tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post1297729474043827955..comments2024-03-29T07:55:45.502+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Waterborne Wednesday: Barge and pusher tugUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-532092888501474072020-05-06T18:47:55.230+00:002020-05-06T18:47:55.230+00:00Back when I was a lock keeper on the thames I had ...Back when I was a lock keeper on the thames I had the dubious pleasure of telling a tug skipper pushing a similar barge that I'd received complaints about his wash. I did however tell him I'd noted his section time in the reach and that he couldn't possibly have, and that I fully appreciated the problems his vessel might have with wash. He was pleased not to receive a ticket, and nobody could say I'd not carried out my duty!matt scruttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975293063397806827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-68455405078898067992020-05-06T06:58:57.463+00:002020-05-06T06:58:57.463+00:00Bantam's were very much designed as pusher tug...Bantam's were very much designed as pusher tugs.<br /><br />And if ever you feel like building another Bantam, how about trying the prototype? I bet it would get lots of comments about being unrealistic https://brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/e-c-jones-son-brentford-boatbuilder/James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.com