And, according to my good friend, George Pillepich, she was the last working steam tug for McAllister, NY
This model is being made from Bass wood and balsa strips
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My father was Chief Engineer on the steam tug Isabel A. McAllister in the late
40's, early 50's And, according to my good friend, George Pillepich, she was the last working steam tug for McAllister, NY |
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This model is being made from Bass wood and balsa strips |
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| Keeping things straight & aligned | What the hey? |
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| Planking | Cutting strips |
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| Stern counter, not easy shaping. | I used Windex to help with the bending |
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| Stern tube, rudder tube & Shoe | Gluing Deck |
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| Ready to fiberglass | Fiberglassed |
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| Deck House | Deck fiberglassed |
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