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Thank You's
Thanks to our friends and volunteers who have helped so far:

Thanks to those who helped us get most of the parts to fix the Mary Whalen's engine: Stabbert Maritime in Seattle who accommodated the disruption of our request for parts and discounted their fees; Washington State Department of Natural Resources who negotiated on our behalf and who provided history on the Ked and Bushey tankers in general; Gerry Weinstein who donated $5,000 to pay for the parts and more towards the shipping; K-Sea Transportation who donated $2,000 towards the cost of shipping and provided engine info; American Stevedoring who unloaded and is storing the parts in their warehouse; A & P Freight who gave us a nice price on shipping; the fleet of engineers who provided advice on vintage engines: Gary Matthews, Bobby Mowbray, Charlie Chillemi, Tim Ivory, Nobby Peers, Adrian Lipp; Gerry Weinstein who referred us to engineers and whose Archive of Industry provided much info on Bushey engines and davits, Mary Habstritt, President of the national Society of Industrial Archeology who tapped the west coast SIA membership which got Ries Niemi, and Erik Knise involved; the other West Coast site crew Antonio Salguero of Coastwise Marine Design and Kris Lindberg. Big thanks to Bernie Ente, the King of Newtown Creek, who told us about the Ked in the first place! This is all due to you Bernie!

Thanks for research by Captain Dick Forster, Ed Drury, Thomas Rinaldi (who told us about the Supreme Court case involving The Whalen) and thanks to the folks at K-SEA Transportation, especially Rick Falcinelli, for history and documents, free towing, generous advice and donations. K-SEA, under the name Eklof, was the last company to run The Whalen as a tanker. To Jan Andrusky at Weeks Marine, thanks for great networking and connecting us to the right people.

Thanks too for special services provided by our contractors and suppliers: Charles Deroko, Surveyor; the pump out folks at Clean Water of New York; Independent Testing; John Tretout of Amorica Paint. Thanks much to Bernie Mellies, the marine engineer who drew up the spudwell plan pro bono.

Thanks to American Stevedoring, Inc. for providing us a free home, electricity, labor and storage for the better part of the time from September 2006 to now

Thanks to GMD Shipyard who provided us a free home during the winter months of 2008!

Thanks to our supportive friends at Hughes Marine and Reinauer Transportation in Erie Basin who were so patient over eighteen months while we considered buying the boat, looked for a berth, insurance and a shipyard. They could have sent The Whalen to the scrapyard; but they gave us the time to find a way to save her. Thanks to them too for advice, material support and equipment storage, especially Bob Hughes, Brian Hughes, Phil Marion and Tommy George.

And thanks to all of you who have sent historic photos of the Whalen at work: Steve Cryan; Barry Masterson; Bob Mattson; Dave Boone, and for newer photos and video thanks to Helen Tschudi, Blake McDowell, Jenny Kane, Bernie Ente, Frank Lynch.

Thanks to the Red Hook businesses who have sponsored our events or made in-kind donations: Atlantis, LeNell's, Liberty Sunset Garden Center, Tini Winebar, Steve's Key Lime Pie.

And thanks to our dozens of volunteers! Your enthusiasm keeps us inspired. Your work keeps us advancing the ball!

Thanks to our friends and volunteers who have helped so far: the three mighty scrubbers Patti Kelly, Jamye Keenan, and Debbie Romano; muckmaid Erica Reynolds, Richard Brandt, Gary Baum and Amy Sisti, Captain Tom Teague, Captain Mark McDonnell, Julie Nadel of North River Historic Ships, Huntley Gill of the Fireboat Harvey. Thanks for abundant advice and material from both Captain Pam Hepburn of the Tug Pegasus Preservation Project and David Sharps from Red Hook's own Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge.

Thanks for research by Captain Dick Forster, Ed Drury, Thomas Rinaldi (who told us about the Supreme Court case involving The Whalen) and thanks to the folks at K-SEA Transportation, especially Rick Falcinelli, for history and documents. K-SEA, under the name Eklof, was the last company to run The Whalen as a tanker. To Jan Andrusky at Weeks Marine, thanks for great networking and connecting us to the right people.

Thanks too for special services provided by our contractors and suppliers: Charles Deroko, Surveyor; the pump out folks at Clean Water of New York; Independent Testing; John Tretout of Amorica Paint. Thanks much to the marine engineer who drew up the spudwell plan pro bono but wishes to remain anonymous; you know who you are!

Thanks to American Stevedoring, Inc. for providing us a free home, electricity and labor for almost two years. Thanks two to GMD Shipyard who provided us a free home during the winter months of 2008! Pier D is a great sunny berth and we miss it!

And thanks to all of you who have sent historic photos of the Whalen at work: Steve Cryan; Barry Masterson; Bob Mattson; and for newer photos and video thanks to Helen Tschudi, Blake McDowell, Jenny Kane, Bernie Ente, Frank Lynch.

Thanks to the Red Hook businesses who have sponsored our events or made in-kind donations: Atlantis, LeNell's, Liberty Sunset Garden Center, Tini Winebar, Steve's Key Lime Pie, home/made.

Thanks to the three mighty scrubbers Patti Kelly, Jayme Keenan, and Debbie Romano; muckmaid Erica Reynolds, Richard Brandt, Gary Baum and Amy Sisti, Captain Tom Teague, Captain Mark McDonnell, Julie Nadel of North River Historic Ships, Huntley Gill of the Fireboat Harvey. Thanks for abundant advice and material from both Captain Pam Hepburn of the Tug Pegasus Preservation Project and David Sharps from Red Hook's own Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge.

And thanks to our dozens of volunteers! Your enthusiasm keeps us inspired. Your work keeps us advancing the ball!

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