Patent ID: 8262423

Claim:
A method for performing overhead work at a power transmission tower comprising the steps of: a, launching a vessel comprising: i. a hull having a substantially flat bottom; ii. at least one drive motor mounted to said hull; iii. at least one propeller affixed to each of said at least one drive motor; iv. at least one rudder positioned aft of each propeller for steering said hull; and v. an articulating boom having a first end, a second end and at least one joint between said first and second ends, wherein each such at least one joint is pivotal about a horizontal axis intersecting said joint, and wherein said first end of said articulating boom is pivotally mounted to said hull and is rotatable about vertical and horizontal axes intersecting said first end; b. moving said vessel to said power transmission tower, wherein said articulating boom is in a collapsed or partially collapsed position while said vessel is moving; c. positioning at least one person near the second end of said articulating boom; d. extending said articulating boom; and e. performing overhead work at said power transmission tower.