Pat Mac BCFP Renfrew Div. DLS The Booming Grounds at Renfrew Div. had 2 pockets with a gap in between them to allow a Float for the Boom Crew to work off . The Float had a shack on it to have lunch in and keep tools secure and dry , out side there would be Sludge Hammers , Peavey's , Pipe Poles , Swifter Lines , Lag Bolts , Crosby Clamps , Dog Lines , the list go'es on . The DLS Crew would have several Booms of Logs Graded and Decked around the Sorting Area , which ever specie and grade was ordered by a Mill would be Bundled and dumped . Once in the water the Bundle would be Stowed Five Bundles wide in one of the Pockets (the pocket would be 66 feet wide / the same as the standard length of a Boom Stick) , as the Bundles were Stowed by the Dozer Boat , the Boom Crew would drag Swifter Lines across the Bundles off the Boom Float securing the the Swifter lines to the Side Boom Sticks . The Swifter Line would go down between the Log Bundle and Side Stick and be brought up over the outside of Side Stick , the Swifter Line ( 1 inch or 1 1/8 cable ) would be pulled back doubled over Bundles , pulled tight and clamped with 3 or 4 Crosby Clamps on each side . Then a "U" shaped piece of medal would be placed over Cable at highest point on each Bundle and held in place by 2 large Lag Bolts driven in with a Sledge Hammer . Can't remember how many rows or "Sections" were in a Boom Of Logs , But 40 Bundles seems familiar , so that would make it an 8 "Section Boom" . Once the Boom was complete the Larger Tow Boat the "Foremast" when I worked on the Boom , would tow the Log Boom out in to the San Juan Bay and secured to Buoy's anchored in Bay for that purpose . When 3 Log Booms were towed out to Buoy and tied together at Buoy , the Tow Boat would take 3 or 4 larger Swifter Line's
out in Bay with 3 or 4 of Boom Crew and we would drag them across the 3 Booms tying them together for a Sea going Tug from Seaspan to tow them to Victoria . Because we were preparing Log Booms to be towed on the "Outside" of Vancouver Islands West Coast down the Straits Of Juan de Fuca , our Boom Sticks and Rigging were much heavy'er than Boom Sticks and Rigging used on inside waters on the East Coast of Vancouver Island .
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Skid Logs and Bull Pen from Standing Boom.
two loads a trip one on the Truck and one load on the trailers he was towing .
Log Stacker lifting Dozer Boat out of Water at Barge Ramp . Last two pictures is of Cliff Halliday , a true Irishman , witty , one hell'uva sense of humor , full of the Devil . Cliff came from humble beginnings , did well in life and was a pleasure to work with , a Woodsman , Fur trapper , Cougar hunter , a former Logging Handyman Foreman for Harrison Logging . At this point of his logging career he was Head Boom man .
section of Log Boom .
was I believe off the Tug that sank .