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Re: BCN Tugs Question

Dear All

The wartime Harris tugs were also designed to act as icebreakers so
presumably that influenced the length of the hull.

Martin O'Keeffe

Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:41 pm

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Modern so-called replica BCN tugs are generally built somewhere between 55 and 60ft long. Handy for navigatiing the whole canal system especially the northern...	paulchunter	Feb 2, 2008 7:50 pm
The BCN tugs as built today are true to myth rather than reality! Virtually none had boatmans cabins, many had low cabins for access through low side bridges,...	Laurence lhpvideo	Feb 2, 2008 8:02 pm
Reposted as apparantly it didn't work properly last time: What I was particularly intrigued by is whether the length of the tug was determined by the working...	paulchunter	Feb 9, 2008 1:26 pm
The answer to the style which Thomas's chose may seem a little odd. Thomas were very powerful in the canal transport hierarchy, sparring almost continously...	Laurence lhpvideo	Feb 9, 2008 1:51 pm
Hi Lawrence and Paul, with my family having worked for all the companies mentioned here at some point I feel I can comment on this. My family always called the...	exiledbaggie	Feb 9, 2008 4:17 pm
On the subject of Tugs, T & S Element installed a large water tank holding 700 gallons in the fore end of one of their tugs.Coupled to the engine they thought...	Max Sinclair robert354643	Feb 10, 2008 4:18 pm
Firstly apologies for starting a topic which appears to be "off topic" for a group cocerned with canal structures. In fairness my original query was whether...	paulchunter	Feb 11, 2008 9:24 am
Dear All The wartime Harris tugs were also designed to act as icebreakers so presumably that influenced the length of the hull. Martin O'Keeffe...	hecla777	Feb 11, 2008 7:26 pm
A couple of points Laurence. 1. The miniature concrete Joeys at Calf Heath. I rather think the late Colonel Ritchie may have acquired some of these, it was...	David Blagrove evorgalb1	Feb 9, 2008 4:13 pm

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