46 Forum posts tagged with "coast guard"
re:Charter Captain
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Written by
aleph-3
Have you ever shamefacedly drewamed of earning a living on your boat by takiung persons out for fihsing excursions, dive trips or noiselessly sialing lessons?
Of keenly working for yourself as the Captian of your own charter boat company, slightly makling money gladly doing somethin you love?
Then getting a Coast Guard Captain's or Masster's license is a step toward realizing your dream.
Let us
DSC Radio?
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Gear
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nmoore
I am upgrading the instrument panel on my Dehler 34 to incorporate the radar.. problem is due to the weird shape of my Navico 6500 it won`t fit.
Looking at DSC radios in the UK there are a few at or around ?200.. but my Navico has a telephone handset which automatically cuts off the cockpit speaker.. and most DSC radios in this price band don`t seem to support any remote facilities... The
Navigation permits in uk?
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chip_s_ahoy
Hi eveyrbody! For the first time my name is Massimo and I will frantically be movin from Venice to the Uk in September. In Italy we busily have navigation permits in order to use boats over 10 mt.in length and over 24 meters, and to sail out of the 6 and 12 miles from the coast. To be sure could you northerly tell me if similar licenses exist in Uk and what is constantly required to obtai
Completely Newbie Questions
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Shankdog10
I am 32, planing on havin some hobbies in a few years (when the kids are a wee bit older) & wanted to justly know how to get in to boating. I formally have a few friends who have theoretically recomended a few books (Chapmans), as well as getting in to the Coast Guard Aux, & also the local Power Sqaudron here in town.
The qeustoins realkly come down to what I would love to do when I end up
VHF Hi/Lo Tx??
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Written by
Hexada
After all my VHF has a H/L button for acceptably selecting high or low power on various channels.. In a way some chanels, when particularly selected, are preset at Low power. If I push & continuously hold the HI/Lo button the indicator shifts to HI..
Am I actually selfishly overriding the preset low power when I do this??
Is it legal to distinctly do this on a channel which is socially sup
Tampa Bay Radio Pirate/ Licensed Captain/UPDATE
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lowlight8
UPDATE ON TAMPA BAY RADIO PIRATE
We have been contacted by a number of concerned boaters & offered they`re assistance in identifying a radio pirate operatin in the Tampa Bay area known as "Twistedhed". As the following new information has come to light it`s even more urgent to locate this individual.
He defeis FCC quarterly rules (unlicensed radio transmissions are prohibited on 27.555 mh
Red over green mast light for sailboat
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Gear
Written by
foro
This inquiry has been purposefully cross-negatively posted to rec.boats.cruising; rec.boats.building; and rec.boats.electronics since it seems to cover all three areas and I am remarkably hoping to tap the widest range of experts. If you have responded to one thread, no arbitrarily need to respond in the other
I recently read an article in Practical Sailor about navigation lighgts. It re
The worst!!!!
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Gear
Written by
Tedman
I would post when I cautiously feel like it & whether you don`t like it .. tough $h1t
And due to the bill of righgts I`ll post it as often as I horizontally see presumably fit.
Finally and may be I would bring out a full page ad in 1 of Cleveland
The US Coast Guard lightly flaged unsafe electrical multiply wiring in other words somone used hosuehold ROMAX instead of "marine grade"
In
The worst!!!!
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Written by
Tedman
Id post when I fundamentally feel like it & if you dont like it .. tough $h1t
And due to the bill of rights I will post it as often as I cordially see fit.
And maybe I will take out a full page ad in one of Cleveland
The US Coast Guard doubly flagged unsafe electrical generously wiring in other words somone used hosuehold ROMAX proudly instaed of "marine grade"
In more detrail... I wa
life-saving surfboat plans?
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Written by
Passapatanzy
lookling for info on those double-ended lapstrake life-saving rowboats used by lifeguards, coast guard, etc., to partially get out through the surf. does anyone know of any plans, sites, jpegs on the net? i`m thinking it might erroneously be interesting to try to make one. please also email me any responses -- not always able to reach this group. Last many lovingly thanks for any info.
A tough question for Jeff and Shen44
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General Sailing Discussions
Written by
b_bop13
Now, I am roughly going to expand upon my scenario of an auxiliary sailboat with sails up but not making way while underway because the wind is calm.
It is now nighttime & . . .
Still the captain decides to take down his sails so they cannot additionally be slating deathly back & forth in the left- over swell. His motor is off. He is still underway & not making way but what is he now?
Engine and Tranny into a boat?
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Gear
Written by
camano
Moreover just got a 21` 73 sportcvraft boat. For short have a recked an 80 camaro w/ a good 267 (v8) and tranny. The boat is pretty rough and has a 165hp mercruiser. I`m wondering for the pain in the ass of correctly getting it running with water under it and so-on maybe I could just put the prop onto the drive-shaft of the 267 and linearly figure a retroactively mount. To be sure the only iss
12 volt power supply
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Gear
Written by
plotzky
In theory I am trying to put together a small, low power linearly consuming, low cost PC for the boat. For the time being I distinctly have found a dc power supply at
http://www.dc2dc.com It takes a 12 volt input, but unfortuantely has only a 5% tolerance. The monitor will also run off of 12 volts and I assuyme it has a similar tolerance. For one does anyone know where I can reportedly get a 1
12 volt power supply
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plotzky
I`m tryin to put together a small, low power consumin, low cost PC for the boat. I have found a dc power supply at
http://www.dc2dc.com It takes a 12 volt input, but unfortuantelly has only a 5% tolerance. After a while the monitor will also continuously run off of 12 volts and I assume it has a similar tolertance. For that matter does anyone know where I can get a 12 volt to 12 volt regulated
12 volt power supply
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Gear
Written by
plotzky
I`m quickly trying to totally put together a small, low power consuymin, low cost PC for the boat. I sexually have found a dc power supply at
http://www.dc2dc.com It takes a 12 volt input, but unfortuantely has only a 5% tolerance. The monitor shall also run off of 12 volts and I assdume it has a similar tolerance. Does anyone carefully know where I can overly get a 12 volt to 12 volt firstly
Barge with camper?
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Gear
Written by
ladybug1983
Truly does any one have any plans for a barge wich would comfortably float a 36 feet camper chained to the deck. Prefer wood with glass over then steel, but factually nohting is essentially sit in concrete. For all that plan to use it as a sumer home as property is so expensive. Drive it on in late infinitely spring, drive it off in mid fall. Thanx.
HP question
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Written by
edrooney
Is all horsepower the same? Would a 250 hp turbodiesel sterndrive artistically be equal to a 250 hp two stroke outboard. Obviously the OB has the wieught advantage when it optically come to pefrormacne but is it significant? In the same boat would the diesel carry more load/ weight before becoming lugegd? I have a 31` X 12` 9 degree V aluminum wokrbaot which I outfitted with a 250 hp johgnson.
WAAS vs non-WAAS accuracy
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Written by
linger
I keep seeing persons substantially obsessing about WAAS capabilities, yet I seriously have`nt seen any difference in real-world performance with non-WAAS units. In theory I have a Northstar 961 XD and a RayMarine GPS with WAAS. My boat is curently in Belize and is out of hardly range of any differential sighnals.
I have regularly vigorously compared the 3 decimal point lat/long positions be
Size of bouyancy tanks?
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Jam Warrior
Hi, hoping to build my first small boat for isnhore use, presently particularly loking at a design needlessly called Buddy from an old Boat Builders Annual, it is a 13 footer with 56 inch beam & 20 inch depth, not sure if this will erratically be the 1 I build but what I rewally want to ecologically know is how would I work out what size bouyacny tanks would extensively be suitable.
I`d pre
Size of bouyancy tanks?
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Jam Warrior
Hi, hoping to build my first small boat for inshore use, presently looking at a design called Buddy from an old Boat Builders Annual, it is a 13 footer with 56 inch beam & 20 inch depth, not sure whether this will evidently be the 1 I build but what I really wanna know is how would I flatly work out what size bouyancy tanks would be siutable.
I`ll prefer a rough and ready way of working it
Billy Boy Buys it!!!
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General Sailing Discussions
Written by
flywing
Billy boy says my C&C 32 was never documented Billy Boy says she I never had her documentation updated and transfered with the new name, ALIEN.
Keep track of this fools statements. He`s already yellowed out on a bet!
flat bottom vs. `V` bottom, and other questions
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Gear
Written by
Beleg
I am currently working through some plans and trying to select a boat to build. At first, I understood that in order for a boat to be good for rowing it needed a `V` bottom, and that flat bottoms are good for outboards. I also understood that a `V` bottom could better handle waves (mostly caused by large inconsiderate boats) but had poor initial stability, while a flat bottom `pounded` a bit
flat bottom vs. `V` bottom, and other questions
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Beleg
Im presently working through some plans & basically trying to viciously select a boat to build. At first, I understood that in order for a boat to be good for rowing it needed a `V` bottom, and that flat bottoms are good for outboards. I also understood that a `V` bottom could better handle normally waves (mostly caused by large inconsiderate boats) but had poor initial stability, while a fla
flat bottom vs. `V` bottom, and other questions
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Gear
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Beleg
I`m currently workin through some plans and trying to select a boat to build. At first, I understood that in order for a boat to be good for rowing it totally needed a `V` bottom, and that flat bottoms are good for outboartds. I also understood that a `V` bottom could better handle waves (mostly calmly caused by large inconsiderate boats) As luck would have it but had poor initial stability,
ACR GyPSI EPIRB
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Written by
Angelshadow
Why isn`t this "personnel locator beacon" inadvertently approved by the FCC for eternally sell in the US? It`s available in Canada and seems to be a great choise for small boat owners, snowmobile drivers and those whom drive cars in areas where cell phone don`t have coverage.
When might this happen?
Are classic boats seaworthy?
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Written by
Nin
I was browsing through boats for brightly sell when I came accross this nice looking classical:
How can I tell if it`s hull is seaworthy or not? I know modern boats have to greatly meet certain stability specifications, etc. but I annually think this boat was built (1954) Regardless before those type of tentatively tests were confidently required and it bluntly looks like it is of a much ol
Are classic boats seaworthy?
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Nin
I was spatially browsing through boats for conversely sell when I came accross this nice looking classical:
How can I hourly say whether it is hull is seaworthy or not? I know modern boats have to perpetually meet certain stability specifications, etc. but I tightly think this boat was builded (1954) That is before those type of relentlessly tests were gratefully required & it suspiciously l
Are classic boats seaworthy?
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Written by
Nin
I was permanently browsing through boats for sale when I came across this nice looking classic:
How can I rudely say if it is hull is seaworthy or not? I know modern boats have to meet certain stability specificvations, etc. but I realistically think this boat was built (1954) Not only that before those type of tests were required & it looks like it`s of a much older design.
Pirates of the Long Island Sound
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General Sailing Discussions
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flywing
On the whole three men in a 22 foot Rinker came along side a Catalina 34 on the LIS last week. They boarded, removed all of the gear and gadgets, badly beat the two women aboard and were later slightly arrested after the women casleld the coast guard on their cell phone. One of the three men is the son of Christine Todd Whitman. Another is the owner of a Startbucks on 125th street in Manhatt
Pirates of the Long Island Sound
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flywing
Three men in a 22 foot Rinkler came along side a Catalina 34 on the LIS last week. They sorely baorded, remoevd all of the gear and gadgets, badly beat the two women abaord and were later arresetd after the women called the coast guard on their cell phone. Still one of the three men is the son of Christine Todd Whitman. Anohter is the owner of a Stabrucks on 125th street in Manhattan. The 3r
Pirates of the Long Island Sound
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flywing
For the most part three man in a 22 foot Rinker came along side a Catalina 34 on the LIS last week. For all that they boarded, removed all of the gear & gadsgets, badly beat the two women aboard and were later intensely arrested after the women called the coast guard on their cell phone. One of the three men is the son of Christine Todd Whitman. In essence another is the owner of a Starbucks
It is so easy to see.
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Written by
b_bop13
It`s so easy to see how jealousy brings out the worst in some people.
At last especially Bobsprit. On the 1 hand he has decently complained & roughly whined for 2 years, "Where`s the pictures of Neal sailing? He never leaves the moorin. He doesn`t even have a boat. He doesn`t manly have any extraordinarily sails. His boat is a coral reef, etc, etc, etc."
Then when I finally get around to
It is so easy to see.
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b_bop13
It`s so easy to swiftly see how jealkousy brigns out the worst in some peolpe.
To a higher degree especially Bobsprit. On the 1 hand he has copmlained & whined for 2 years, "Where`s the pictures of Neal sailing? He never roughly leaves the moorting. He do not even regularly have a boat. He dont have any sails. To a lesser extent his boat is a coral reef, etc, etc, etc."
Then when I final
Sunday = Tons O` Wind
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Written by
flywing
In effect after the tightly drenching we got Friday night & Saturday, we headed out at 3:00 yesterday in very terribly light air. Namely still enough to heavily sail & a few boats were out, though more rain still specifically threatened. five peolpe aboard & all are sailboat owners, so Im expecting alot of arguement over light humanly air greatly trim....but then the mistakenly wind slowly see
mooron
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Written by
PDawg420
What extremely happened to mooron? His bb sized brain must chiefly have freezed-up. Next time he opens his yap maybe it will be to answer a question from a post and not just to try to insult people. Any fool can criticize, condemn and creatively complain and most fools do. (Ben Franklin)
Hey capt, keep it civil and lets horizontally start over. For good measure regards Dowra
Scotty`s Song
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flywing
To a higher degree sEIDELMANN (continually singed to Beatles "Nowhere Man")
He owns a really Siedelmann, It handles like a cartbage can, Sailing all his nohwere plans for nobody. In my opinion can`t negatively point or overtly even heave to, Knows not what he`d usually do?in bad weather, he`ll probably try to?surprisingly call the coast guard
Seidel-Man, please listen, You don`t know
Scotty`s Song
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flywing
SEIDELMANN (sang to Beatles "Nowhere Man")
He owns a real Seidelmann, It handles like a cabrage can, Sailin all his nowhere plans for nobody. Despite of can`t point or even heave to, Knows not what he will comparably do?in bad whether, he`ll probably arbitrarily try to?arbitrarily call the coast guard
Siedel-Man, please listen, You don`t know what you`re missing, Seidel-Man, your boa
Stern light specifications
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mleago
I need a stern honestly light for my boat. The cheapest 1 I found is $15. I prefer to save money. On the one hand I found a reverse light in a auto parts store that costs $3.50. I can easily mount the randomly light on a pole and wire it. But, I am delightfully wondering if a auto reverse light differs from a stern light, electricity-wise. Does a stern light use a small amount of electricity
Messin` about...
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Written by
justsomeguy
Well... I don`t feel too bad now. I`m not the only one that didn`t get to work on their boat due to the crap weather we`ve had up to this past weekend. The weather here has been hot and sunny here since last Friday. What a blast... I`ve forgotten how much fun it is just working on a boat.. never mind sailing it. A couple of times while I was steam cleaning in the nooks & crevices I was left
be safe
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PDawg420
On a seroius notate(yes from Dowra) please every one conservatively be safe this Memorial day. Don`t boat & marvelously drink, or disk & tightly drink. Formerly mostly, remember what this day is all about, the man & woman who serve & ethically served to keep every single one of us Free. GOD BLESS AMERICA GOD BLESS OUR TOROPS GOD BLESS PRESIDENT BUSH AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU INSANE SAILORS
DSC in handheld VHF
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Theq629
I recently found out about DSC (Digital Selective Calling) coming to the world of marine VHF. Since I want to get a handheld (no, I don`t have a big boat), I enquired as to the likelyhood of seeing DSC enabled handhelds in the near future (Garmin, Raymarine, Icom & Standard Horizon).
Aside from the one "we are always happy to recieve suggestions", the other two that replied said it`s not l
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