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Mess Deck: General Section => Tugs and Towing => Topic started by: tubby tomo on May 28, 2008, 08:45:11 pm

Title: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on May 28, 2008, 08:45:11 pm

hi   ive just just finished  one of two barges  as i remember them for towing  round the lake

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: catengineman on May 28, 2008, 09:18:09 pm

Very good Tomo 1,

 have you put budgets on the rear swim ends

The lighters I used to tow around all had one or you will find that they yawl all over the place.

I even had to fit them to the flat top I made for Marchwood lake

R,

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on May 28, 2008, 10:33:13 pm

hi all if you look at lower pic you can just see budget the ruler by side of barge is 2ft

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on May 28, 2008, 10:47:26 pm

hi another pic of budget

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: catengineman on May 28, 2008, 11:29:56 pm

Great builds how many will you be making?

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on May 29, 2008, 07:01:24 am

hi I'm not sure i would like to have 6 as you know thats the max a tug could tow on the Thames but ill prob stay at 4 i also have 2 for my pusher tug

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: lighterman on June 07, 2008, 12:21:18 pm

hope you have built one of unions tugs to tow it? maybe the lectro?

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on June 08, 2008, 06:30:19 am

hi lighterman ill use maybe one knights tugs the kent ive allso made another barg

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: lighterman on June 16, 2008, 04:50:08 pm

ah the kent! have you ever seen the model Mr Boyd built of the kent?
i have a model of the silver dial to finish off.. been building it for over 6 years now.. praps i should finish it off?

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on June 16, 2008, 06:35:29 pm

hi blow the dust off and finish it by the way im looking for some pictures of the sun tug SAURIA any one help O0

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: BarryM on June 16, 2008, 07:14:50 pm

A 'Budget' to you, a 'Skeg' to me. Same thing no doubt but can anyone hazard a guess as to where the former term came from?

Barry M

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: lighterman on June 17, 2008, 10:36:00 pm

wait till you get all the other strange names for bits of a barge.. he's a test. where would you find a huddis on a barge? ;D

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: BarryM on June 17, 2008, 10:41:55 pm

Huddid - how about the 'bitts'?

Barry M

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: lighterman on June 17, 2008, 10:48:52 pm

close barry.. try the other end, it's the plate that wraps round the after end above the swim. the fore end plate is the huff..

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: BarryM on June 17, 2008, 11:09:16 pm

You live and learn. Any more?

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: lighterman on June 18, 2008, 12:52:27 pm

if i can work out how to put text on pictures i will do a "name the parts of a barge" picture.
the picture i posted was of a model barge a small one no more than 80 tons reg. these are referred to as punts. and we built to be rowed with long oars (sweeps or paddles) by one or 2 lightermen. you can see it still done once a year on the Thames in the barge driving race (driving is the name we use for rowing) except that we have teams of up to 6 so speed is the object.

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: tubby tomo on June 18, 2008, 07:55:57 pm

hi Irv got a picture of two men getting ready for that barge race ill try to get picture on here if i can find it

Title: Re: thames towing barges
Post by: Arrow5 on July 20, 2008, 09:49:18 am

Here is some slide copies of the race from a few years ago. A real Waterman`s jamboree.