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09-15-2010, 01:56 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: malvern
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|  What kind of boat is this
We are on vacation in Gulf Shores AL and have seen a few of these boats and was wondering what they are used for.  Last edited by tinycrites; 09-15-2010 at 02:01 AM. |
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09-15-2010, 02:19 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Salem,Oregon
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Some kid of oil rig would be my guess.
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09-15-2010, 07:35 AM
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| Old guy   Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS!
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Hope it's not a leakie boat.  |
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09-15-2010, 07:47 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marysville
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Looks like a hydraulic dredge...
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09-15-2010, 09:00 AM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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Almost looks like a simple work platform. I think those vertical columns extend down to secure the "barge" to the sea bed. ??
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09-15-2010, 10:24 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Looks like a work platform to me.
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09-15-2010, 11:23 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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It's called a Jack Up Barge. You can motor to your work site and then hydraulics push the legs down through the hull until they hit bottom. Then the barge can be lifted up out of the water. We used to use those all the time when I was a Commercial Diver in the oil fields. They are great because you don't have to work on a moving vessel and when big waves come in you just jack it up higher. Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 09-15-2010 at 11:40 AM. |
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09-15-2010, 11:35 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Here's an extreme example of what you can do with one. We used to lift it up about 20ft above the water and use them for our diving operations. They come in many sizes of course depending on the water depth you are working in. |
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09-15-2010, 11:47 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marysville
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damn that's cool as hell....
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09-15-2010, 01:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indianapolis Indiana
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now THATS a high dive. lol
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09-15-2010, 02:50 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jersey Shore
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thats realy interesting. thanks for sharing  |
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09-15-2010, 03:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: malvern
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Thanks for the great info guys.
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09-15-2010, 04:58 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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No problemo, I miss working on them. It gets interesting when you go to leave and have to pull the legs up. You have to secure everything on the deck, close all the water tight doors, and all people must go to the wheel house at the top. If the legs get stuck in the mud the captain will continue to pull the legs up which sinks the barge under water. Hopefully the force generated by the barge trying to float will pull the legs out of the mud. I've been on them when we had the deck 10 ft under water...  If they get really stuck you send down a diver to dig out the mud around the legs.  |
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09-15-2010, 05:03 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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I bet when the legs come unstuck you get quite the jostle!
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09-15-2010, 05:05 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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09-15-2010, 05:08 PM
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| MODERATOR™  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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That's awesome Chris. New respect yo. |
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09-15-2010, 05:18 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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09-15-2010, 05:25 PM
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| TEAM RCC Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: THE ALIEN WORKSHOP
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Cool pics Griz that must of been interesting work. Got any more?
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09-15-2010, 05:30 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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09-15-2010, 09:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spanish Springs, Nv
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That is awesome, whats the reason for the windmills in the water?, if that's what I see.
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