Towboat building a coupling

[@TheLastOG88]

Ive been on two boats in a month. First boat was cool had a damn good crew but my lead deckhand was only 5 months in, there was an extra man in the wheelhouse being pilot trained so the actual pilot would come down on tow to show us when we couldnt figure something out. Second boat i got on was constantly bitching at me for being to fast dor the old man i was working with. Needless to say i just got off that boat today and am getting sent to the fleet where i belong. Im glad the captain noticed i wasnt wrong about what i was doing, i just did shit the way i was taught on my first boat.

[@CJSweater]

Respect to you bruh‼️ Being too fast? Thats crazy😂

[@TheLastOG88]

@@CJSweater was a shrimper for 10 years, all I know how to do is work fast and get the shit over with lol

[@timothyboone5003]

You’ll learn more in the fleet. The lineboat guys talk sht about fleet guys all the time. But truth is the fleet guys can work circles around the lineboat guys any day of the week. Lineboat guys try to figure out which watch will catch the next tow work that’s 3 days away. Fleet guys know there will be tow work every day.

[@Bigdeal9898]

@@timothyboone5003Roger that 👍🏻

[@siddhesvara]

​@@timothyboone5003every deckhand should have to pull 2 hitches in the fleet at the very minimum and at least 2 hitches on a linehaul vessel on a double locking river. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to keep people as it is and even more people would quit if this were the case. As far as who are better workers it's not possible to say because I've been in fleets where the deck crew were absolute machines at building tow and I have been in fleets where 7 people stand around talking while 2 people are actually laying rigging and having to explicitly tell people standing around to tighten the shit. Some linehaul vessels running the lower have crew who can barely build tow and really just sooge and paint for a living while others on smaller rivers have to not only double lock but also build all of their own tow (usually 6 or 15 packs)

[@jacobcrosby29]

“Back in my day we broke and built tow 700 times in a watch and we were paid 3 nickels a day” iykyk.

[@kameronharris2124]

Yeah we doing that now with scf barges with no rigging or deck fittings on them🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@dbgkaco]

hey man i’m supposed to be starting soon with ingram but i’m kinda scared about the dangers of being out there on the waters. any tips ?

[@southerngentleman2516]

Be ready to work and learn better hope you get on with a Good crew they got plenty of safety rules I've heard and for good reason

[@retroyoungmetro8989]

How’s it going bub? Still working at Ingram?

[@brodiejacobs5167]

You on that Ingram boat yet? I’m working on the river out here too

[@spiritedtoday]

I got on with ADM/ARTCO. I hope this kid asking for advice had a good mate or lead deckhand to give ‘‘em some courage.

[@gavinlee9478]

@@spiritedtoday hopefully, I’m with magnolia marine transport and let me tell ya it’s tough when the mates don’t want to do their job and teach/ show the green guys how to perform their job.

[@Comp420]

Yo bro if I wanted to get into tug boating with 0 off land experience never been on a boat kinda scared of the water lol and the dangers but I’m old country fucker and used to work on a ranch u think I should go for it. Is it good money and worth it and how hard is the work ?

[@themoldyavocado9502]

Depends on the company but most pay pretty well after a while. It can be dangerous but if you use your head you’ll be alright I’ve worked out here for a year now it’s been awesome

[@southerngentleman2516]

That shit is grown man work. Not all barges have winches and still gotta double up sometimes. Hard work foreal

[@kameronharris2124]

Facts I’m on a turn boat as we speak 😢

[@Bigdeal9898]

@@kameronharris2124what boat you’re on? I’m on the zenyatta in michoud.

[@kameronharris2124]

@@Bigdeal9898 I work for Ingram but I’m on the David g sert on the lower Mississippi

[@lokeystill8452]

That was the worst wire laying I've ever seen and I've seen some bad tow building holy crap I'm surprised them barges stay togeather

[@timothyboone5003]

You have to love them assholed wires. I believe that is the product of a shoreside personal that has never had to work with the equipment installed. The problem is with what’s known as the D/d ratio. The diameter of the wire being too large for the small drum diameter. Basically the wire is bent to sharply around the drum. Once it’s placed under a load the compresses on the drum side and stretches on the outside. This permanently distorts the wire into a continuous pile of assholes. I believe the lowest recommended D/d ratio for pulling wire is 15 to 1 and 19 to 1 for lifting wires

[@Caboolable]

It happens with boat rigging and stationary wires as well. I think it has alot to do with all the different ways the wires are laid.

[@timothyboone5003]

@Caboolable You are correct boat rigging and stationary wires can get assholes in them and most of the time it has to do with them being laid improperly. But these winches with the small drums create a whole different monster. They are a continuous pile of assholes. They look similar to a spring. It’s a result of too small D/d ratio.