs?" is, but I'm going to stick with "All you've got." Rendezvous! What fun. So many new faces this year and wannabes too. One of my favorite moments was when Linda Lott, a good natured but reluctant wannabe, said "I can do this!" 'This' being to go cruising with her husband Lindy. Her revelation came after spending the whole weekend talking with folks at the East Coast Rendezvous. This, I think, speaks vol-umes for the camaraderie of the fleet. It even extends to those who are just testing the wa-ters. Special thanks go to Macy Galbreath and Bicki Howell for chairing this years' Rendez-

vous.

Keeping it simple and having fun,

Tommy Chen, who built all the LNVTs, attended August's Seattle Rendezvous. He was very gracious and patiently answered a continuous barrage of questions. When asked why An-nie's (38) port side has three drain grommets while on starboard there are only two, Tommy scratched his chin, furrowed his brow, and then slowly said, "Mistake--no charge." We got some good news from Lani Hart, Co-founder of Lord Nelson Company. She said all our tugs came with a lifetime warranty. Loren Hart's lifetime...

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Cruising News

Love Bugs to Midges by Bicki Howell, NELLIE D # 63

NELLIE D. spent this past year cruising Florida with co-owners John and Susan Howell. Dave and I made plans to join John aboard for a May trip to the Bahamas’ Exuma Islands. We flew to Florida in early May to help get Nellie D. ready. First on the 'to do' list was a new turbo charger. This came about after John no-ticed quite a bit of oil in the bilge—never a good sign. The engine repairs quickly expanded and before everything was said and done a new ex-haust elbow and an Airsep were installed too. The routine maintenance projects came next. While changing out the engine's impeller we were surprised to discover the old impeller in pieces. That's the first time that has ever happened. Armed with a garden hose and a bucket we back-flushed the raw water system and retrieved all missing rubber bits. Good

to have that taken care of at the dock rather than while at sea. With the projects wrapping up, we were ready to leave. Then, as luck would have it, John got hit with a nasty flu bug. Oh well, the Exumas will be there next year and so we headed Nellie D. north for the Chesapeake. In the past four years Dave and I have cruised the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) between the Chesapeake and the Florida Keys several times. Usually we go in the fall and winter which means it's often windy and a bit chilly. Heading north in late May was a totally different experi-ence. The winds were light and the sun downright hot. There were occasional thunderstorms that surrounded us, sometimes resulting in anchor watches. But luckily nothing too dastardly came overhead. Our favorite spots along the way are Vero Beach, FL, St. Augustine, FL, Charleston, SC, Elizabeth City, NC, and Portsmouth, VA. It's always interesting what you come across. For example, we passed a long barge trailing dredge equipment with four tugs working hard to keep all pieces in the channel. It was hard to stay clear--even for the rowboats ashore. Mostly though it's calming experiences like watching eagles, osprey, and herons. Every trip is unique and we make an effort to find new anchorages and different towns to explore. One problem this time was that we failed to bring our ICW cruising guidebooks. Not having them made planning quite challenging and we desperately needed something with anchoring and marina information. Now if you know me, you know I wasn't about to spend good money replacing guidebooks I already own. On a recommendation from Key Stage, TITAN #31, we loaded both Tides and Currents ($15) and ActiveCaptain (free)

onto our iPod Touch. I was a bit skeptical at first, but quickly discovered that not only did Ac-tiveCaptain fill in the gaps from the missing guidebooks but it provided more accurate, up-to-date information than anything we'd ever used before. All I can say is we'll not be buying another guidebook any time soon. This trip had a few encounters with nature that were new to us. Our first encounter was with swarms of Love Bugs. If you've ever driven in southern Florida during the early summer you may have had the unfortunate experience of having these bugs smushed all over your car's wind-shield. As soon as we left Ft Lauderdale, large numbers of them appeared. They carpeted Nellie D. and at times the shear numbers created a haze in the air around us. They don't bite, but do

get into everything. I made some screens for the pilothouse windows before we left and they kept the “loving” pests outside. They started to disappear when we hit the beautiful tall grass, salt marshes of Georgia. But, then a truly nasty bug, the one that caused me to make the pilothouse screens in the first place, showed up. If you're thinking no-see-ums or mos-quitoes you'd be wrong. It's the salt grass horse fly, better known as the green head fly. We'd pass sailboats along the waterway and watch the crew members sitting miserably in the cockpit, flyswatters in hand, swatting away. Dave and I just waved at these poor souls as we happily motored by in our screened pilothouse.

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Welcome Aboard! Layne Daggett, a wannabee from Vancouver, BC, dropped by the Seattle Rendezvous, looked at boats, got a cap, and paid his dues. We look forward to seeing more of him, maybe with a tug. Garry and Carol Domnisse are the previous owners of YELLOW ROSE which is now LAST CALL #47. They still love the tugs and came to the East Coast Rendezvous. They live in Forest Hill, MD. We look forward to meeting Will Eggert. He is a new wannabee from West River, MD. Maybe he will be at next year’s rendezvous!

9th NW Rendezvous Another Fun Filled Event By Macy Galbreath, LADY #8

After 9 years of rendezvous in the Pacific Northwest, we have developed a number of traditions and prizes, but this year was over the top! Some of the first timers were probably puzzled, but ended up laughing with the rest of the group. It was memorable also since Dave and Vicki Howell drove 60 hours from Maryland right after Dave broke his kneecap and the tugs headed out to Port Or-chard at the end of the weekend in total fog. The fun started with early arrivals at Bell Harbor on Thursday, August 26. By Friday the tugs were all in place: THISTLE DEW #46, CIELITO #51, BRAVE DUCK #67, ANNIE #38, RAVEN #4, ELNORA #37, HIAQUA #3, LADY #8, TUG E. BEAR #62, PET TUG #60, POLAR MIST (49) #7, and SOUNDER (49) #5. In addition, we had owners without their boats: Barry & Suk Yong Yano (TUGBOAT ANNIE #9), Bruce Griffiths (TESS II #22) and Vicki and Dave Howell (NELLIE D. #63). During the weekend former owners Bruce and Margrit Elliot, Vickie and Mike Levi, and Jerry and Alice Morris came by. With our special guests and friends we had 30 people at dinner on Saturday night who enjoyed a great dinner at the Marriott plus prizes, recognition, and silliness. Tug Talk preceded dinner and featured builder Tommy Chen and co-founder of Lord Nelson Yachts Lani Hart. They shared their knowledge of the boats and early memories of the company. A few quotes are elsewhere in this issue. Tommy stayed with the group through the weekend and went down to Port Orchard on the cruise out – going from boat to boat sharing his knowledge. We are all looking forward to 2012. Hope more people and boats will join us!

Ken Smith’s Victory The Howells Finally Get to Relax! Thank You Mementos

Macy Galbreath Finally Gets a Thank You Deck Bung Demo on LADY #8 Leaving Seattle AND the Fog!

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Raising an Active Puppy on Board By Sheryl Toews, Sheryl Ann #41-5

One day in late 2009, I believe it was October, I told Jim I wanted someone to love me unconditionally, always be happy to see me, and never be mad at me. He said, and I quote “then get a dog” So I did.

On January 4th, 2010 Lucy Lu joined our family-- a 2.5lb, 9 week old miniature, longhaired dachshund. Raising an active puppy aboard Sheryl Ann has been, how can I say it, fun, work, interesting. Puppy proofing the boat was our first priority, both inside and out. Luckily living on a boat, we do not have all the furniture for a young dog to chew, nor all the hazards found in a house. Stainless steel is a bit hard to get her jaws around. We did however; still have to make sure that all cords and cables were not within her reach and supply her with a lot of different types of toys for entertainment. “Sheryl Ann” has a pilot berth behind the settee in the pilot house. We needed extra storage space, so we took out the cushion and built a cover.

Lucy spends a lot of her time up there when we are all in the pilothouse, so we had to come up with a way to keep her and her toys from falling over the edge and down the stairs. We bought some netting that sailboats use around their decks and put up a wall of net. Now she has a visible barrier that checks her when she is playing and gives us a great deal of peace of mind. Outside, our main concern were the scuppers. At 9.5 weeks she was only 2.5 pounds so what do we do to prevent her from falling through the scuppers and to keep her toys onboard? What do we do about house-breaking, and what is she going to do when we are traveling? Jim and I put our heads together to first solve the problem with the scuppers. We wanted a solution that would allow water to exit easily, but also keep Lucy and her toys from falling through. Our solution was wire fencing cut a bit larger than the scupper openings which we secured to boat using sticky back Velcro. This has worked out quite well, water runs through easily, but not dog or toys and the fencing is strong enough to resist any pushing from an inquisitive puppy.

Next concern was the potty solution, since LNVT’s are not a fast boat; our concern was the length of time it would take to get from point A to point B. We read many articles concerning this problem, all with the message that a dog just would not go on the deck, no matter what. Upon shopping at a local pet store for necessities, I came across the Potty Patch, (an As Seen on TV thing). It is a 3 tier system, an artificial grass mat, a grate to keep the grass dry and above any liquid and a collection tray. I got the small size which fits nicely on the back deck. It really helped to housebreak Lucy in just 3 days. We eventually got rid of the bottom 2 layers and just place the grass mat on the deck. Having fiber-glass decks, it just runs out the scuppers and I once a day clean the mat with sea water to keep it fresh and clean. We also decided that she needed to let us know when she needed to go “potty” so I hung a cowbell on a ribbon and attached it to the back door and after only a couple of days of showing her how to ring the bell and giving her a treat, she picked up on it and now rings the bell whenever she wants to go outside either to play or “potty” .

When it came to teaching Lucy about her surrounding and living on a boat, we just let her learn mostly by watching her explore and experience her “yard,” we were on the ready with a large landing net for when she went into the water. One swim off the dock gave her a healthy respect for the edge of the dock, now she runs up and down the docks and we are not worried about her falling in. The only worry we have is keeping a sharp lookout toward the sky for bald eagles.

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Tug Talk

REPLACING PILOT HOUSE WINDOWS

By Natalie Ambrose, ALEGRIA #19

The three front pilothouse windows on my tug, ALEGRIA, had been delaminating gradually, resulting in a milky, cloudy discoloration spreading in and up from the bottom corner and edges. It was unsightly (from outside she looked old and droopy), distracting (when looking out from inside the pilothouse) and ultimately reflected the deteriorating water resistance of my windows. Of course consid-ered another way, the windows have held up amazingly well after almost 27 years of service exposed to rain, ice, and salt spray! So, tired of my cloudy view, I decided to remove and replace them, hopefully not involving too much effort or expense. Of course I dreaded the prospect of trying to locate a company in my area around Washington DC and Baltimore who might stock, cut and then install three large 30” x 24” pieces of 3/8” clear laminated safety glass, who had also worked with boats yet at a reasonable price. On the internet. I “Googled” for glass suppliers, particularly those dealing with automobile safety glass. After calling around and speaking with about half-dozen vendors, I actually found a company only about twenty minutes away that sounded like they could do the work. They had done it before, replacing thick pilothouse windows on other boats!

To reduce the cost of the job, we agreed that I would re-move – and later reinstall – all of the teak frames around each window, on the inside of the pilothouse. This proved to be the most time-consuming and labor-intensive part; like-wise the most delicate. I started with some good counsel . . . and tools. . from my boat-owning friend John Bradley. And so I began. . . This involved my first carefully cutting out every bung and then removing every screw holding the teak moulding in place, then prying each strip of glued teak frame away from the pilothouse wall. This had to be done very gingerly and slowly as the glue bond was still incredibly

strong despite the many years -- I didn’t want to break or damage the teak moulding strips or the surface behind. Sitting for what seemed like hours cross-legged on the pilothouse dashboard, I used a series of putty knives and screwdrivers, wedging them in place by tapping them with a hammer and then gently prying them lose. I left a few putty knives wedged into particularly tight spots over-night, to gradually break the glue seal. In the process of removing the moulding, the glass windows did start to crack from the edges, but this didn’t matter since I was replacing them. The window bedding seemed to be the same black material used to caulk the teak decks and it had oozed around the glass onto the teak frame sticking them quite securely in place plus the frames pieces themselves seemed to be glued to the walls. Once all of the frames were removed, the glass company came to my boat to measure the windows, both from the inside and outside. Needless to say, their measurements had to be very precise -- they also made a paper pattern of each window. Again, to reduce costs, I could have measured the glass myself, but then if my measurements were off even slightly, I was liable for any redo including having to cut another set of glass. The following weekend, the men returned with three glistening new pilothouse 3/8” laminated safety glass

windows. They carefully cut out and removed the old glass and then cleaned out the old glue, with one man working from the outside, the other from the inside. They then filled the window seats with black butyl caulking and then carefully lifted into place each new window from the outside, again with one man outside and one helping to steady the glass into place from the inside. The new windows were a perfect fit!

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ONGOING Mystic Seaport Tugs Exhibit

Mystic Seaport, CT www.mysticseaport.org/tugs

January 4-8, 2012 New York Boat Show New York NY www.nyboatshow.com/showinfo

January 27—February 5 Seattle Boat Show Seattle WA www.seattleboatshow.com

February 9-12, 2012 Los Angeles Boat Show Los Angeles CA www.losangelesboatshow.com

February 16-20, 2012 Miami International Boat Show Miami FL www.miamiboatshow.com

Calendar of Events 2011—2012 Please let us know of other events that should be listed on our calendar.

REPLACING PILOT HOUSE WINDOWS

Removing the old and installing the new windows took less than two hours and before I knew it, the glass men were off, leaving me with the again tedious task of now re-attaching all of the teak window frames. I didn’t use glue this time, just screwed them into place. Then I carefully cut (with a razor knife), hand-sanded, stained, and inserted over each screw-head what seemed like an endless amount of teak bungs. A few times into the process I wondered if my windows really needed replacing for what seemed mostly cosmetic purposes and whether the expense and my time was worth it. But now with the beautiful new windows in place, it’s amazing what a difference they make, both to look out of when driving and in the pilothouse, and from the outside, when looking at her from the front. It’s like ALEGRIA has had a face-lift – she looks bright, healthy and years younger! And all for about $1,200. What a difference!

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Tug Talk (Continued)

The following appeared on the LNVT Forum: Nellie D.'s (63) stainless, diesel furnace, exhaust hose, which runs between the Webasto Airtop 5000 and the stern fitting, was just removed and found to be riddled with pinhole leaks. It appears the products of combustion badly corroded the thin wall tube. This means CO has been leaking into the lazarette--and by definition the rest of the boat. The good news is that the CO levels were not high enough to set off the detectors in the pilothouse or stateroom. Of course this raises the next question, are the detectors even working... Winter is coming, check those heaters and CO detectors.

With the exhaust hose in the lazarette there will be corrosion/condensation issues. Renegade (72) experienced this until the Bomar

hatch was re-gasketed. We replaced our exhaust hose, which on an Espar is wrapped with insulation material that absorbed mois-

ture. Also, it helps to open the hatch and air dry the lazarette.

To err is human , To Arr is Pirate Oh how Time flies when you're having rum !!!!

“There is nothing as relaxing as being out in the open sea, listening to the waves and wind and the sails and voices downstairs

yelling, HOW DO YOU FLUSH THESE TOILETS?” Dave Berry (Dave Berry Talks Back)

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CHECK OUT THE WIKI: www.lnvt.org All of the following can be found on the Wiki under "What's New": Seattle, WA Rendezvous slideshow; Church Creek, MD Rendezvous slideshow; Cruise with Greymalkin in the Pacific Northwest via a slideshow; Come along with the crew of Nellie D. (63) as they replace Nellie's fuel tanks. A new library of Lord Nelson Ltd.'s documents: contracts; production ledger; and much more. Go to the 'Library' tab of the Member's Only Section (or http://lnvt-oa-members.wikidot.com/library Look at FAQ for answers to your questions and concerns. Don’t forget: to enter the “Members Only” area click on the LNVT burgee– like the one pictured here.

Continuing north the salt grasses turned into cyprus swamps and the green head flies slowly disappeared. Our next encounter with nature wasn't until we were transiting the Pungo River/Alligator River Canal in North Carolina. I spotted something swimming in the water in front of us. A look through binoculars confirmed it to be a black bear. He was across the river and up the bank in no time. He turned to look at us before disappearing into the woods. Neither of us had any idea there were black bears in North Carolina's low country! While in Alaska I'd read there was safety in numbers; no group of six or more had ever been attacked by a bear. So while hiking there, and with tongue firmly planted in cheek, we'd yell out "Hey bear, there's six of us." Looks like we'll have to do the same now in the desolate areas of North Carolina. As we exited the canal's protected waters, the wind began to pick up. The South Alligator River anchorage is not well protected and it was going to be lumpy. Carolynn Ann, a Great Harbour 37, owned by Joe and Punk, radioed and suggested we follow them to a better anchorage 2 1/2 hours away and only six miles from Kitty Hawk. That sounded pretty good to us so off we went. It was quite windy and bumpy going up the Alligator River. Dusk loomed on the final approach to East Bay, its entrance a gauntlet of crab pots. Getting in was slow going in rough seas, zigzagging all the while and occasionally shifting into neural to avoid fouling the prop. Once in the well protected East Bay we had lots of swinging room—a perfect spot, or so we thought. With the hook down we decided to dinghy over to introduce ourselves Joe and Punk. Before leaving Nellie D., and thinking it might rain, I closed all the windows. Of course our quick hello turned into cocktails—how could we refuse? An hour or so later, after a nice visit, we went outside to get into our dinghy and were surrounded by bugs. I mean a lot of bugs! They looked like mosquitoes, but didn't bite. As we approached Nellie D. there was a buzzing of millions (not kidding) of the things—they we so thick it was difficult not to inhale them. In record time the dinghy was stowed and we ducked inside, our arms in constant motion to ward off the swarm. It was then that I realized that if I'd not closed the windows before we left there would have been thousands of bugs inside. With no desire to let them in, we kept the windows closed and slept with a 'cooling' breeze from a fan. In the morn-ing the bugs were still there but quiescent. It was then we noticed tiny neon-green dots every-where on the exterior of the boat. Literally everywhere! These damn bugs poop staining neon-green and a million bugs can deposit quite a load over night.

The next day we were rewarded with an easy, fair weather trip to Elizabeth City. After tying off at the free city dock we spent a bit of time cleaning up the millions of tiny neon-green dots on the hull. A boat that spent the previous night in the same bug infested East Bay as us, arrived later in the day and inform us that the bugs we encoun-tered are 'midges'. Well, now we know what a midge is and just hope nev-er to see those neon-green pooping bugs ever again! I'm happy to report we did finally get the green specks off the hull and the remaining days of our cruise were bug free.

NElLLIE D. now sits happily at our dock. She's awaiting her next trip south along the ICW which is scheduled in mid-October. One thing we know is that we'll be using our ActiveCaptain to look for an anchorage other than East Bay on the way south.

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Storms being tracked on XM Weather

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FOR SALE Fall 2011

Looking for a boat? Listing a LNVT? Be sure to utilize the following sites:

yachtworld.com Brokerages post listings on this website (YW) lnvt.org Boats for sale are highlighted in blue. Owners may post info on their boats. groups.yahoo.com/group/LNVT. Our website offers the opportunity for owners to post their boats for sale. 1983 TRUANCY # 1 (YW) 37’ 877-303-1994 WA 119,000 1983 MOBY #14 (YW) 37’ alanoates@earthlink.net, 727-502-7810 FL 120,000 boarding gate, Lehman 135 SF 1984 ALEGRIA #19 37’ New Yanmar 160, 202-468-0412 or MD Contact Owner natalieambrose@hotmail.com 1984 BLUE JACKET #20 37’ 804-854-6235 or email mfpsds@yahoo.com VA 100,000 1985 GROWLER #33 37’ 302-588-0965, 302-234-9999 or DE 159,900 vonzellen@gmail.com 1985 SEA TURTLE #40 (YW) 37’ Cruising Yachts, Inc. 877-444-5733 CA 128,700 1986 LAST CALL #47 (YW) 37’ pnordlie@aol.com, 804 449-2382 VA 164,000 excellent shape, kept in covered moorage, contact for new brochure. 1986 AFTER ALL #48 (YW) 37’ 866-372-9311, able.yacht@verizon.net ME 159,000/offer Many upgrades, on display at Lyman-Morse in Thomaston, ME 1986 MOCKO JUMBIE #49 37’ mockojumbie37@yahoo.com. In St. Croix VI 149,000 1987 MINOT’S LIGHT #53 (YW) 37’ Fairhaven Yacht Sales 206-948-9037 WA 135,000 1988 LADY MARGARET #58 37’ Mike Smith micrst42@comcast.net WA 160.000 1989 BRUTUS #64 37’ 419-294-7043, fwhiteh@gmail.com OH 164,000 neg. bow thruster, restoration work in 2002, freshwater boat, + more 1988 GREYMALKIN #71 37’ 360-333-0934, see description in WA 189,900 www.lnvt.org/greymalkin 1989 J. EDGAR MOSER #76 (YW) 37’ Bartram & Brakenhoff Yacht Brokerage MD 159,000 888-291-9617 or 401-423-9776, 1billsharpe@gmail.com

Our puppy is now 15 months old and a constant delight. All Jim promised me when I got her is that he would not kick her. They are now solidly bonded with each other, he sees to it that she wants for nothing. And because of him, whether it is good or bad, she now sleeps on the bed between us under the covers and with her head on the pillow. She is very active and loves to play, especially if someone will play with her, mostly it is playing keep away from us. We feel that she is helping to keep us young and healthy as we are always laughing at her antics. She loves living on the boat and is always so very happy to get back home whenever we make a trip. At least once a month we make a run to my sister’s house in Pe Ell, WA so Lucy can have a play date with my sister’s 2 year old dachshund “Molly.” Dachshunds are known for their dislike of water, but Lucy never read that chapter of the book. She loves playing and digging on the beaches and running into the water to retrieve the rocks that we throw for her, although she is not too excited about the bath she gets afterwards. All in all, raising puppy on board is a piece of cake as long as you do your homework and spend some time preparing the boat to en-

sure their safety.

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Raising an Active Puppy on Board

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CAPTAIN’S LIST Please note that this issue does not include the Captain’s List. A current list is always available on the wiki. We will only send it once a year, not only to save paper and expense, but to give us the option to publish more pages in the newsletter. Please let me know if you have questions, concerns or corrections.

Craig Kurath, Editor

Shown in the photograph above is Kevin Hornback receiving the prestigious Lord Nelson Victory Tug "Mechanic of the Year" award for the two years of 2010 & 2011. Kevin is the Service Manager of Breakwater Marina located near Point Defiance in Tacoma, Washington and over the years has become very familiar with the Victory Tugs and all their systems and can provide excellent and professional advice and service specific to that fleet. Presenting the award is Past Commodore Tom Blackwood (L) and the owner of Breakwater Marina Mike Marchetti (R). Kevin was quick to credit his entire crew of mechanics and staff for the combined contribu-tions of all leading to this recognition.

Ships Stores See the wiki for more items

Make out checks and send to LNVT, 214 Eagle View Lane, Port Ludlow, WA 98365

Order now for winter boating and for gifts!

LNVT Burgee LNVT burgees are 22 in. long Cost: $25 includes US postage. LNVT Tee Shirts Big supply—all sizes and colors. Available in red, green and blue, sizes S, M, L, XL XXL. Cost: $12.00 includes US postage. “VICTORY TUG” Caps Big supply. Available with red, green and blue bills. Cost: $16 includes US postage.

LNVT Pins We have these great little (1 5/8 x 1 in.) pins in blue and off-white. Order them as gifts for family and souvenirs for your guests. Cost: $5.00 includes US postage. LNVT Drink Koozie Keep your beer cold and show LNVT pride with these new koozies. Available in green or blue. Cost: $3.00 includes US postage

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'Tug Tips' is a forum to exchange information about simple solutions to problems. Send your tips to Craig Kurath to share with the fleet in the next issue.

Tug Tips

Three Tips for the Galley By Sally Seymour, Sally W #42

I admit to being fussy. While my husband enjoys keeping our boat in tip top shape, I relish the challenge to find good solutions. Aesthetics and efficiency are important, especially in the galley. WASHING THE DISHES Problem: Conserving Water and Draining Wet Dishes Our boat has a port galley with a double sink. To prevent banging my head on the cabinet directly to the right, I wash dishes in the left sink and place them, yet unrinsed, in the right one. Once the washing sink is empty, I rinse the dishes and place them back in the left sink to drain a bit before placing them in the dish rack. This minimizes the amount of dripping water (and saves my head!) DRYING DISHES Rigid plastic dish drainers can stain and may be hard to store. At first I tried placing a dish towel under the drying rack, but it be-came soaked and took too long to dry. A friend recommended “The Original Dish Mat” from Bed, Bath and Beyond. It's a thin mat with a spongy center and terry towel covering. When not in use, it is placed in our galley closet to dry in the air warmed by the en-gine!

Our galley closet (hanging locker) has shelves where I set the dish mat to dry

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MANAGING TRASH Our hanging locker is configured to hold a moderately-sized waste basket. It solves the problem of tripping over a trash bin or hanging a plastic bag in the galley. But it's not convenient to open the door each time to discard waste. During mealtime, I use a small plastic bin placed on the counter, lined with a plastic bag. Afterward, it is stored out of site in our galley closet. When full, just tie it up and place in the larger waste basket.

The Original Dish Mat absorbs drips

Trash bin lined with plastic bag

Trash bins in galley

closet

Congratulations to Phil and Nancy de l’E-

toile, BRAVE DUCK #67, recipients of the

Loren Hart Trophy for their two year trek

into the Pacific Northwest!

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LNVT Roster Winter 2011

LNVT 37

HULL # NAME OWNER HULL # NAME OWNER

1 TRUANCY Coram 39 MORNING MIST Sharp

2 VICTORY Allnutt 40 SEA TURTLE Giove

3 HIAQUA Payne 41 THEODORE BAYRE Shrier

4 RAVEN Lawrence 42 SALLY W Seymour

5 CARLA B Butterfield 43 KEDGE Peterson**

6 BOLD EAGLE Mazure 44 BODACIOUS Lanzarotta

7 TUGNACIOUS Bachofen 45 DUN WURKIN Barker

8 LADY Rothert 46 THISTLE DEW Blackwood

9 TUGBOAT ANNIE Yano 47 LAST CALL Nordlie

10 ALICE M Colabella 48 AFTER ALL Skinner

11 DRIFTER Brown 49 MOCKO JUMBIE Riggs

12 LADY HAMILTON Dunning 50 KATIE LYN Field

13 not built 51 CIELITO Dann

14 MOBY Oates 52 MONKEY Bates**

15 TEDDY BEAR Reich** 53 MINOT’S LIGHT Ludwigsen

16 CAP SAUMON Noreau 54 BRIGADOON Hugdahl

17 CONCINNITY Fahndrich 55 ECCO DOMANI Grams

18 ONEIDA Egan 56 OUR VILLA Glinski

19 ALEGRIA Ambrose 57 LOON Mutch

20 BLUE JACKET Portlock 58 LADY MARGARET Smith, M

21 LITTLE BITT Eldred 59 SEMPER FIDELIS Bauer

22 TESS II Griffiths 60 PET TUG Steplock

23 LA SALLE Capitan 61

24 LE PAPA Findlay 62 TUG E BEAR Shann**

25 ANNABEL LEE Weaver 63 NELLIE D Howell

26 PUFFIN Surratt/Prentice 64 BRUTUS Whitehead

27 LORETTA MAY Johnston 65 GEORGIA J Nusbickel**

28 LADY KATIE Horwitz 66 KNOCK OFF Niccolls

29 DOREEN Benedict 67 BRAVE DUCK de l’Etoile

30 LITTLE BOSS Cooper 68 JOHN WILLIAM Mackie

31 TITAN Stage 69 TORTUGA Gabriel**

32 PERSEVERANCE Mehrkens** 70 LORD NELSON van Dommelen

33 GROWLER Sell 71 GREYMALKIN MacPhail

34 ROSEBUD Smith, C&R** 72 RENEGADE White

35 NEPTUNE Isaksen 73 TORTUGA Kelly

36 TALAPUS Goetz 74 CRUZ-IN Sterling

37 ELNORA Mitchell** 75 KUKUI Spatola

38 ANNIE Kurath 76 J EDGAR MOSER Sharpe/Hutchison

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2 CAPT. MIKE Campanelli 6 CAROLINA Sousa

5 SHERYL ANN Toews**

(NOTE: hulls 1, 3 and 4 not finished as Victory Tugs)

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2 MARY K Smith, Ed 6 LADY JOANN Campbell

3 URSA Fogg 7 POLAR MIST Smith, K

4 VICTORY Markus 8 DOLPHINS DE-LIGHT Pilon

5 SOUNDER Windecker 9 !MAMMA MIA! Bartig

(NOTE: hull 1 was never built)

** Original Owner ?? Last known owner/boat name Boats for sale in red.

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LNVT Newsletter Craig Kurath PO Box 1477 Sherwood, OR 97140

East Coast Rendezvous Photo by Bob Allnutt