[MassHistPres] Announcing: Tugboat LUNA (toot toot!)

[heartwood]

what a wonderful story elizabeth, thanks for sharing...

I worked in kendall square in the 80’s and would often take walks along the charles
and admire the two tugboats that were there...does anyone know what happened to
the other?  I recall they were both in tough shape...

best....jade

jade mortimer
heartwood window restoration
po box 114   1605 mohawk trail
charlemont, ma  01339
413-625-8680

From: Elizabeth Randall via MassHistPres 
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2025 12:00 PM
To: Dennis De Witt 
Cc: MHC MHC listserve 
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Announcing: Tugboat LUNA (toot toot!)

A fun story about the rescue of Tugboat Luna.  I used to live on Beacon Hill and would often pass Luna, which was then half sunk in the Charles River down by the Science Museum.  In 1993 I met my boyfriend, Doug Randall, (now husband) and he became involved with Patrick Otton and others in the salvage of the Luna.  I worked at Harvard at the time as a Project Manager, mostly on historic buildings.  I managed to convince the roofing manufacturer Sarnafill to donate materials and had a local roofing company clad the hull with Sarnafill while it was in drydock in East Boston.  (They did it all for free, Harvard was a very good client for them!)  They then floated the boat and the first night it was afloat my husband spent the night on board with all kinds of pumps.  No one was sure whether the roofing material was going to work or not!  This was at a  time when we didn't have cell phones so you can imagine I didn't get much sleep that night, not knowing what was going to happen!  Ah, the things we do to save history!   

I would encourage people to help out with Tugboat Luna.  She is a real beauty and has a lot of "firsts" to her name.

- Elizabeth Randall

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

  Patrick 

  Do you know about this group?
       
              Museums and Sites
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  Dennis De Witt
  Metropolitan Waterworks Museum



    On Feb 2, 2025, at 9:51 PM, patrick otton via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

    I am heading up nonprofit Luna Preservation Society (LPS) who has the care and custody of tugboat Luna, National Register of Historic Places – 1983, Boston Landmark – 1985, National Historic Landmark – 1989. With an amazing opportunity to dock Luna on Pier 3, Charles Town Navy Yard, adjacent to USS Constitution. This will take a talented group of individuals to continue the effort to bring Luna into the public presence and to continue the preservation of tugboat Luna. 

    Please see website: tugboat-luna.org

    Please distribute to your members, friends, and other organizations that may be interested.

    Thank you,
    Patrick Otton
    Luna Preservation Society
      p_otton at yahoo.com
      617-244-2761
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