And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's what I said, they're just waiting on their next job.
Worked more than a few myself, inland push boats, offshore tugs, ocean going tug and barge combinations, rompin-stompin river runners, you name it I've worked it.
Was in Andrew and the no-name storm (storm of the centaury) in a tug much like this one. M/V Coastal Gulftstream a 120 ft offshore tug towlining a hot oil barge, good times!
I wanted to buy one at a Seattle auction. My brother went with me to check it out, walked down into the engine room...WOW!..A locomotive engine powers those rides and a 327 Chevy was the starter motor or for the gennie. We decided, way over our abilities.
Typically a tug like this will be running a couple of GM 16-71s (16 cylinders 71 cubic inch per cylinder), know as sweet 16s for about 1200 true SAE horsepower. Or maybe 12-71s.
Either way they are not really train engines though they are made by GM and painted EMD green.
Now a romping stomping river runner, they will have EMD (electro-motive-division) 149s or 149 cubic inches per cylinder in an inline configuration.
I worked on the Dixie Patriot and she was running two short EMD 149s for about 3200 or 3500 horsepower, I can't remember the exact figure.
She threw a three foot rooster behind her and would shake the other tugs at the dock tying up.
We had GM 12-71 powered Tug called the Mount Hood at GMS one time that was struggling with leaking pack seals and an Exxon tug with EMDs rolled her over at the dock with her wheel wash.
Typical gen sets are 4 Cyl GMs and sometimes 6cyl or screaming Jimmies.
As far as an old gasser (gas engines are highly susceptible to electrostatic discharge) I never saw one on any tug or any reason as they were explosion hazards.
Typically you start the gens sets and mains using an air starter from an auxiliary air tank.
All this makes a lot of noise and vibration, which is why this tug is using an electric cord while its "choking a piling".
Oh and if you really want a good knockabout try an old spud barge. Typically it would have a single screaming jimmy, very easy to work on.
Or you could try an offshore crew boat, if you just want to cruise for fun.
Electric Tug charging?
ReplyDeleteSo it is a new ET (electric tug) and that is the home-charge cable attached?
ReplyDeleteIt's an old school tug, that plug in is the cable TV....
ReplyDeleteLooks like a power cable, probably keeping the bilge running. Engine room has a lock on it.
DeleteHarbor tug, choking a piling while waiting for something useful to do.
ReplyDeleteMight be Moran.
That's a working tug, kids, and painted a proper color.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I said, they're just waiting on their next job.
DeleteWorked more than a few myself, inland push boats, offshore tugs, ocean going tug and barge combinations, rompin-stompin river runners, you name it I've worked it.
Was in Andrew and the no-name storm (storm of the centaury) in a tug much like this one. M/V Coastal Gulftstream a 120 ft offshore tug towlining a hot oil barge, good times!
Most of it is below the waterline.
ReplyDelete"The Captain" by Jan de Hartog is an excellent novel about a seagoing tug on convoy duty in the North Atlantic in WWII
ReplyDeleteI wanted to buy one at a Seattle auction. My brother went with me to check it out, walked down into the engine room...WOW!..A locomotive engine powers those rides and a 327 Chevy was the starter motor or for the gennie. We decided, way over our abilities.
ReplyDeleteTypically a tug like this will be running a couple of GM 16-71s (16 cylinders 71 cubic inch per cylinder), know as sweet 16s for about 1200 true SAE horsepower. Or maybe 12-71s.
DeleteEither way they are not really train engines though they are made by GM and painted EMD green.
Now a romping stomping river runner, they will have EMD (electro-motive-division) 149s or 149 cubic inches per cylinder in an inline configuration.
I worked on the Dixie Patriot and she was running two short EMD 149s for about 3200 or 3500 horsepower, I can't remember the exact figure.
She threw a three foot rooster behind her and would shake the other tugs at the dock tying up.
We had GM 12-71 powered Tug called the Mount Hood at GMS one time that was struggling with leaking pack seals and an Exxon tug with EMDs rolled her over at the dock with her wheel wash.
Typical gen sets are 4 Cyl GMs and sometimes 6cyl or screaming Jimmies.
As far as an old gasser (gas engines are highly susceptible to electrostatic discharge) I never saw one on any tug or any reason as they were explosion hazards.
Typically you start the gens sets and mains using an air starter from an auxiliary air tank.
All this makes a lot of noise and vibration, which is why this tug is using an electric cord while its "choking a piling".
Oh and if you really want a good knockabout try an old spud barge. Typically it would have a single screaming jimmy, very easy to work on.
Or you could try an offshore crew boat, if you just want to cruise for fun.