HOWB 015 – 1890 Elmore wooden tug boat owners Dee & Sara Meek - Interview - 12.29.11

HOWB 015 – 1890 Elmore wooden tug boat owners Dee & Sara Meek - Interview - 12.29.11

This week was an interview Dee & Sara Meek of Oak Bay, WA. The Meek’s have the distinct privilege of owning the 68ʹ, 1890 wooden tugboat Elmore. They purchased her in 1990 after Dee read an article about a couple that had turned a tugboat into a live aboard. He convinced Sara they should buy an ocean going tug to live on.

Shortly afterwards they found the Elmore on the Snohomish River in need of extensive cleanup and repair.

They figured one year would be enough time to clean up Elmore and get her ready to live aboard. After eight years of commuting 4 hours to the boat and working all weekend, they finished her up. Talk about perseverance!

The Elmore has a fascinating history including ferrying passengers and freight to the Alaska Gold Rush in 1898 and being stripped of all machinery in preparation for being scuttled in 1982 before she was rescued by Dave Updike of Seattle. Click this link to view the Complete History.

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You can contact me at woodenboatdan@gmail.com to share you comments, feedback, stories, and wooden boat adventures.

Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are outdated and no longer valid.

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