A good day for the Tug Team today
by: Dave & Myron
The steering on Goliath has been fixed and she is now back in service.
Some tyres were fitted to the front of Margaret. These are to enable her to push our wide bean barges, acting as a cushion between the tug and barge. A very simple and cheap solution to this important requirement.
Margaret had another voyage to Dudbridge and Ryford. Three more crew members were introduced to the delights of her stunning performance. What was really noticeable was that the cut was much easier to navigate today than Monday, we seem to be doing some good already. We carried out two inspections of the weed hatch, clearing large amounts of detritus from the prop, not that the tug seemed bothered by it. The weed hatch on Margaret makes it a simple job to clear the prop. Good, because we shall be doing it a lot.
Good news as well regarding Weedie. T he parts to repair the steering have been finished. We look forward to getting her going again, hopefully next Monday.
