Never said I needed it, but there are other reasons for having them out there. Such as bridge tenders that lie. But I wouldn't expect you to understand.
seems like we never make this bridge in the daylight, and i cant recall anybody getting lined up this well. usually, we end up on the left descending and and have to flip off. well done.
when we make this bridge, if we are more then 600 feet with emptys, we always get tug service to face up on the head and guide us through...so much easier....
Great Vid..Im a deckhand for a company in Lemont...Its a crazy job but its fun bein out their on the water..plus some captains let you steer every once in a while so thats a plus....
6000 is a medium size towboat. 10,500 hp has been the largest operating for years on the Mississippi and I'm hearing stories of some new 12,000 hp vessels coming out soon.
Well, the water there is fairly deep (around 30ft) but there is some cavitation due to the fact that while lining up, we were at about 1/4 throttle and when the vibe starts is when I went full ahead to push through. 6000 hp from 2.5 mph to about 7mph when we cleared...not to mention a junk ass boat too.
ya but more times than not ive seen pilots and captains turn down the radio just to talk with there wives or the office. . its allways nice to get a responce outta you guys wether it be a "not now" or whatever. if you dont that makes the deck crew think their radio could be dead or the wheelman couldof flopped dead of a heartattack or whatever. but that is some mighty fine skipperin, skipper
smoooooooooooooth sailin! nice! glad i never run mate lineboatin on the illinois. the ohio was just fine for me! 1000 foot guide walls at the locks and no funny stuff like that to mess with. been up to lemont when i was a deckhand once, callwatch so i didnt have to get the pilot through the bridges :D. turned boats at havanna a few times when i was new. nice driven!
@riverider722 hey i was just wondering if you could tell me what you did to get to where you are now. I'm interested in the career and i didn't know if you could give me some advice on it.
Never said I needed it, but there are other reasons for having them out there. Such as bridge tenders that lie. But I wouldn't expect you to understand.
riverider722 11 months ago
worked with a Jamison who never needed to be talked threw
fcknretard 11 months ago
Bravo pour cette manoeuvre
Sur le Rhin le maximum est de 6 barges soit 12000 Tonnes
Jean-Pierre
batelierlorraine67 1 year ago
seems like we never make this bridge in the daylight, and i cant recall anybody getting lined up this well. usually, we end up on the left descending and and have to flip off. well done.
rhymenocologist 1 year ago
@rhymenocologist thanks man
riverider722 1 year ago
when we make this bridge, if we are more then 600 feet with emptys, we always get tug service to face up on the head and guide us through...so much easier....
shinerun1 1 year ago
@shinerun1
nothing hard about it....never use an assist boat here north or south bound
riverider722 1 year ago
Mark Twain? Not hardly...
riverider722 1 year ago
Mark Twain forever!
twanton 1 year ago
ctc sucks dick.
bcooper606 2 years ago
yes, yes they do.
riverider722 2 years ago
Great Vid..Im a deckhand for a company in Lemont...Its a crazy job but its fun bein out their on the water..plus some captains let you steer every once in a while so thats a plus....
twiddledee88 2 years ago
6000hp - Wow!
Thanks for the description!
blowgunGER 2 years ago
6000 is a medium size towboat. 10,500 hp has been the largest operating for years on the Mississippi and I'm hearing stories of some new 12,000 hp vessels coming out soon.
riverider722 2 years ago
That's awesome - nice job! Why is the ship vibrating so much, is it because of cavitation?
blowgunGER 2 years ago
Well, the water there is fairly deep (around 30ft) but there is some cavitation due to the fact that while lining up, we were at about 1/4 throttle and when the vibe starts is when I went full ahead to push through. 6000 hp from 2.5 mph to about 7mph when we cleared...not to mention a junk ass boat too.
riverider722 2 years ago
wow very nice job.. hats off to you.
brandrush 2 years ago
Nice job on the sticks! I guess she needed to be tight to port to get a decent line for the curve in da river?
fahrwud 2 years ago
ya but more times than not ive seen pilots and captains turn down the radio just to talk with there wives or the office. . its allways nice to get a responce outta you guys wether it be a "not now" or whatever. if you dont that makes the deck crew think their radio could be dead or the wheelman couldof flopped dead of a heartattack or whatever. but that is some mighty fine skipperin, skipper
phildeez1984 2 years ago
GOOD JOB BABY CAKES!!!! I'm your biggest fan!!
riverider722 2 years ago
dammit i hate when the man in the brain box just ignors you when your tring to ask if you can come back to the boat.
phildeez1984 3 years ago
just maybe you cant see what the man up there is seeing and maybe hes too busy to answer ya!
riverider722 2 years ago
smoooooooooooooth sailin! nice! glad i never run mate lineboatin on the illinois. the ohio was just fine for me! 1000 foot guide walls at the locks and no funny stuff like that to mess with. been up to lemont when i was a deckhand once, callwatch so i didnt have to get the pilot through the bridges :D. turned boats at havanna a few times when i was new. nice driven!
ohioracer28 3 years ago
thanks. yeah I run the ohio startin out years back and dont get up there much anymore. mostly on the lower.
riverider722 2 years ago
@riverider722 hey i was just wondering if you could tell me what you did to get to where you are now. I'm interested in the career and i didn't know if you could give me some advice on it.
Thanks
ringy17 1 year ago
Hell yeah, bro! That is hairy nuts bad-ass!!!
ArehTecDesigns 3 years ago
hell yeah, that was close on the port. 30 wide my ass! heheheheh
ff7h 3 years ago