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When you need a friend…on
the water.
Meet The Crew!
Ashley, Ron and Tugger One
Ashley
Ash is a graduate of the Power
Squadrons seamanship course as well as a veteran deckhand towing on the
Columbia River Bar during the 08 summer season.
She is an accomplished SCUBA diver and open water instructor with 400
dives under her weight belt. She began
diving on a closed circuit rebreather system in May of 08 and in Jan of 09
completed her full cave diving certification.
She is also a visual arts major and the designer of CRMA’s artwork. Paddling a kayak, behind the viewfinder of
her camera, or flying down the ski slopes are all places that Ashley is in her
comfort zone. Ashley can also clean, detail
and wax your boat, call her at 503 867 3222 for a free quote or appointment.
Captain Ron
Ron has made the
Still falling in and out
of various things, Ron fell in love with SCUBA diving in 1998, and since then
has logged over 1,000 dives, including 500+ hours on a Closed Circuit
Rebreather with documented dives to depths of 400 FSW using exotic mixes of
gasses that he blended himself. (Somehow
the fear gene missed this DNA).
See Ron’s diving website
at www.tmishop.com
There is no better day for
Ron than to be out on the water, whether its inland on a river, or 80 miles off
shore, diving under a 100 foot long fishing vessel, knife in hand, cutting 250
feet of crab pot line off the shaft, in 8 foot seas. (yes it really happened, the fear gene
obviously is missing, along with some brain cells).
Captain Ron is
credentialed by the United States Coast Guard as a Vessel Master, with
commercial assistance towing endorsed.
He has completed maritime courses in RADAR, Safety, Survival, First Aid
and Shipboard firefighting. He is also a
first aid, CPR and AED instructor.
Ron has also made an additional
career of installing 12volt electronics.
From car stereos, to alarms, remote starting systems, emergency vehicle
electronics for local law enforcement agencies, marine electronics, and data
tracking systems for trucking companies, he has managed to install just about
everything. Feel free to ask for help
with your boat or car electronics.
Tugger!
Tugger One and Tugger Too
are CRMA’s two rescue and assistance boats.
They were manufactured by Triumph boat company in 2003. Both boats have 200 HP 4 stroke outboards,
Tugger One has a Suzuki Engine, and Tugger Two is equipped with a Yamaha. They are both painted bright orange from the
top of the gunnels to the water line, while the interior remains its native
yellow. Needless to say, it pretty hard
to miss Tugger on the water. Look for
the block letters down the side that read MARINE ASSISTANCE and you will have the
right boat.
Tugger is most certainly a
water baby, he loves to play on the river but is at his best when there is work
to do. Just hand him a line attached to
a boat on the sand bar and he is like your favorite golden retriever, eager to
play tug o’ war. Luckily the CRMA crew
know just how to tickle Tugger to have him pull just the right amount!
Both Tuggers are well
equipped with VHF radios, GPS receivers, a sturdy tow post mounted front and
rear, deck lights for those late night jobs, lots of heavy duty towing line,
multiple fenders to keep that nice orange paint off of your boat as well as all
the USCG required safety gear.
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