Locally as in Port of Adelaide, which is only 50nm away. Though
to take your question seriously:
One tug is ex-canefields, and used to push a barge set up as an
artists studio around. Other tugs are used to take punts up to
the dockyard at Morgan for servicing, 'cause the punts' cables
don't quite reach there.

Both the river trade and heavy construction (locks, bridges,
barrages etc) all used paddleboat/barge combinations.

Nav wrote:

What do tugs do on the Murray Lakes?

Cheers

Flying Tadpole wrote:

Gives you fair warning. Locally we had tugs with names like
"Tusker".

FT

Scott Vernon wrote:

There is a stinkpotter named 'Frankly my dear'' in the Balt. area. Stupid
name, eh?

Scotty

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Seahag wrote:

"Flying Tadpole" wrote:

Frank wrote:

#1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS
#2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT
#3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST
#4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET
#5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS
#6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST
#7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER

BOARDER

#8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST
#9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING
#10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN
#11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES

All these myths are scotched here

http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm

Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss!

You mean, let's ALL be Frank?
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No, I'm Frank.

Seahag

"Well Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...."
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