Captain Hobbs Bringing S.S. Badger Into Ludington, MI Harbor, August 20, 2012

[@happyhighway106]

#78 Thank You for a fine video. Back in June of 1978, I wheeled the Badger as a passenger, from Ludington to Milwaukee's slip. Probably the only non crew member to do so! I knew the Captain very well as we worked together earlier on the Carferry, SS City of Green Bay, I was at the Helm on the 3 Mate's watch. I'm glad the SS Badger was saved for everyone to enjoy!!

[@badgerdad777]

I've been on the Badger several times. It's always amazing to watch them turn that big ship around and back her right to that spot.

[@Dsnow69]

I'm glad this, and other videos, are available for everyone to see. Captain Dean Hobbs was a seasoned Captain of many years, and just a really good guy, and I really enjoyed sailing with him. This short film was made not long before his passing, and he is missed among the passengers and crews he sailed with.

[@lawrencetondu421]

Steamed under capt Hobbs for five years. He was an great skipper, and all of the crew Admired him.

[@pibble3962]

Such amazing talent and professionalism demonstrated in a calm manner. Wow!

[@BobDodge]

What a cool video I have sailed on the S.S. Badger several times and on the S.S. City Of Midland a couple times, This should be made into a full DVD with the workings of this Great Ship and sold I would buy one !! Keep the great videos comming love the footage !!!

[@eaunan]

...that is one heck of a docking job via telegraph system to engines!! wow!! wow!! amazing!! 💯

[@stantaylor3350]

I rode the bager twice. Once in September 1981 they put my car on the aft deck & my wife & kids & I rode it across. The kids were 3 & 2 at the time, so we got a room & after eating lunch in the dinning room, we retired to out state room & took a nap. Slid the glass window up & pulled the metal shaded vent window down. Made the room dark but we could hear the bow wash through the slits in the metal shaded. Very peaceful, still can hear it whoose whoose!. They has R.R cars in the belly back then. The second time was in 1997. We square danced on the bow all the way across with square dancers from all over Wisconsin. They told us to remember that Michigan is on Eastern Time zone. One of the grandma's brought her grandsons along. They went down town to play at an arcade while we square danced on the the dock with the Michigan square dancers.they forgot about the time change & missed the boat. Grandma was so worried about the boys. The crew assured her that they would contact the city police, who would pick them up & keep them at the station until she returned. I heard later that she had to ride back across that same night & get them, then ride back to Manitowoc Wisconsin again. Three trips in one day because of those boys.

[@jaymetreweek2941]

Rip Captain Hobbs you were such amazing hell of a Captain we will miss you forever

[@alanhill4334]

Love hearing that gyro repeater. Takes me back a few years.

[@johnmacdonald1878]

Nice, A floating museum, love the old telegraph, engine room control. “Who’s on the starboard engine” You get used to how each engineer responds to to the telegraph.

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

The late wife and I did this trip... great time we had... hope to do it again.

[@pibble3962]

I’m sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine your pain.

[@hollywood1340]

"Kid out there wants you to sign his hat" What a first class guy.

[@cennsa140driver]

The huge "power slide" to back into the dock is always impressive to watch. The first time I experienced it, it was apparent they have done it a time or two! LOL

[@capnfabu]

Rest in Peace Capt. Hobbs.

[@kaykiessling5029]

My BFF and I did this in June totally awesome, 👍👍👍👍grt video 📹 😁😎. RIP Captin😪

[@timothyspearman9347]

Amazing precision.

[@edwardbenkert2618]

That is so cool thank you for taking me with you West Michigan near

[@chuppa1chups]

"Who's on the starboard engine?" Regardless of what happened that day, I must say that this job looks like it requires a degree of patience that the average person simply doesn't have.

[@jsgw3279]

I hear the one guy say he used to "take the Wlfred Sykes" that's great... another beautiful old lake ship!

[@drummernoe]

R.I.P. Captain Hobbs

[@abk2k3aaronkauflin83]

drummernoe he passed away?

[@roundthirteen]

Usually a gyro compass makes a sound like that when the ship moves a quarter degree from the current heading. I worked for LMC/PM on there Tug/Barge (as well as with a few other Great Lakes Ships).

[@madmax2069]

0:05 Captain sir, it seems we've picked up an alien with a head that looks strangely like a camera.....

[@briggsjos]

I sometimes wish they would restore the SS badgers sister ship to operation as well. Would've been amazing.

[@boataxe4605]

She has been used as a parts ship for the Badger. A whole bunch of parts that you can’t get anymore would have to be custom made for her to sail again.

[@freightersonthegreatlakes995]

What kind of horns are they using?

[@michaelgatien4277]

The single horn is E and the dual horn is a D Major :D

[@boataxe4605]

Good,now I’ll tune my guitar to the video.

[@canadianbacon8220]

What's the ringing all about

[@davidwayneprins]

When the captain (white hat) arrives in the rear pilot house, who is the other captain looking person (whirt shirt, shoulder badges, black hat) that soon disappears? Would be neat to see the coordination for docking (I know an anchor is temporarily thrown to turn the ship 180 degrees but when are the engines thrown in reverse (and I assume there is a neutral coast period) When the captain is in the rear pilot house for docking, does he use the wheel or is steering strictly done by varying the engines? Heard the engine telegraph bells going off quite a bit.

[@michaelgatien4277]

what kind of horn is that at 5:48 it doesn't sound like a Khalenberg. 3:35, what's that horn? why do they have 2 different sounding(one single and one dual tone)horns?

[@bluerazor7049]

At 3:35 is the original Leslie-300-DVE steam horn the Badger came with. Many steam powered freighters had these like the AAA-Class freighters (Anderson, Callaway, Clarke ect). Today only the SS Alpena, Edward. L. Ryerson and J.A.W Iglehart have the Leslie 300's. At 5:43 those are some kind of Airchime horns. Capt. Hobbs how had since passed away used to blow the steam and airchime horns together!

[@wilfstor3078]

As previously stated the first horn is a Leslie Typhon DVE-300 that uses steam from the boiler The other horn is an air horn manufactured by Kahlenberg, it's model is the T-4

[@NotAFirefighter1]

RIP Captain Hobbs

[@bodiddlee69]

very cool, I worked with the gentleman right behind Capn Hobbs, his brother in law Tom. Captains sister Gail is riding up in the wheelhouse also, good to see Gail in this vid. Indeed RIP Cap'n

[@agentfungus9742]

This is soooooo cool! What do the crew members do in the off season? Capt. Hobbs seems like he was a cool dude.

[@robertlundgren6523]

I'm planning on taking this in a few weeks { may 15th 2019 } will I like it ?

[@franklesner2322]

Yes you will its one of thr best thingd I ever did

[@Spaceshotx7]

why does the ss badger have 2 whistles. One very loud multi-chime horn, as well as a older sounding single chime horn? when is each used?

[@railsrust]

It's up to the captain. One works on air and the other works on steam. I think it's largely redundancy. If one doesn't work, the other will. Funny enough, there's recordings of both playing together, and they sound heavenly like that.

[@bluerazor7049]

The steam whistle is a Leslie Tyfon-300-DVE wich the SS Alpena and the badher have but alpena has 2 Lelslie 300's while the badger has one along with the Airchime whistle.

[@Drakeman2003]

what is that knocking sound? 7:10

[@vernwallen4246]

I remember yrs back(77)when we would go into Ludington on the JT.Hutchinson too load sand too what ports i can't remember!!

[@Drakeman2003]

3:42 I'd be like "do that again, do that again!!"

[@SteamCrane]

I suspect he had a happy life!

[@daledevine3515]

heaven

[@jojobar5877]

@5:56 Attention all night shift workers in the city of Ludington: WAKE UP!!!!

[@robertsilva8097]

XO set condition three throughout the ship set out extra Lookouts

[@romainetomatoes2416]

3:36 why is he blowing the steam whistle that way, when I have never seen it done that way in person...

[@jimmymerryman08]

That is the Master Salute. We blow this every time we hit port. More or less a Badger tradition!

[@romainetomatoes2416]

Jim Merryman I meant why is he PULLING A CABLE! why isn't he using the usual hand valve!

[@jimmymerryman08]

Because the steam to the whistle valve comes straight from the engine room. The whistle itself is roughly 100 feet behind the pilot house.

[@romainetomatoes2416]

Jim Merryman When I rode the Badger last summer, the new captain used a different valve, not the cable... Yes. he also blew the steam whistle. Was that valve broken at the time of this video? (Check out my video on my channel).

[@jimmymerryman08]

No, the Badger has two whistles. One being steam which is operated by the cable and the other being a compressed air whistle operated by the brass handle under the blue rag on the window sill. That actuates the valve for the compressed air. Each Captain has their own style and preference as to which whistle and salute he blows.

[@bnkwupt]

What's the significance of three long, two short on the horns? All I can think of is going astern to port, as that isn't a standard signal. Also, what is the Chadburn to the right of the wheel?

[@stanpatterson5033]

I think that the Chadburn we can see on the main bridge to the right of the wheel corresponds to the Chadburn we can see behind the Captain when he is on the aft bridge guiding the stern into the dock. I believe that particular Chadburn is how the Captain communicates his wishes for rudder positioning between the aft bridge and main bridge. When he stands at the aft window, there are the 2 Chadburns beside him, one on either side of him, which tell the engine room what to do as far as port and starboard propeller control, and the single Chadburn which would be behind him, is to relay to the Helmsman (at the wheel) how to set the rudder.

[@johnbeard3733]

It's just a greeting

[@turdferguson74]

They don't offer that ferry anymore?

[@nathanhall7396]

Yes its still in service.

[@donnahagan5018]

I was on the ss Badger Sept 19,2019.

[@atagosaviation]

5:42

[@michaelwinnemuller3308]

Cool video... I have a couple of quick questions. What makes the clicking or clumping sound on the bridge as the ship is being turned just prior to backing into the dock? What does the center Chadburn do or is used for as Captian Hobbs is backing into the dock? I know the Badger has 2 screws...and I see the 2 telegraphs to control them?

[@bt25]

The center telegraph relays steering commands from the fore bridge to the docking bridge in the event the main wheel fails. The emergency wheel on the docking bridge can be set up and the ship steered from the docking bridge. Since the only windows face aft, a telegraph is necessary to convey what's ahead. The telegraph has 9 positions, from L to R: Hard Left, Left, Steady, All Clear, Amidship (center top), Not Clear, Steady, Right, Hard Right. The terms Port and Starboard are not used. The telegraph is left in All Clear until the Captain leaves the fore bridge to begin the docking procedure, at which point the helmsman signals Amidship.

[@elhigh]

I'll bet you guys get pretty darned tired of people poking their cameras up to take blind shots of you.

[@robertsilva8097]

Go ahead look out Captain I never seen anything like it before enormous wall of water off the port bow heading towards us Captain would saying OMG hard left hard left sir close all watertight doors Sound Boat stations get out an SOS full reverse

[@nativeafroeurasian]

3:05 what the hell is that!?

[@nativeafroeurasian]

@@bluerazor7049 In opposite direction (machine-bridge) - since he's not using it!?

[@bluerazor7049]

@@nativeafroeurasian so?

[@nativeafroeurasian]

@@bluerazor7049 Nothing just wondered - thank you:)

[@bluerazor7049]

@@nativeafroeurasian np buddy

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

RIP Cpt Cheesey McBurger.

[@42lookc]

That is one horrible thing to say!

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

@@42lookc thank you ma'am.

[@albertoswald8461]

F@"k you!! He was a stand up guy and not a cowardly boy humping molester like you probably are!!!

[@classicalmidiorgans]

What a rude picture taking !

[@Tchristman100]

Constantly steering a large ship like this does about nothing-other than making it look like you're doing your job.

[@Canam7]

This boat dumps tons of poisonous coal ash in Lake Michigan every year.

[@wilfstor3078]

"Used to dump", the ash from the Badgers boilers is now recovered and used as an ingredient in asphalt.

[@wilfstor3078]

Or cement. I don't remember which one it is. They use it as a substitute for sand that's all I know.

[@Canam7]

@@wilfstor3078 That's great news! Thank you. I'll take a ride on her next time we go to Traverse City.

[@donaldwallace7934]

@@wilfstor3078 Is is used in cement.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Ship dumbing since time began

[@PMMcIntyre]

o7