Charles W.
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But it can turn 360 degrees, so it's not a fixed propeller and a rudder for steering, and it's not even a non-fixed propeller that can move left and right. It's a propeller that can spin in any direction, which means you've got one of those little joystick controllers as a tugboat pilot, and you can inch that thing in the most minute little ways with just a flick of the stick.
But it can turn 360 degrees, so it's not a fixed propeller and a rudder for steering, and it's not even a non-fixed propeller that can move left and right. It's a propeller that can spin in any direction, which means you've got one of those little joystick controllers as a tugboat pilot, and you can inch that thing in the most minute little ways with just a flick of the stick.
But it can turn 360 degrees, so it's not a fixed propeller and a rudder for steering, and it's not even a non-fixed propeller that can move left and right. It's a propeller that can spin in any direction, which means you've got one of those little joystick controllers as a tugboat pilot, and you can inch that thing in the most minute little ways with just a flick of the stick.
Pretty cool.
Pretty cool.
Pretty cool.
I bet.
I bet.
I bet.
Uh, we did mention a lot. I mean, we've talked a lot about moving boats around. That's obviously what you think of when you think of a tugboat. Um, but they do a bunch of other stuff too. Um, salvage operations, uh, SNR, uh, or SAR or search and rescue ops that we've talked a lot about on the show.
Uh, we did mention a lot. I mean, we've talked a lot about moving boats around. That's obviously what you think of when you think of a tugboat. Um, but they do a bunch of other stuff too. Um, salvage operations, uh, SNR, uh, or SAR or search and rescue ops that we've talked a lot about on the show.
Uh, we did mention a lot. I mean, we've talked a lot about moving boats around. That's obviously what you think of when you think of a tugboat. Um, but they do a bunch of other stuff too. Um, salvage operations, uh, SNR, uh, or SAR or search and rescue ops that we've talked a lot about on the show.
Uh, if there's ever a, you know, if there's a busy canal that's blocked or something, uh, or a ship that is gone offline, say that, uh,
Uh, if there's ever a, you know, if there's a busy canal that's blocked or something, uh, or a ship that is gone offline, say that, uh,
Uh, if there's ever a, you know, if there's a busy canal that's blocked or something, uh, or a ship that is gone offline, say that, uh,
Was it in – did we do one on the Suez Canal or just the – No, I looked.
Was it in – did we do one on the Suez Canal or just the – No, I looked.
Was it in – did we do one on the Suez Canal or just the – No, I looked.
Which canal did we do the episode on?
Which canal did we do the episode on?