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The Hustler

6-30-2020
The Hustler

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Notes

I wondered why I hadn’t heard of the sternwheeler “Hustler” before. It turns out it served on the Columbia, but it wasn’t a passenger ship. There were actually two ships with that name. The first was a 102′ tow boat from 1891 to 1907, and the second a 65′ tug from 1908 to 1936. I’m guessing this is the 65′ tug.

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  1. L.E.

    30th June 2020 @ 07:30 AM

    Perhaps a family lives on the boat.
    I wonder if the ships were named because they hustled around in their work or if they were named for Captain George Hustler, one of the first Columbia River bar pilots.

  2. Kenn

    30th June 2020 @ 10:39 AM

    A heavy duty boat with this crane and bumpers on the bow. Fenders are down on the side away from the dock, apparently not leaving port soon. No doubt a stern wheeler in that era?.

  3. Andy B

    30th June 2020 @ 10:46 AM

    Any idea where this might be?

  4. ArthurB

    30th June 2020 @ 03:53 PM

    I think this is in Portland.

  5. L.E.

    30th June 2020 @ 09:07 PM

    What’s the difference between tow and tug?

  6. L.E.

    1st July 2020 @ 08:52 PM

    I found this definition:
    When pushed by a boat, the barges are referred to collectively as 'the tow,' hence the term 'towboat.' This term is potentially misleading, since such boats actually push their cargo, as opposed to literally towing it or pulling it from behind. Tows can also be pushed by a {tugboat;} the difference between the two is that a tugboat has a pointed bow, while a towboat or pushboat has a square bow which can face up flush against the tow.

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