Nellie on the Mississippi Yesterday (Photo: Dee Anderson)
Five tugs and 16 folks have gathered here in Hudson, Wisconsin for the fifth annual Midwest Lord Nelson Victory Tug Rendezvous.
Cruising up the Mississippi is tough. Nellie's crew, being the latest to finish the trip, received some good natured ribbing today from the crews of her sister ships. Bottom line is we all survived the trial of wing dams, high currents, towboats, and locks. For Bicki and me it feels good to be accepted as fellow River Rats.
Joe Glinski with His Fitting for Cleaning Thruhulls
Nellie's certainly not the first tug to suffer a plugged raw water thruhull. After Joe and Arvilla Glinski had a similar problem, Joe made the fitting pictured above. Connect it to the thruhull, then connect two garden hoses to it, turn on the hoses, and the powerful flow of water will clear any blockage. Tomorrow morning Nellie will get the Glinski treatment.
In the St. Croix Marina, Hudson, Wisconsin. No miles today and holding at 4,215. DBH
