Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Tugs and Towing => Topic started by: Arrow5 on February 14, 2012, 02:41:53 pm

Title: Towboat Joe.
Post by: Arrow5 on February 14, 2012, 02:41:53 pm
Friends of  American riverboat enthusiast Joe Brown , aka Towboat Joe will be sad to learn that he passed away during the Christmas period 2011.  A great font of knowledge and a helpful person , he will be missed.
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: DickyD on February 14, 2012, 03:32:59 pm
He will be missed on the forum, he was a friendly and knowledgeable man.

RIP Joe.
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: Netleyned on February 14, 2012, 03:33:54 pm
Really sorry to hear that Arrow5
His designs, models and website have been an inspiration to many.
RIP Joe

Ned
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Post by: oldiron on February 14, 2012, 04:52:16 pm
Really sorry to hear of Joe's passing. He was a help in modeling, to me, when I needed it. He'll be missed.

John
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Post by: Norseman on February 14, 2012, 05:33:49 pm
That is very sad news. I have visited his site and always enjoyed its useful content.
http://www.towboatjoe.com/

In the middle of this page http://www.towboatjoe.com/const1.htm are details for a fire monitor.
Information I needed for my Kalakala - an example of how (without ever knowing) he must have
helped very many people.

RIP Joe

Dave
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: Martin (Admin) on February 14, 2012, 05:45:07 pm

Well that is very sad news.... RIP Joe.

http://www.towboatjoe.com/ (http://www.towboatjoe.com/)
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: chingdevil on February 14, 2012, 05:54:40 pm
That is very sad news, he was always happy to help and was a mine of information on tugs/towboats.

RIP Joe


Brian
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: roycv on February 16, 2012, 02:03:01 pm
I must add my sadness at Towboat passing away.  We exchanged several emails and he was always most encouraging, what a legacy of information he leaves behind on his web site, I do hope it gets preserved in some way.
Roy
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: rathikrishna on February 16, 2012, 03:03:39 pm
Oh my God..its too depressing and sad to hear..Friends..i was planing to make a tow boat, with barges from his ideas..oh..no..
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: irishcarguy on February 16, 2012, 05:52:25 pm
It is sad to lose another Mayhem member, it is getting far too frequent lately, sad to say. When it happens there is a sense of loss of a connection to the past & a void not filled easily. RIP Tugboat. Mick B.
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: Welsh Wizard on February 21, 2012, 03:30:27 pm
So sad to read this RIP Towboat joe


dave
Title: Re: Towboat Joe.
Post by: andywright on April 20, 2012, 10:55:10 pm
Just read this podt, what a shame, wondered where his web site had gone.