Work Boat

HI.TROOPS SEE ATTACHMENT.
Not often you see a 40 knot work barge, built in Qld by Everingham boats.I had to use a 60mph ski boat for the film shoot.

Shipwright

 

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What makes it worth to move a small crane that fast at the costs of running 3 x 250 HP outboards . .

 

Literally running competition out of business by getting to more jobs with that extra speed?

Might work in a place where there aren't many operating such boats.

 

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Given the labeling on the hull it's the government itself at work there, perhaps they can easily pass the costs to their levies . .

 

There has to be a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner gag in there somewhere that ends with "*voom!* There he goes!"

 

Quick Barge

Angeliqe: as I understand the vessel is primarily used as beacon and marker repairs-replacement,as the barge is based at Southport there area extends well up Moreton Island, so it usually has a fair distance to site,teh vessel it replaces was a smaller unit that could not carry the loads required.
You would have to do the maths,fuel expended against overtime for crew.

Shipwright

 

Speed sometimes lets you beat a sudden storm in which a 4 knot barge would be caught.

 

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Thanks for the info Shipwright _ And also thanks to Hoyt for taking possible weather changes along the long trips into account

 

Beautiful boat.