IN MEMORIAM – CAPTAIN THOMAS A. MARCONI 1939-2006
CAPTAIN THOMAS A. MARCONI of the Sheepshead Bay party boat PILOT II passed away on August 27, 2006. Captain Tom began his party boat career as the first mate…
PILOT II, Brooklyn, NY – 1949
Captain Harry Phillips' "PILOT II" and Captain Otto Behensky's "SWANEE" at Pier 7, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY circa 1949. Ernest Fiedler built the "PILOT II"…
Captain Harry Phillips, PILOT II – 1947
Captain Harry Phillips is shown at the helm of his "PILOT II" while returning to Sheepshead Bay from a day of bottom fishing in October of 1947. Captain…
PILOT II, Brooklyn, NY – 1980
Captain Tommy Marconi's "PILOT II" from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY circa 1983. She was built in 1964 by Gillikin Boat Works at Harkers Island, NC as Captain…
BLUE SEA III, Brooklyn, NY – 1985
The "BLUE SEA III" from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY circa 1982. She was operated by Captain Nick Cannisi. She was built in 1966 by Covacevich Shipyard,…
PILOT II, Brooklyn, NY – 1989
Captain Tommy Marconi's "PILOT II" was built in 1989 by Gulf Craft at Patterson, LA and is shown prior to making the trip from Patterson, LA to Sheepshead Bay,…
SEA QUEEN, Hyannis, MA – 1994
The "SEA QUEEN" from Hyannis, MA circa 1994. She was built in 1971 by Machine & Supply Co., Beaufort, NC as the "BLUE HERON IV". She later became Captain…
PILOT II, Brooklyn, NY – 2007
The seventh "PILOT II" from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY in November 2007. It was built 1971 by Machine & Supply Co. (Gillikin) at Beaufort, NC as Harry Nagel's…
Captain Tom Marconi
Captain Tom at the rail and doing what he liked best.
God grant that I may fish until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly…
God grant that I may fish until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly…
