To EVERY riverboat crew...MAD RESPECT TOO YOU ALL!! I'm an old school, West Coast Mariner, worked on 100' crewboats, then, 220' AHTS Supply Vessel. I towed and set drilling rigs, setting 3 1/2" anchor chain, and 45,000 pound anchors. BUT! Watching you guys build a TOW? It is actually, memerizing. You guys bust your asses, working cables, and windlass. Great video. Thank you for the education.
Hello Captain Kyle! We have been Waiting for this Premiere for a long time. This just made our Sunday that much Better. Hope you and your Family are doing Well. 👍🙏
Good to see you back on. I’ve been wondering how your surgery went? Good I hope! I’ve had three before they finally fixed my broken back. Get well soon Captain
Love the video, sounds like locomotive power, Any way to get video when ur off duty from further to the rear on deck to hear the exhaust stacks better to hear that wonderful music of those awesome engines
Oh my GOSH ...A NEAT USE FOR YOUR VIDEOS BY IN THE THEATER ROOMS ON "THE DELTA QUEEN AND AMERICAN QUEEN RIVER STEAM PADDLE BOATS ON THEIR RIVER CRUISES 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤ IT BE A FUN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THOSE PASSENGERS A A GROWTH OF SUBSCRIBERS AND VIEWS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL FUN CHANNELS😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’ve followed this story unfolding. I have very mixed emotions about it (the Queen being scrapped). I can see both sides, and empathize a bit with each. 🤷🏼♂️
Hello captain Kyle - Watching your videos brings back memories. I worked at UMR Lock 14 for 30 years. We might have met during your time working on the deck. Which boats did you ride back then?
I worked lots of vessels from lots of companies throughout the past 25 or so years, making that lock. It’s definitely one of the most interesting to make. I love that area. Wife and I stayed up the road at Le Claire on vacation a few summers ago. 👍🏻
Have worked on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway system, both on 'dedicated' lakers and on the 'salty lakers' (those vessels that can also run 'outside' on coastal & 'deep sea' voyages). As one old captain used to say making a tight berth or such "slow is good". Just an observation: on your attachment with cables, off the pusher tug to the after end of the tail-end barges - would not Kevlar ropes, perhaps, be better? They're much stronger, easier to handle, friction points (going through fairleads or Panama leads) can be cushioned, albeit do agree, that they are very expensive (eg. a 350-foot Kevlar (2-3 years ago) cost about $3500-$5000. Do you think Kevlar stretches too much and is too elastic? Snap-back properties are like wire rope: under steady strain, does not snap-back. Thanks for the interesting and great video. Brings back fond memories of working the St. Lawrence, Detroit & St. Clair and St. Mary's (Soo) Rivers. Work safe & stay safe...
Wow This Shot is amazing...You really need to be patient. ..those cables running from your tug to back of your barges could snap if you apply too much pull on those barges tow cables This never cured d to us until watching your Fun enjoyable shows😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hey cap. Kyle, i was talking to a captain not too long ago, but have you ever had to put anybody off your boat for being uncooperative such as being just sorry and talking back or anything like the captain i was talking to? Hope to see ya live videos on the river soon👍✌
Yes. Many, many, many times in my career. It happens. I was crew dispatcher in office for WKN in late 1990s. I dealt with the heavy turnover in the industry at ground level. That experience helped me with the thing I took most pride in on the river… I could train the untrainable, and it was a reflection of me if I failed with a crew member. But, I’m not perfect. Sometimes putting a crew member off was best.
I agree with 'Huge tow'.. Monster tow.. but the river is high.. Not a tow (push) that goes north of STL.. and love that sand bar at Greenville Bridge area... Hey, tell your company that a viewer says you need a remote powered barge at the front with such big tows.
With all the advancement why didn't someone design a better easy way connect barges cables and rachets getting old someone should design a pin connector that would hold better than cables and rachets
To EVERY riverboat crew...MAD RESPECT TOO YOU ALL!! I'm an old school, West Coast Mariner, worked on 100' crewboats, then, 220' AHTS Supply Vessel.
I towed and set drilling rigs, setting 3 1/2" anchor chain, and 45,000 pound anchors.
BUT! Watching you guys build a TOW? It is actually, memerizing. You guys bust your asses, working cables, and windlass.
Great video. Thank you for the education.
Hello Captain Kyle! We have been Waiting for this Premiere for a long time. This just made our Sunday that much Better. Hope you and your Family are doing Well. 👍🙏
Hello Captain Kyle. Sorry I Missed your Great Premiere. Very Glad you’re Back in the Wheelhouse making Solid videos for ALL your Viewers. Thanks! 👍🙏
Thank you CAPTAIN for letting all 19500 of your Subscribers, us viewers UP IN THE WHEELHOUSE WITH YOU VERY EXCITING 0😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great bundle of videos Capt, yes isn't experience a great thing. Really enjoyed the variety of fleet work etc, those fleet guys do a great job.
So glad you are back in action. Wish the towboater could join you in the towboating videos
Glad to see you back Capt! Good luck to you and safe journeys1
Thank you for the video Capt. Been way too long!
A very nice compilation of tours of duty. Thank you for sharing, Captain Kyle.
Hey Cap good to see you again
Good to see you again Capt. Kyle, hope everything is great for you and family👍.
Glad to see ye back.
Looking forward to it! 🚢🛳
Getting caught up on older posts. Great video - thank you. Glad you’re back.
Good to see you back on. I’ve been wondering how your surgery went? Good I hope! I’ve had three before they finally fixed my broken back. Get well soon Captain
Love the video, sounds like locomotive power, Any way to get video when ur off duty from further to the rear on deck to hear the exhaust stacks better to hear that wonderful music of those awesome engines
Oh my GOSH ...A NEAT USE FOR YOUR VIDEOS BY IN THE THEATER ROOMS ON "THE DELTA QUEEN AND AMERICAN QUEEN RIVER STEAM PADDLE BOATS ON THEIR RIVER CRUISES 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤ IT BE A FUN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THOSE PASSENGERS A A GROWTH OF SUBSCRIBERS AND VIEWS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL FUN CHANNELS😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sadly the American Queen is at the scrap yard. Watched her and the Delta Queen pass at Middleport Ohio long ago.
I’ve followed this story unfolding.
I have very mixed emotions about it (the Queen being scrapped).
I can see both sides, and empathize a bit with each. 🤷🏼♂️
Great video Captain... Hope you and the family are doing.good.
I was wondering where you've been. This will be a fine ending to Monday evening
I been missing you and the river boy good to hear from ya.
Very enjoyable. Thanks
Good to see your back.
Nice view for us that don't get to see it. I'm sure for you it's just another day of work. How many horse power does that boat have?
I think they claim 8,000+, with limitations being the gearbox. She has new EMD 710s in her.
She’s an impressive old vessel. 👍🏻
Hello captain Kyle - Watching your videos brings back memories. I worked at UMR Lock 14 for 30 years. We might have met during your time working on the deck. Which boats did you ride back then?
I worked lots of vessels from lots of companies throughout the past 25 or so years, making that lock. It’s definitely one of the most interesting to make. I love that area. Wife and I stayed up the road at Le Claire on vacation a few summers ago. 👍🏻
looks like it's time for a little chipping and painting.
It happened. 👍🏻
Losing power must make the captain/pilot pucker more than anything other than maybe fire.
Have worked on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway system, both on 'dedicated' lakers and on the 'salty lakers' (those vessels that can also run 'outside' on coastal & 'deep sea' voyages). As one old captain used to say making a tight berth or such "slow is good".
Just an observation: on your attachment with cables, off the pusher tug to the after end of the tail-end barges - would not Kevlar ropes, perhaps, be better? They're much stronger, easier to handle, friction points (going through fairleads or Panama leads) can be cushioned, albeit do agree, that they are very expensive (eg. a 350-foot Kevlar (2-3 years ago) cost about $3500-$5000. Do you think Kevlar stretches too much and is too elastic? Snap-back properties are like wire rope: under steady strain, does not snap-back.
Thanks for the interesting and great video. Brings back fond memories of working the St. Lawrence, Detroit & St. Clair and St. Mary's (Soo) Rivers.
Work safe & stay safe...
Kevlar used quite often for face up rigging, specifically outside or “long wires”. 👍🏻
Wow This Shot is amazing...You really need to be patient. ..those cables running from your tug to back of your barges could snap if you apply too much pull on those barges tow cables This never cured d to us until watching your Fun enjoyable shows😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Enjoy your videos. Do any of you guys let people pay to ride up or down the Mississippi ?
Thank you. Glad you enjoy.
No paid passenger type deal anywhere I’m aware of, as far as commercial vessels.
Hey man is that a joint or a ciggarette you be smoking?haha
Tobacco
Greenville bridge used to be a flank only when I rode
Never flanked new or old bridge, with any tow.
I wondering where you been, hope all is well
Are you still with WRT ?
Young guys muscle around old men finesse around
Once I learned from the “old fellas”, I was fairly impressive on deck. 👍🏻
Hey cap. Kyle, i was talking to a captain not too long ago, but have you ever had to put anybody off your boat for being uncooperative such as being just sorry and talking back or anything like the captain i was talking to? Hope to see ya live videos on the river soon👍✌
Yes.
Many, many, many times in my career.
It happens.
I was crew dispatcher in office for WKN in late 1990s.
I dealt with the heavy turnover in the industry at ground level.
That experience helped me with the thing I took most pride in on the river… I could train the untrainable, and it was a reflection of me if I failed with a crew member.
But, I’m not perfect.
Sometimes putting a crew member off was best.
Maybe someday I’ll post videos I have of such occurrences. 👍🏻
I never knew the link trick to squaring up a barge. I always just did a few turns on the ratchet.
Elizabeth Marie is my dads boat @ chic/ Everett’s lake
M/v charles strait there it has 8000 hp captain
I agree with 'Huge tow'.. Monster tow.. but the river is high.. Not a tow (push) that goes north of STL.. and love that sand bar at Greenville Bridge area... Hey, tell your company that a viewer says you need a remote powered barge at the front with such big tows.
Any job openings ? 20 year United States Navy Veteran .
Always on the river.
Theres a towboat named hank william its red and white the pilot house resembles his big sunglasses. only seen it a time or 2 go by on the ohio
U been off boat for awhile?
Down for physical repairs.
@@marktwained Hope the refit is going well.
With all the advancement why didn't someone design a better easy way connect barges cables and rachets getting old someone should design a pin connector that would hold better than cables and rachets
It’s the best way. Pin connections? Not sure what that is. 🤷🏼♂️
There’s always room for improvements, I agree.
Submit yours. 👍🏻