Historic Hood River

Comments

1. Buzz

   17th January 2018 @ 08:08 AM

   I like the little tug in the foreground. Looks pretty new. No name on it? Whats its story?

2. Dan Kleinsmith

   17th January 2018 @ 08:38 AM

   That’s a confusing photo. On one hand the tracks leading down to the water suggests Nichols Basin but that view of the bridge makes it look like the marina.

3. James Gray

   17th January 2018 @ 09:27 AM

   Dan; they had a work area to the west when they got busy, don’t believe it was ever covered like to the south.

4. Dave Henne

   17th January 2018 @ 11:10 AM

   I spent a summer as a tour guide on the Banning, i think ’67. Didn’t make squat but had a great time exploring all the nooks and crannies and playing with the big guns. Dan it is Nichols Basin, the marina was still fairly undeveloped at the time.

5. Dan Kleinsmith

   17th January 2018 @ 01:19 PM

   Thanks James, I see that now.

6. Arthur

   17th January 2018 @ 02:22 PM

   I see no name or hull markings on the tug except for the "K". I suspect it’s freshly built. Here’s a list of the ships they built:

   http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/nicholsboatworks.htm

7. L.E.

   17th January 2018 @ 08:46 PM

   In Arthur’s link to boats built by Nichols, there were several boats built for Bernert Towing Company.
   They have an interesting history.
   http://www.bernertbargelines.com/history/