Great show Capt. I love watching this stuff and being on the river. I have run a small pleasure boat on the Mississippi since about 1985. Back in the day we would lock trough along side the tow boat, man was that a swirly when she pushed out, of course we had to hold our position till they were gone. It was a frightening thing.
Yes, really cool format with the drone AND the explanatory commentary. It is nice to hear what a captain is thinking. As a cook, all I needed to think about was fried chicken.
Unfortunately my first and only experience of a towboat was a cook for ACBL. I get captains that tell me how sorry there are for me, being my towboat experience. ACBL is like the JB Hunt, or the Swift of the towboat industry, in many people opinion.
Cool, I always wonder how the sting the wires on the sides? Those wires must feel really heavy where they have to drag them half way down the boat and then across the face to the corner of the outside barge? Thanks for the video, would love to see more stuff like this! (Are you driving the boat AND flying the drone here? Good job!) thanks JimD
RVJimD I just set the drone out in front but yes I am doing both. The wires are very heavy. I had landing accident with drone but alot more videos will be coming
Thanks for the tour of skills it takes to hook up these things.
Great show Capt. I love watching this stuff and being on the river. I have run a small pleasure boat on the Mississippi since about 1985. Back in the day we would lock trough along side the tow boat, man was that a swirly when she pushed out, of course we had to hold our position till they were gone. It was a frightening thing.
Yes, really cool format with the drone AND the explanatory commentary. It is nice to hear what a captain is thinking. As a cook, all I needed to think about was fried chicken.
Thank you for the this!
Unfortunately my first and only experience of a towboat was a cook for ACBL. I get captains that tell me how sorry there are for me, being my towboat experience. ACBL is like the JB Hunt, or the Swift of the towboat industry, in many people opinion.
Cool wondering how many and where 😊 thanks
Do any tow boats have bow or stern thrusters? Seems like they would make this job easier.
Some do. But it requires alot more training for those in the wheel house operating it. As its easy to cause a catastrophe
Get spectra lines, to many back injury with thise wires..
Dont miss that job at all lol
Great video James
Cool, I always wonder how the sting the wires on the sides? Those wires must feel really heavy where they have to drag them half way down the boat and then across the face to the corner of the outside barge? Thanks for the video, would love to see more stuff like this! (Are you driving the boat AND flying the drone here? Good job!) thanks JimD
RVJimD I just set the drone out in front but yes I am doing both. The wires are very heavy. I had landing accident with drone but alot more videos will be coming
Haha, “There’s a little butt crack.” Lol
Hey, we're you her this morning in New Orleans?
Took pics of boat passing by carnival triumph this morning.
Steve Tregre yes lol I was passed by the Triumph before breakfast
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Its 2019 get some spectra lines, kirby inland marine, would not allow them wires on there..
Thats why they are called the kirby cocksuckers
Great video I got my app in at western rivers hoping I get the call