http://www.mepsnbarry.com/ladders-to-nowhere/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/ladders-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:59:03 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/archives/2004/09/07/ladders-to-nowhere/#comment-19 The little barges are pile drivers, they drive the poles in the mud to construct a herring weir. A heavy weight is hoisted up the mast and dropped on the pole driving it into the bottom. The ladder is used to climb up and service the equipment at the top. Bruce says they used to do this in Digby Basin and Saint Marys Bay too.

]]> http://www.mepsnbarry.com/ladders-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/archives/2004/09/07/ladders-to-nowhere/#comment-15 My guess is that they are a form of pile-driver used by herring fishers to drive their weir stakes into the bottom.

]]> http://www.mepsnbarry.com/ladders-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:09:40 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/archives/2004/09/07/ladders-to-nowhere/#comment-14 They’re for attaching sky hooks.
The fishing boats use them to keep from sinking.
The Andria Gail would have been ok had they attached theirs prior to leaving port.

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