On 7/19/08, jhar1945 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've always understood that the main factor (on the northern BCN) > was > > > the pure number of boats - as soon as flowback started another boat > > > came, again and again and........... (bearing in mind these were all > > > dayboats doing the same run day in day out). > > > John > > > > I agree, I'm sure the effect isn't noticable with one boat. One > > wonders if a large fleet of motor boats would cause the same effect? > > Did they have the same effect once motor tugs took over? > > Michael Askin > > I don't think there was ever a case of a 'take over'. It would have > been more of a case of all horses, then some horse some motors with a > gradually declining number of horses. Remember Caggy Stevens was using > horses through the 50s and possibly into the 60s. > John
While I'm sure there was a period of both methods, I bet it didn't last long for the main fleets to be all motor. There was - as you say - always single, and small operators which continued to use horses, but these probably did the less regular traffic. Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
