Hand-built in Clinton, CT
Meet AWOOGA.
Small hull, enormous voice.
A 14′3″ mini tugboat built plank by plank over three years — from marine plywood and epoxy to a cartoon-eyed character with a foghorn that does not match her size. Welcome aboard.
Her first day on the water
AWOOGA in motion
Three years in the garage led to one held breath at the boat ramp. Here’s launch day in three acts — from splashdown to a proper wake. Tap any clip to play.
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Act I
⚓ Splashdown
Splashdown
Off the trailer and into the water — the very first time AWOOGA floats.
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Act II
⚓ Push-off
Push-off
The first push from the dock — AWOOGA floating on her own power.
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Act III
⚓ Making wake
Making wake
Out in the harbor under her own steam, throwing a proper tugboat wake.
Launch day · April 27, 2025
Receipts, plural
AWOOGA by the numbers
Three years of sawdust, one very loud boat — tallied up.
Years in the build
Garage to boat ramp
Photos logged
Every win and do-over
Length overall
Tiny tug, big presence
Tohatsu outboard
A relaxed ~5 mph cruise
Times in print
WoodenBoat & Small Boats
Enormous voice
Wildly out of scale
Want the line-item version? Every receipt is charted on the Cost page.
See where the money went →The main event
A three-year build, documented down to the brushstroke
From the first sheet of Meranti plywood to her cartoon eyes, AWOOGA’s entire construction is photographed, captioned and dated. It’s the heart of this whole site — a real small-boat build portfolio with all the wins, mistakes and do-overs left in.
See the full Build portfolio →
Plug into the tug
The Tug-o-Sphere
Connect to AWOOGA and get fully, gloriously immersed in tug. It’s a whole tugboat universe nobody asked for and everybody needs — beam aboard from anywhere on dry land, soak in the briny ambiance, and emerge a slightly saltier person. Citizenship is free. Leaving is the hard part.
TugFlix
Prestige tugboat television. It is not exactly award-bait, but every episode stars a 14-foot boat with the personality of a much larger boat — and the popcorn is free.
Message in a Bottle
Cast a note into the digital sea. AWOOGA fishes it out whenever she next surfaces — no postage required, only a faint smell of seaweed and mild barnacles.
Ask TugPT
The Awooga AI will answer anything — it is an artificial intelligence that thinks exclusively in tugboat. Wisdom not guaranteed; foghorns extremely likely.
Earn Awoo-Gold
The realm’s finest fake currency, minted for the noble act of simply hanging around. Redeem it for genuine swag, bragging rights, and the warm glow of nautical wealth.
Chart your course
Where would you like to go?
Everything aboard AWOOGA, all in one place.
The main event
The Build
Three years of construction — the full timeline and a live photo portfolio, with every win and do-over left in.
Start exploring →Boat Anatomy
Tap AWOOGA part by part — the foghorn, the eyes, the cabin, the motor.
Take the tour →About AWOOGA
The story, the inspiration, and how a tiny boat got such a big name.
Read the story →The Lineage
The TooT TooT bloodline — the little tug that started it all.
Trace the family tree →How’d it get that name?
A 14-foot boat with a foghorn voice
Picture a massive “BWAAAAA” rolling out of a hull barely taller than you. That gloriously oversized sound — the contrast of a tiny boat with an enormous voice — is exactly why she’s called AWOOGA.
The full story →👈 Tap to hear her