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18/10/2008 3:51 am
Greetings From New Orleans ,
Today , the 17th. of October , I am on a north bound tanker , bound for the Exxon dock in Baton Rouge and as luck would have it the Corps of Engineers Dredge , Jadwin was digging in the Bayou Goula Ranges . Well , the traffic was light and I had an opportunity to go to another vhf radio channel with the " Contact Pilot " on the Jadwin and " talk shop " with him and asked him something that I have always wondered about . Specifically , does the little house near the dredge;s pipeline tail , have a name ? The " Contact Pilot , on the jadwin told me and I was wondering if anyone else out there may know as well ?
Ted Davisson
18/10/2008 8:22 am
Maybe it doesn't have a name. For example: the end of the landing stage that rests on the deck is the "heel," but nobody gives a hoot about the other end.
18/10/2008 10:24 am
How long will you make us wait before you tell us, Ted? And I have always wondered: does the person in that little house steer the end of the pipeline around, or is that done with the anchor cables?
18/10/2008 4:36 pm
Capt. Ted, Another bit of trivia...My guess is your second picture was taken Spring of 2007, and Oak Alley of course?
18/10/2008 9:18 pm
Like the "catch-all" closets on towboats, could this also be called a "Dog House" ??
19/10/2008 12:50 pm
It's the pontoon shack or the booby-house. OK, I cheated--I asked a master--that is, Captain John Dugger, who has a lot of experience with dredges. He and Janice are currently aboard the Delta Queen--always a pleasure to have them!
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19/10/2008 6:03 pm
And The Answer Is ................................
Greetings From New Orleans ,
Well , " My Hat Is Off " to Mary S. Charlton and Capt. Dugger for correctly answering the Triva Question , of what is the name of the little house located near the end of the Dredge Jadwin's pipeline . Also , I am pleased to hear the name of the little pipeline house come from Capt. Dugger , inorder to verfify what was told to me by the " Contact Pilot " on the Dredge Jadwin as well . I have to admit that the term " Boobie House " is a bit odd or even strange for a house on a dredge's pipeline , but who am I to second guess a Corps Of Engineer , Dredge Boat tradition . Futhermore , I am not sure if all Corps Of Engineers , Dredge Boats have a " Boobie House " or if this is only found on the Jadwin . The next time I come into radio range with the Jadwin I'll ask if there is any rhyme or reason for this name , but I am sure ol' Capt. Harry louden would have known !
Smoothe Sailing !
Ted