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22/09/2015 1:48 am
WVUE : New steamboat coming to New Orleans riverfront
It won't be a steamboat, and if you wonder what it might look like, let's just say Capt. Matt Bubba Dow was inspired by his recent trip on the UMR on the Riverboat TWILIGHT!
As to worrying about hurting the NATCHEZ, fear not! This would be the la de da dinner boat and would allow the NATCHEZ to return to her sightseeing for which she was built. Passengers could once again sit inside the dining room area in inclement weather, or even if they just preferred to be inside....
22/09/2015 2:06 am
I'd like to see a side wheeler just for fun wouldn't you?
24/09/2015 5:46 pm
Whatever this new boat looks like I hope they do a better job than "American Cruise Lines"
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25/09/2015 12:35 pm
Expertise
Matt, you have Capts. Bill and Matt Dow involved in this design - not some land-oriented,blue water, or just plain ignorant clown that other companies have used. Fear not! Just be ready for the fact that it won't be steam or have a paddlewheel. Now those are something near and dear to me, yet I love to ride the TWILIGHT, which has neither. But she has sheer, camber, gingerbread, and most of all, she features the RIVER on her trips, which is what I want. Now this N.O. Steamboat Co. boat will be a dinner boat, but she will look great!
For those of you unfamiliar with the TWILIGHT, here are a couple of pix of her:
26/09/2015 3:19 am
Judy, on a boat like this, is there very much noise or viabration while under way? She is a beauty. Reminds me of the stern of the old side wheelers.
FRANK
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26/09/2015 12:26 pm
Lack of noise, vibration
No, Frank. There is no noise. Vibration is on the main deck stern, the smoking area, if there is any. Now the phony paddle wheelers around here have a lot of vibration, but not the TWILIGHT. I should point out that Capt. Denny Trone designed and built the TWILIGHT, so you couldn't have had a more knowledgeable architect. Considering the Dows are doing the New Orleans boat, you can expect the same quality.
26/09/2015 1:02 pm
I might also say that one reason the TWILIGHT is vibration-free is that she is diesel/electric; that is, the diesels run at a more or less constant speed and electric motors drive the screws. A properly designed and built hull and stern rake reduce cavitation to a bare minimum.