Theodore Too

Theodore Too and the World Trade Center

Theodore Too is a large-scale tugboat based on the fictional tugboat Theodore from the television show Theodore Tugboat. Theodore Too was first launched in May 6, 2000.

Building

Theodore Too was commissioned by Cochran Entertainment, Inc., it is now a defunct production company. Theodore became so popular, the company constructed a life-size model of him for marketing and promoting water safety. The boat is unusual as it is a full-size replica of a scale model. The original model which was used to film the series and inspired Theodore Too can be seen at Halifax's Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.[5] The boat made a tour of cities on the American East Coast in its first year and participated in tall ship events After Cochran Entertainment went out of business, the boat was purchased by a Halifax tour boat company, Murphys on the Water. The vessel provides tours of Halifax Harbour in the summer, operating from the Cable Wharf in downtown Halifax. Theodore Too was designed by Fred Allen and was built at Marius Lengkeek of Lengkeek Vessel Engineering, and was built by Snyder's Shipyard in Dayspring, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Trivia

• Theodore Too' base model was sold on ebay.

=The Keel

Inside Snyder's Shipyard, the newly-arrived keel timbers are lifted from a truck bed.

The timbers will be jacked up and rested on blocks on the floor.

The cutting begins.

Bolting the Keel

The keel—fully cut out and fitted.

Side view of the seams shows how snugly the keel timbers lie together.

These large galvanized fastenings are called "through bolts."