Riverboat restaurant restoration

Former steam-powered towboat takes trip to Ohio for $2 million renovation

Sunday, February 24, 2008

FROM THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER VIA AP

 

COVINGTON, Ky. -- A 72-year-old riverboat that's become one of the best-known floating restaurants on the Ohio River across from Cincinnati left yesterday for the start of a $2 million renovation.

 

The Mike Fink, a 200-foot-long former steam-powered towboat with a signature red paddlewheel, headed southeast for a 160-mile trip to South Point, Ohio, where McGinnis Inc. planned to install a new welded steel hull...

 

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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew the name of the company or individuals who own and/or are restoring this particular riverboat in Cincinnati. Seicer and I were wandering around at 3 in the morning taking night photos when we crossed the Roebling bridge to Covington to get some shots of the cincy skyline. We came across a riverboat sitting in the river and Seicer mentioned that someone or some group was working on restoring it but thats all the information he knew. I was wondering if maybe anyone on here knew any information about it, I think it could make an interesting subject for an assignment. It's located just across the river in Covington at the East base of the Roebling bridge:

 

 

That's about where we were standing, although I think this photo is a bit old, those other boats weren't there during the last weekend in September. Thanks to Google Street View here are some photos of the boat:

 

 

 

If anyone has any info, it would be greatly appreciate. Thanks!

Looks like Mike Finks?

That's it! Thanks sir!