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Eager Beaver #278870 Length 48 feet - Width 18 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1959 by Humboldt Boat Service, St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:50 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Michael Herschler - Thanks, Michael! On The UMR Near The Quad Cities, 4/2014 (1 of 4)
GM 8V-71 diesels, 390 hp. Twin Disc reduction gears, 3:1. Originally Mobile Island Renamed Eager Beaver 1961. Operated by Beaver Island Fleeting Service, Hartford, IL. Firm became Nicor National Illinois, Inc., Hartford, IL 1986. Sold to National Maintenance & Repair, Inc., Hartford, IL 1988. Transferred to McGinnis, Inc., South Point, OH 1/2005.
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