Like the first "Springer" how-to article the one is based on a real truckable push boat. This one differ a bit as it is not based on some photos I found on the internet but from a boat that I personally photographed. Ironically this boat wa …

A true "Springer" push boat is a "one design" model, that is there are specifications that are in place to equalize the models so they are more competitive. This includes the specific hull shape and dimensions, rudder, propeller, motor, and …

Tired of hooking up barges to a tug or towboat? How about pre-made cables using a stretch line an loops on the ends? (This is for close tying, not tow cables.) Lew

… screenshot of a video taken by an iPhone mounted on a 1,7m tug boat. It is stable enough to ensure the phone is safe. Mounted at a height where the camera lens is in line with the helmsman's view, it creates the scene from the bridge witho …