Amaretto (built 1917) in Boothbay Harbor.
In the 70's, I lived on the Fannie W. (formerly Red Witch).
Fannie W. (built 1906) in the pound cove on Green's Island, Vinalhaven. See my laundry hanging out to dry.
Stephanie and I lived aboard the Windermere (built 1914) for three years.
S/V Windermere ~ 78 Gross Tons
While we spent the winter in Portland at DiMillo's Marina, John worked on the Tugboat, Elliot Winslow. At that time the Winslow tugs put Navy ships in and out of the giant floating drydock in Portland harbor. We also berthed oil tankers in South Portland and up through the "Million Dollar Bridge." We also helped launch Navy ships at Bath Iron Works.
Sometimes John went yachting. Red and I could make a sunny day seem dark and stormy.
John and Red sailing out of Camden in winter. Ben Magro photo.
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One winter I worked on boats like this.
M/V Sally Archer and the M/V Joyce Hale
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One winter I worked on boats like this.
We unloaded crude oil from boats like this...
(68 foot draft)...
130 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, to boats like this...
(34 foot draft)
...that were small enough to get to refineries in Texas and Louisiana.
Yes I had a Merry Christmas offshore as we'd spend a month rocking and rolling; just waiting for the next supertanker to arrive.
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