swift1894 Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thoughts on a 230 volt motor to power the cable to lift a spud leg, as opposed to a 12 volt motor to avoid voltage drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam & Di Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 I guess from a couple of your other mails that you are in France? There's certainly not much use for spud legs on UK canals - I am unconvinced about having them on pleasure craft in Continental waters either, but that is a different issue. You'd almost certainly get a more practical answer on the DBA forum https://barges.org/discussion-forum Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 For those who don't know, spud legs are fitted to barges and work platforms to stabilise and anchor them whilst in working mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Passing our old mooring at Pollington in 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift1894 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, matty40s said: For those who don't know, spud legs are fitted to barges and work platforms to stabilise and anchor them whilst in working mode 14 minutes ago, matty40s said: For those who don't know, spud legs are fitted to barges and work platforms to stabilise and anchor them whilst in working mode I’m trying to suss out how those winches are connected to the tubular spud legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, Tam & Di said: There's certainly not much use for spud legs on UK canals The only use on the UK canals would be to lift the boat out of the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Tam & Di said: There's certainly not much use for spud legs on UK canals .... Tam Most of CRT contract dredging on shallow canals is now done by small diggers on spud leg work flats filling dumb barges, or one end of a work hopper. ....so yes, you are correct, very little use. Edited February 23, 2021 by matty40s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam & Di Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, matty40s said: Most of CRT contract dredging on shallow canals is now done by small diggers on spud leg work flats filling dumb barges, or one end of a work hopper. Which was their original purpose. People bought ex-working barges from the Netherlands which occasionally had them fitted and there was no reason to remove them. But soon it became almost a fashion to retro-fit them to pleasure craft, and I remain quite unconvinced that the rare occasion when they can be used to advantage justifies their cost and the space they occupy. They are regarded as a form of anchor and are forbidden on most Continental canals (they damage the bottom) which means they can only be used on rivers. Tam Seeing Matty40s' reply I'm slightly surprised that CRT allow them on canal work given the damage to the puddle Edited February 23, 2021 by Tam & Di expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 CRT dont have the numbers of skilled people any more to take those decisions or manage those operators. The GU Dodford dredging in 2018 was a shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_V Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tam & Di said: Which was their original purpose. People bought ex-working barges from the Netherlands which occasionally had them fitted and there was no reason to remove them. But soon it became almost a fashion to retro-fit them to pleasure craft, and I remain quite unconvinced that the rare occasion when they can be used to advantage justifies their cost and the space they occupy. They are regarded as a form of anchor and are forbidden on most Continental canals (they damage the bottom) which means they can only be used on rivers. Tam Seeing Matty40s' reply I'm slightly surprised that CRT allow them on canal work given the damage to the puddle The modern dutch dutch barge moored behind us in Lille a couple of years ago suddenly appeared floating without apparent connection to the bank about a metre from the bank, upon enquiry we found that they had once had an unfortunate experience of the boarding kind here so they had used their spud leg to moor (anchor?) away from the bank for the night. (We had a quiet night though, the mooring is close to the police barracks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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