Explaining a flank pt. 2

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[@Godshole]

Fine demonstration and commentary, cheers. Learned a lot.

[@woltervoorwaarts2]

You are a river poet. And i like that. because i have been skipper upon the river Rhine. And afcourse I had to be practical in the work. But some time the river and all around was so amazingling.

[@homgrwn]

Great videos.....you have to show it from your perspective one day.

[@robfraley4210]

W O W ... these Old videos I just found are REALLY good at Explaining just how all this “Smoke & Mirrors “ stuff works. 😱👍😎✅

[@TheLouisamite]

Good job capt . kyle iv been watching you for a while now ,keep the info coming

[@denniss6799]

Great video! it looked like he was getting set to port pretty good, but he drove on it hard to swung it and straighten the head out...looked great to me!

[@suvedawg7592]

Awesome, bout time your back.

[@woltervoorwaarts2]

Some people say. A good skipper. Can also be a very good biljard player.

[@twilliamson1365]

Great video

[@mattclark8436]

Great explanation on flanking a turn. Now I understand how you turn with the current and letting the river do the work for you. My question is how do you make a turn against the current?

[@marktwained]

Just keep head “pointed up” into the current. The harder water is hitting on one side,, it will take you the other. The knowledge and experience of how the vessel reacts to the water is what becoming a boat pilot is all about. 👍🏻

[@sharkheadism]

marktwained This channel is awesome, I like the seat of your pants operation of riverboats. It reminds me a lot of how it was when I worked for the railroad. There's the rules, and then there's how things work, sometimes they are diametrically opposite of each other... BTW, what do the numbers on your map in the river represent? I assume depth?

[@marktwained]

sharkheadism yes, soundings at certain stage

[@Gnuso77]

Thanks! This was great.

[@woltervoorwaarts2]

In Holland there where Sleepschepen. And the could do everything with the river using ankers and ropes and thinking very cleen and practicall. Perhaps you can see on You Tube or Google. SLEEPSCHEPEN. I think you like it

[@BrentStAmant]

Good narrating there brother and you just have to let Jesus drive sometimes and you know what I’m talking about 👌😁

[@DrLarryLapine]

Nice work Kyle... that is one of our boats.

[@sandyhanna4532]

How do you decide when to flank and when to drive a point on a line boat? Just on how tight a bend looks? Like, if a bend looks over a 60 degree turn you flank ?

[@lsufanatic26]

Is that the Pine Bluff Sand&Gravel Bill Atkinson boat?

[@marktwained]

Yup

[@garygarretts1672]

+marktwained previous AEP

[@Captainredbeard93]

How would you use the forward rudders

[@marktwained]

When we are reverse propulsion (backing)

[@Captainredbeard93]

@@marktwained thanks for the Info love the vids

[@brickit26]

How hard is it to navigate into lock 11 on the Mississippi, It looks hairy.

[@marktwained]

It can be interesting if water is running, but with use of tug like is customarily done nowadays, it’s not too bad.

[@brickit26]

@@marktwainedI'm Doing some research on the M/V Miss Dorothy mishap and thought you would be the best to ask! Super cool channel don't stop keep them coming

[@marktwained]

From what I’ve heard, they were inside short wall then were made to back out. I don’t understand that, if true.

[@adamfowler5475]

Is the lighter blue section the main channel of the river on the screen?

[@marktwained]

Yes

[@dmorgan28]

👍👍👍❤️

[@unclerojelio6320]

How do you guys coordinate who goes through the turn when?

[@marktwained]

+Roger Banks USCG "Rules of the Road" provide instructions for those situations

[@deefree9570]

You discuss passing agreements via VHF radio prior to approaching a bend... Southbound or with the current to your stern.. That vessel has the right of way bcuz they have less control ..

[@marktwained]

I would doubt “less control”, but they is the way rules allow.

[@charlietanner6211]

i,m sure those bend,s curve,s seperate the men from the boy,s

[@aaaricmondroofing1703]

Where at on the river is this ?

[@swalther10]

Garyville, Laplace… in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans