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The anatomy of AWOOGA
Every part of this little tug has a story — the voice she's named for, the eyes that give her a face, the cabin built one beam at a time. Tap the glowing markers to take her apart, piece by piece.
☞ Tip: tap any glowing marker on the boat — or pick a part from the list below. On a keyboard, Tab to a marker and press Enter; press Esc to close.
At a glance
AWOOGA by the numbers
A hand-built Berkeley Engineering CANDU E-Z. The vital statistics of one very small tugboat.
- Length overall
- 14′3″
- Beam
- 5′0″
- Draft
- ~17″
- Power
- 20 HP Tohatsu outboard
- Hull
- Marine ply, glass & epoxy
- Cruising speed
- ~5 mph
- Capacity
- Sleeps 2 · carries 3–5
- Launched
- April 27, 2025
Scale check
How big is she, really?
“14′3″” is just a number until you line her up against something you know. Tap a comparison — everything is drawn to true scale.
All lengths to scale, same waterline. Ruler ticks are one foot apart.
Her mother tongue
What is she saying?
Out on the water, boats don’t shout — they talk in blasts. Short toots and long bellows each mean something specific under the real rules of the road. Tap a signal to hear AWOOGA sound it in her own enormous voice, then take the horn for a spin yourself.
Take the horn
Tap for a short blast, press & hold for a long one. She’ll read your blasts back — sound a real signal and she’ll name it.
Signals follow the international Rules of the Road (COLREGS Rules 34–35). At sea a “prolonged” blast runs a full 4–6 seconds — shortened here so your ears survive the demo. Prefer she use her inside voice? She also speaks fluent signal flag.
Keep exploring
Now see how she came together
Every part above was built by hand over three years. The full photo-by-photo story is on the Build page.