Keith Black
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Joggling planks
Keith Black replied to CLovehitch's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
CH, this is video is of the Tally Ho getting her deck planks. Watching Leo and crew work on all aspects of rebuilding the Tally Ho is instructional. -
Really nice work, Eberhard. The jolly boat is a little beauty, I look forward seeing her in her slings aboard the Wespe.
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CH, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Very well done DJ. It's been a pleasure looking over your shoulder as you restored the Malek Adhel to her former glory. Wishing you the best on your life journey.
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Introducing myself and already seeking advice
Keith Black replied to kdm's topic in New member Introductions
LOL........it's never too late for a warm welcome. I totally missed the 5 year gap. Only two post, the last one May of 2021. I'm thinking this one got away. -
Introducing myself and already seeking advice
Keith Black replied to kdm's topic in New member Introductions
Keith, welcome to MSW. There are a lot of us here on MSW. Glad to have you aboard. -
Timber-framed outdoor kitchen - Cathead - 1:1 scale
Keith Black replied to Cathead's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Eric, grape vines are nice and they provide fruit but they can get pretty aggressive. Bittersweet is a great vine that produces pretty flowers and provides berries for the birds in spring after they've had a chance to sugar over winter. -
Gary, awesome! In this photo the fifth wheel plate looks greased. Did you add the "grease" or did the part come that way?
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Very nice, DJ. I do hope you've found the end result worth the time you've invested and are at peace with the effort.
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Joe, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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At some point I hope you try to replicate the way the water looks, maybe not on this build but some future build because it does look absolutely amazing. You need to add a little plaque to the base that reads........."Stand Here"
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This is a great Sib. I love the water treatment at the bow of the ship, it's awesome! it really gives it a sense of motion. The figureheads turned out really nice, the sail, oars and shields, everything is spot on, Glen. If you stopped right here, it's a treasure. I can't wait to see stage two.
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Gus, welcome back.
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Brian, your workspace is way too neat. Just joking, it's a really nice setup, I'm envious. Good to see pieces parts in the process. Thanks for the photos of the M/V Mississippi. Wow, they had/have great quarters. I see Marquette Transportation has openings, maybe I should do my wife a favor and apply. At this stage of my life I don't what use I'd be, maybe they have a boat's cat that needs taking care of? All kidding aside, I wish I'd been exposed to this lifestyle and opportunities 50 years ago but then....
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I am completely worn-out after watching your video Glen. If I had to do that I'd go rabid skunk crazy knowing the epoxy meter was running while trying to join the two halves together with the tools (I use the term "tools" lightly, very lightly) you use while keeping the lines from becoming entangled and epoxied between the two halves. Nope, I couldn't be a SIB builder, i couldn't afford the illegal drug bill. My friend, I take my hat off to you for managing to get that process done without sending the whole kit and caboodle flying across the room. You be amazing.
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Tow size info and towboats in general. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/towboat.htm
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From earlier reading the Coast Guard is the governing body that places tow limits. I'm not sure if that is dependent on the stretch of river and river levels. At some point X number of barges in a tow is going to be potentially unmanageable and potentially dangerous. To my untrained flatlander eye that last picture you posted in the above of the 48 barge tow looks like port side disaster is at hand.
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An explanation of "tow" listed in the chart above. A maximum tow is 42 barges lashed together, 6 barges across and 7 barges long. But lashed barges are not towed, they're pushed as there's less resistance pushing the barges than pulling them which begs the question, why call it a tow? And if you're facing a barge shortage, you just pile it higher.
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Javeiln, welcome to MSW. Glen's SIB builds are a treat. Glad to have you aboard.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/tugboats Per Mr Google a tug with tow travels 8 miles per hour. The distance from St. Louis to New Orleans is 1,278 river miles requiring 160 hours. https://www.marquettetrans.com/SiteContent/Documents//RiverFleetPDF//TTU_v1_JUL2019.pdf Marquette Transportation list fuel capacity as 102,900 gallons. https://jennymarine.com/product/emd-r16-645e7-engine-2875-bhp-900-rpm/ Brian, I hope you don't feel like I'm trying to steal your show. I grew up in flatland Texas and the only waterway nearby was a creek which ran dry at the height of summer. Your build and barge travel on the Mississippi is all new to me. I'm sharing what I find as I educate myself, I hope it's okay to do so.
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Brian, there are also two 7,600 gallon tanks just aft of the 30,000 gallon tanks for a total of 75,200 gallons of diesel. There were two 2,700 gallon day tanks between the 7,600 and the 30,000 gallon tanks so she was designed to use a possible 5,400 gallons of fuel per day = almost $21,400 worth of fuel cost per day in todays world. That would be an expensive day trip. The two 30,000 gallon diesel tanks were the main tanks and the two 7,600 gallon diesel tanks must have been the reserve tanks. She had a run time (including reserve tanks) just under 14 days. Operating cost on fuel alone would have been a third cheaper in 2004 VS that of today, Then there were the motor oil tanks, water tanks, and ballast tank.
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