If it is a really slow river (will be at 20mi wide), then you can use some
muscle, such as poles.
If it is a large barge, such as you want, then a towpath
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath
would make it easy, but that implies industry and someone making the path...
it would also simplify things as the horses could walk. (I'm sure it's
beneath a knight's horse to pull like a commoner's)
IIRC, most horses dislike ferries.
for Power, magic is out if it's Caithness... otherwise I sould suggest
self-powered Water Jet 1 items.
For a manual power, perhaps 4 people:
each cabin hold 2 people, the cargo area is just walled, and holds up to
200,000 lbs. the GVB statistics give approximate dimensions...
TL03 Barge Poled
Subassemblies: Vehicle +7, Body +7.
P&P: four rowing oars (average ST 12).
Fuel: 10 gal water, 10 gal standard fuel tank (water) (fire modifier 1), 100
cf wood, 10 gal standard fuel tank (wood hopper) (fire modifier 1).
Occ: four cabins Cargo: 10,000-cf open cargo hold
Armor F RL B T U
Body 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
Statistics
Size: [LxWxH] 72.5’x18.1’x9.06’ Payload: 203,085 lbs. Lwt.: 295,627 lbs.
Volume: 11,903 cf Maint.: 142 hours (0.677 mh/day) Price: $19,920
HT: 8 HP: 4,692 [Body].
Water Performance: Drag 185, Top Speed 3 mph, wAccel 0.002 mph/s, wMR 0.02,
wSR 5, wDecel (powered) 0.1 mph/s, ( 0.101 mph/s), Draft 2.1 yds, Flotation
535,620 lbs.
Design Notes:
TL3 medium frame cheap materials [Vehicle].
TL3 DR 5 wood [Vehicle].
Payload Cost: $20
Vehicle Features: primitive controls, no streamlining.
Body: flotation hull, catamaram, very fine lines.
Volume: 11,903 cf [Body].
Area: 3,128 sf [Body].
With an ox pulling it (note that this speed is realtive to the ox, not the
water):
TL03 Barge Towed
Subassemblies: Vehicle +7, Body +7.
P&P: staff and collar harness (2 hexes of ground creatures, total ST 30).
Fuel: 10 gal water, 10 gal standard fuel tank (water) (fire modifier 1), 100
cf wood, 10 gal standard fuel tank (wood hopper) (fire modifier 1).
Occ: four cabins Cargo: 10,000-cf open cargo hold
Armor F RL B T U
Body 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
Statistics
Size: [LxWxH] 72.4’x18.1’x9.04’ Payload: 203,085 lbs. Lwt.: 295,287 lbs.
Volume: 11,835 cf Maint.: 141 hours (0.679 mh/day) Price: $20,010
HT: 8 HP: 4,674 [Body].
Water Performance: Drag 185, Top Speed 1 mph, wAccel 0 mph/s, wMR 0.02, wSR
5, wDecel (powered) 0.1 mph/s, ( 0.1 mph/s), Draft 2.1 yds, Flotation
532,578 lbs.
Design Notes:
TL3 medium frame cheap materials [Vehicle].
TL3 DR 5 wood [Vehicle].
Payload Cost: $20
Vehicle Features: primitive controls, no streamlining.
Body: flotation hull, catamaram, very fine lines.
Volume: 11,835 cf [Body].
Area: 3,116 sf [Body].
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