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 S.S. Badger arriving in Ludington on Friday evening |
 Passing up the channel |
 Turning to dock |
 Friday evening pilothouse tours |
 Lee Murdock entertaining during the crossings |
 Jr. Chief Engineer Bill Kulka talks about the history and operation of the S.S. Badger |
 Chief Kulka shows the top cylinder piston that needed new rings. |
 Getting a good photo. |
 Model of Wilfred Sykes in the Wisconsin Maritime Museum |
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Dave Wobser photos |
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 S. S. Badger arriving from Manitowoc on Friday evening |
 Backing her in |
 Arriving passengers |
 Inside Badger's pilothouse |
 Friday evening Boatnerd tours |
 Another group |
 More Boatnerds |
 "I could do this". |
 Checking out the instruments |
 Antique radio direction finder |
 Wheelsman's position |
 Modern electronic |
 Captain's view out the front window |
 More touring Boatnerds |
 Jr. Chief Engineer Bill Kulka explains the operations of the engine room |
 Leaving Ludington on Saturday morning |
 Ludington Light |
 Waiting for the engine room tours to begin |
 Chief Kulka explains to Skinner Uniflow engines |
 Gauges above the engineer's position |
 Top piston which was replaced over night |
 Boiler condensing system |
 Pressure gauges |
 Starboard engine controls |
 Starboard engine telegraphs. Upper one for the forward pilothouse and the lower for the stern pilothouse. |
 Top valves on the port side Skinner. |
 Top of the starboard side engine. |
 Electrical panel |
 Lee Murdoch entertained on the trip to Manitowoc and back to Ludington |
 Passing the Manitowoc Light inbound |
 Restored front triple expansion out of the Chief Wawatam at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum |
 End view |
 Upper section end view |
 Looking inside the open works |
 Badger returning from the Wisconsin Shoreline cruise. |
 Dropping the anchor to assist in docking |
 Backing in |
 Capt. Kevin Fitch ready to take us back to Ludington |
 Manitowoc Light |
 Almost home |