@TRANSFORMER2508 I … @TRANSFORMER2508 I spent a lot of time on the Tennessee River in Kentucky and saw the tows all the time. There were several hads who parked their own boats at the marina I was at and they always had interesting stories to tell. I missed my calling by not going to work on a two when I had the chance. I would have loved the life. )
@ronewi39 Good luck … @ronewi39 Good luck. I bought a houseboat in Iowa and when winter came, I took it down the river and over to Kentucky lake. It was quite a trip. The tows are pretty good, just have a marine band radio on and talk to them, ask their intentions, and what side you should pass on. That’s what I did, and everything went pretty good. Lot of fun for sure.
Nice video thanks … Nice video thanks for sharing, going to be moving a 38′ boat down the river from Ia. to south of Hannable, Mo. Will need to stay far away from the tows.
They are from … They are from Kentucky we see them all the way down here in Louisiana. The Penny Eckstien has 4200hp engines,The John Paul Eckstien has double that and is the largest in the fleet of 50+.
Enjoyed your video: … Enjoyed your video:
The boat in this video Penny Eckstein is 140′ long has 4200 horsepower. Each of those empty hopper barges are 195′ long and 35′ wide.
It’s amazing how … It’s amazing how much of the river is set up for these boats. They are called “Tow” boats by the people on them, not tug boats, which I always called them. Actually pretty good work if you can get it. Would offer a lot of photo opps along the way, heh?
The upper Mississippi River at La Crosse Wisconsin, the main channel with a river barge going upstream.
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@TRANSFORMER2508 I spent a lot of time on the Tennessee River in Kentucky and saw the tows all the time. There were several hads who parked their own boats at the marina I was at and they always had interesting stories to tell. I missed my calling by not going to work on a two when I had the chance. I would have loved the life.
@ronewi39 Good luck …
@ronewi39 Good luck. I bought a houseboat in Iowa and when winter came, I took it down the river and over to Kentucky lake. It was quite a trip. The tows are pretty good, just have a marine band radio on and talk to them, ask their intentions, and what side you should pass on. That’s what I did, and everything went pretty good. Lot of fun for sure.
Nice video thanks …
Nice video thanks for sharing, going to be moving a 38′ boat down the river from Ia. to south of Hannable, Mo. Will need to stay far away from the tows.
They are from …
They are from Kentucky we see them all the way down here in Louisiana. The Penny Eckstien has 4200hp engines,The John Paul Eckstien has double that and is the largest in the fleet of 50+.
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Thanks for the information Barry. I always thought I missed my calling by not getting into the business.
Enjoyed your video: …
Enjoyed your video:
The boat in this video Penny Eckstein is 140′ long has 4200 horsepower. Each of those empty hopper barges are 195′ long and 35′ wide.
It’s amazing how …
It’s amazing how much of the river is set up for these boats. They are called “Tow” boats by the people on them, not tug boats, which I always called them. Actually pretty good work if you can get it. Would offer a lot of photo opps along the way, heh?
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Thanks for sharing Mitch… Never seen anything like this before… Only tug boats we have here are in the ocean…