Some barges are 200 foot also. And if that pattern is setup to protect the rudders whoever told u that was full of it. That boat prob drafts between 6 and 8 foot and a empty barge only drafts 1 if u are lucky. So if u struck ground the boat is gonna hit first on the bottom of the river.
@hansheiri2292 the barges were set up in a H pattern, that's a crounse boat so it goes from Green county Alabama to Birmingport on the Black Warrior River. the reason it's set up in a H pattern is because all the chambers in the locks on this river are 600ft long and the river is very narrow and shallow
@hansheiri2292 the h pattern is 3 barges on each side and 2 in the middle and you slide the middle string up a 100 ft. barges are 200 ft long and 30ft wide and our boat is 120 ft long. since locks down there are 600 ft long, having our barges in the h pattern allows us to take 8 barges at a time and it helps protect the rudder in shallow water going around bends.
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand;sorry i didnt want that happening to me
you found a barge, big whoop! Wanta fight about?
yacanman11 11 months ago
That was absolutely incredible!!
firepower782 1 year ago
Some barges are 200 foot also. And if that pattern is setup to protect the rudders whoever told u that was full of it. That boat prob drafts between 6 and 8 foot and a empty barge only drafts 1 if u are lucky. So if u struck ground the boat is gonna hit first on the bottom of the river.
Mvkygercreek 1 year ago
Where was this video made?
hansheiri2292 2 years ago
@hansheiri2292 the barges were set up in a H pattern, that's a crounse boat so it goes from Green county Alabama to Birmingport on the Black Warrior River. the reason it's set up in a H pattern is because all the chambers in the locks on this river are 600ft long and the river is very narrow and shallow
sermons4u 1 year ago
@sermons4u
thanks.
i work as a helmsman on a tanker on the rhine river.
we go from holland and belgium with fuel to switzerland.
i never saw an h pattern like that and honestly i still don't quite get it.
could you explain further?
hansheiri2292 1 year ago
@hansheiri2292 the h pattern is 3 barges on each side and 2 in the middle and you slide the middle string up a 100 ft. barges are 200 ft long and 30ft wide and our boat is 120 ft long. since locks down there are 600 ft long, having our barges in the h pattern allows us to take 8 barges at a time and it helps protect the rudder in shallow water going around bends.
sermons4u 1 year ago
@sermons4u correction barges are 35ft wide not 30 foot...
shinerun1 1 year ago
@shinerun1 yes you are correct. I never can remember the width lol and they are actually 195ft long not 200
sermons4u 1 year ago
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hansheiri2292 1 year ago
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A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand;sorry i didnt want that happening to me
DarkElite3601 3 years ago
Cool video!
PlasmaDude47 3 years ago
Yea, I am impressed.
I'll be reposting quite a few videos.
:(
Incrediblevideos 3 years ago
I can't believe this new HD quality.... I finally figured out what settings it takes to fill up the whole video box.
Yay!
Incrediblevideos 3 years ago
Cool!
MadBadVoodo 3 years ago