We are excited to announce the availability of a freshly reconditioned tugboat for hire anywhere on the Great Lakes, East Coast, and particularly their link, the Erie Canal.  For the better part of this last year, we have spent countless hours overhauling the tug from stem to stern and it is in top notch condition, has passed its USCG inspection and has a valid Certificate of Inspection. It is the tug CHEYENNE, which has always been well known in the New York area as a hard working “canaller”.  The tug is outfitted with retractable pilothouse and masts, allowing the crew to reduce its air draft in order to clear all the bridges and gates throughout the Erie Canal and River ways below Chicago.  Since the mid-1990s, the tug was professionally maintained by Feeney’s Shipyard at Kingston, NY and in 2014 was outfitted with all new fendering and updates to meet the Seaway / Welland Canal transit requirements.

Sincerely,
Heather Price
President

Captain Commodes Inc.
P.O. Box 11
Sturgeon Bay WI. 54235

Prior to that, the tug was owned and operated by its builder, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, of Brooklyn, NY.  They took very good care of it during those years and it really shows to this day.  It spent most of its life hauling oil barges from the Coast, through the Canal, into the Lakes and scrap barges in the New England to New Jersey area.

The tug is now based out of Manitowoc and Sturgeon Bay, WI, and is owned by Captain Commodes Inc., a Wisconsin corporation which is state and federally registered as a woman-owned small business.  It may benefit you to speak to Nate or I regarding tax and other benefits in working with our business.

We are available for moving heavy or specialized cargos, single assist jobs in the smaller ports on Lake Michigan, emergency assist jobs anywhere on the Great Lakes, winter Ice Breaking, and general towing, 24/7, 365 days a year.  Although our main focus is the transit of cargo between the Great Lakes and East Coast, via the Erie Canal, we have access to various types of barges for marine contracting, hauling cargo, lightering, and are willing to work most anywhere, anytime.

Nate Price, and myself, have nearly 50 years combined of business experience and working in the maritime industry.  We have a variety of crew members on call, who are selected specifically for the task we are hired to do, so you receive the most professional service we can provide.

The CHEYENNE is one of only three remaining functioning “canallers” left in operation.  While it is rated at 1800-HP (at 720 RPM) and 2000-HP (at 865 RPM), it feels like it’s putting out a lot more, compared to the dozens of other tugs our crew has run in that HP range.  This tug loves to run hard and has tremendous power.  It is powered by a single 10-cylinder Fairbanks Morse opposed piston diesel, model 38D-8-1/8.  The Fairbanks Morse Company is based in Beloit, WI, and still produces this model engine today.

The tug’s basic specifications are as follows:

Name:  CHEYENNE (originally named GLENWOOD; given current name April 9, 1970)
Official Number:  U.S. 297418
IMO Number:  6515851 
Type of Tug:  Model Bow, Steel Chine Hull, Built for Ocean and Harbor Service
Built by:  Ira S. Bushey & Sons of Brooklyn, New York, 1965

Construction:  Welded 3/8″ Steel Hull; Welded 1/4″ Steel Cabins, Heavy Framing and Reinforced up to 1” in places (although the hull has NO doublers; all hull repairs were cropped & renewed, to ABS standards – as it was over 150 GRT until the mid-1990s).
Builder:  Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, 1965 
Registered Dimensions:  84.5’ x 25.0’ x 12.6’
Actual Dimensions:  89’ 10” x 25’ 2 x 9’ 8” (Light Draft) or 13’ 2” (Deep Draft) 
92’ x 28’ 10” (Including Fendering)  
Registered Tonnage:146 Gross / 99 Net 
Main Engine:  (1) Fairbanks-Morse Diesel, Model 10-38D8-1/8, rated 2000-HP @ 865 RPM
Gear Box:  (1) Lufkin Gear, Model RS2520, Ratio 2.57:1 
Fendering:  360 degree Heavy Duty Rubber Fendering (Attached to tug via welded inserts and cable / shackle back-ups)
Control Stations:  Two in Pilothouse, One on Boat-Deck (Aft), One emergency back-up in Engine room
Towing Gear:  Variable Speed Capstan (remanufactured and in like-new condition).  The tug is  equipped with cordage for nearly every type of towing imaginable.  It is all stowed indoors, out of the weather, and each has a receipt and/or certificate indicating it’s strength and capabilities. The main deck is outfitted with large H-Bitts fore and aft,  four sets of Quarter Bitts, and a single Bow Post with horns.
Fuel Capacity:  9,700 U.S. Gallons
Ballast Water Capacity:  35 Tons in Five Tanks (One Forward, Four Aft)

Misc. Info:  Dual Radar equipped, VHF, Loud Hailer, Depth Sounder, AIS, GPS Navigation/Chart Plotter, GPS Compass, Electronic and Paper Charts.

Sleeps 6 with Full Galley, Head and Shower.
Outfitted with gear for Harbor, Open Lake, Chicago & Erie Canal Towing.
Fully Insured.
USCG Inspected Annually and fully Subchapter M Compliant.
C.O.I. Issued Nov. 2020
Please keep us in mind for all your tug service needs.  Unless we are on a steady job, please try to provide us with as much advance notice as possible so we have ample time to get geared up with the perfect equipment and crew for your specific needs.
We are eager to have conversations with existing or new industries and other vessel owners and operators to see how we may be of assistance to you.  We provide commission payments to anyone who arranges / brokers work for the CHEYENNE or our other companies in general.

Please contact Nate about how to make money through business referrals.

Thank you for taking the time to read through this.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have.  We look forward to speaking with you.

Most Sincerely,

Cage code 8PuR7
NAICS Codes
488320 Marine Cargo Handling
488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
237990 Other Heavy Civil Engineering and Construction
238910 Site Preparation Contract
532411 Commercial Water, Transportation, Equipment Rental and Leasing