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

#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!!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 !!!

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

Rest in Peace Capt. Hobbs.

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

"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.

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).

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

Amazing precision.

R.I.P. Captain Hobbs

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!!

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

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

RIP Captain Hobbs

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

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.

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

what is that knocking sound? 7:10

I suspect he had a happy life!

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

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?

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

XO set condition three throughout the ship set out extra Lookouts

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

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?

heaven

What's the ringing all about

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

What kind of horns are they using?

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?

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?

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

They don't offer that ferry anymore?

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

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

5:42

3:05 what the hell is that!?

RIP Cpt Cheesey McBurger.

What a rude picture taking !

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

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

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