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15/09/2011 1:28 pm
The Mary Woods No.2, which was sunk by vandals on 1/31/10, has been sold and is in the process of being relocated from the Jacksonport Arkansas State Park. After being raised in June '10, all that remains is her hull and drivetrain. The new owner's original plans were to restore the wooden cabin and operate a restaurant on the top deck. Apparently those plans are uncertain now, but they do plan to move it to an oxbow lake near Jacksonport.
Here is a slide show of the ill-prepared attempt to move the hull with just 2 pleasure boats and 2 jet skis. They didn't have enough horse-power to go upstream, and had to shove-in below the boat's former landing:
Mary Woods No.2 move attempt
The towboat was originally steam powered, built in 1931 and converted to diesel in 1949.
18/09/2011 4:23 am
Not Enough Umuph
Steve: Not enough horsepower is a understatement.. LOL.. After looking at the pix, that should have been a no brainier.. LOL ..
But as Dale would say, ha ha, What Do I Know..
Topic starter
18/09/2011 3:20 pm
Yup. And the latest news is the owner has one of the boat's old Caterpillar engines running again, and should be able to move the hull under its own power now.
18/09/2011 5:55 pm
That is probably going to be as interesting to watch as the original move, and as well thought out. How will the hulk be steered? Maybe the original team can be gathered again and their craft used as little tugboats to nudge her along. Another question to ponder is when was her wheel last worked on? Oh well, they didn't ask me for my opinion.