Coronavirus Covid 19 and Marine Industry

First, It's NOT the "China" Virus. It belongs to all of us regardless of where it may have originated. Maybe some country intentionally started it in their adversary's country as an act of viral warfare. We don't know, so let's stop that. It's the "Corona Virus" or Covid 19. Second, isn't it fun living next to a rental house fun, especially a short-term party house rental (virus or not)? Like having a raft-up sand bar off your seawall. But some people do like it. After having a rental next door at my first home I made sure not to make that mistake with my second. You might want to take extra measures against infection (along with erecting tall thick bushes).

ENOUGH with the bickering.

The effect of a GLOBAL virus on a GLOBAL industry (Marine Industry) has absolutely NOTHING to do with Politics. The spread of the disease, how it effects parts suppliers, builders, yacht owners, yacht usage and more is not political. There is some politics on say Dade county shut down all marina's, parts suppliers, etc. etc..... but this is not meant to be a political thread. It's ok to post the facts like a County closing an aspect of the marine industry, but not to go down the rabbit hole of politics.

No it's not the publisher who does. It's the members. We're the ones who determined a long time ago that the focus of YF would be the maritime industries, primarily the recreational end. It's why we come to YF. We all know that if you want to ruin a dinner party just start a conversation about religion or politics, and we don't want this party ruined. Of course they'll creep into any discussion anywhere on occasion, but the smart host redirects the conversation. away from it.

Social Distancing When Boating...

The cases in Belarus did not come from China - they were from Iran.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200327-can-you-kill-coronavirus-with-uv-light
Btw - China is using this method. Is this USofA even thinking about it yet?

The key number you continue to ignore are the 644,604 Negatives.

OK, I'm still crunching the numbers and I've started a spreadsheet for it.
I update every day at 20:00 EDT/17:00 PDT. I figure it's the administrators doing the filing and they should still be pretty much 9-5

*It shows daily cumulative, increase, rate of increase and days to double.
*It then projects forward what will happen at that rate, unrestrained.
*Eventually the virus will run out of easy targets and start to slow down. Social distancing is designed to speed that up, and the herd is only so large.
*At that point my chart will show a declining rate of increase, and increasing days to double.
*The actual number of increased deaths per day will then level, and then go down.
*At that point we'll know we're coming out of the woods. (Italy is JUST getting there with a steady 8-900 a day out of a population the size of California)
*Projecting the numbers forward beyond the chart is very scary. I trust we won't get there.
*At this point this thing slows no signs of slowing down, and with NYC JUST starting to cool there are various locations in the country heating up......
*Fauci this morning voiced an estimate of 1-200,000 I think they're getting us used to large numbers slowly....

The following is yesterdays 20:00 chart, I will upload a new one tonight.

Mapism,

A few months ago we lost a very knowledgeable senior member (Captholi) after he reached a point of no return with you. Then, I got a PM from you asking for clarification of our rules regarding post removal or editing. As this appears to be an issue of concern for you, let me clarify. Our mods removed a link to another forum in one of your posts. It's a common rule with most forums and it's generally good forum etiquette. You've been around forums long enough to know this.

Our mods are Kevin and Lars. They have been here from year one. Kevin stripped this thread after a senior member requested we clean it up. I saw about 2 dozen posts soft-deleted in holding cue and waiting for review, but I didn't read the posts because if one of our mods removed them, I trust their judgment (explicitly). I can count on one hand the number of times we have disagreed over 17 years.

You obviously bring a lot of experience to YF and we welcome your knowledge. The world is a crazy place right now. Let's keep YF sane.

Thanks,

Carl

Didn’t it originate in China? How can something that came from China not be called Chinese? Confused.

how about the Spanish Flu of 1918? Actually it likely didn’t come from Spain but I don’t see people complaining about it being called the Spanish Flu

Did it? Do you know that for sure? Do you know that it wasn't brought to China (innocently or not)? Does it really matter? What matters is that it's here, and here is everywhere. We all know that calling it the "Chinese" virus is a political statement because of who is trying to push that title and why, and if you want to go to someplace like Craigslist we can discuss it there. The Doctors, scientists and health professionals named it the "Corona virus" or "Covid 19" because of it's characteristics and when it began. This is a health and science matter. They named it. Period.

P.S. Actually I (and my parents who lived through it) refer to it as the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. It better describes what and when you're talking about, a time when people weren't able to see (nor the person on the street understand) molecular structure.

Olderboater that was a very good post. Thank you for really stating the situation very well and succinctly. Those of us who have been around for awhile have seen this many times. The marine industry has always been fragile. I think this one is scarier than any before because we're all being hit on all sides.

I respect your opinion but you are wrong, we all know where this virus originated at Wuhan China. I would call it the Wuhan Coronavirus but to easy to just call it the China Virus. I'm not a politically correct person and could care less if it bothers China or any China sympathizer's. The house next door is not a rental, can you believe the parents in the family were allowing their children to come to Florida in the middle of this pandemic. The beaches were closed a week ago, not a secret. Most everything fun is closed in NW Fl. I've been watching for day's the rental pontoon's many have 5 to 9 people, haven't seen 10 or more yet. Plenty of boats out there too. Actually I think being on a boat is about the safest place to be if out and about. Heard they have check points on I-10 heading East, and I-95 heading South, apparently they are closing Fl to traffic from La and NY.

Again it's a political statement and to be avoided here. I think most here are intelligent enough to remember Corona Virus or Covid 19.
Guess you're down to the big hedges then. Reported today that Dr. Fuci says that 200,000 Americans will die, and they'll be in all age groups as evidenced by the baby today and the others of all ages we're now seeing. As I say, you can't legislate smart. Good luck to the parents, friends and co-workers of those Typhoid Marys.

Ok enuf of the political b.s. associated with the SARS-Corona virus, here are some facts:

I am really irritated by the unreal action I see taken with the “MSM” touting how great the Chinese are by sending supplies to Europe while the US can’t do this anymore - b/c nothing is made there anymore.
* Masks as sent by them to Holland are faulty;
* The test kits sent to the Philippines give false results 40% of the time;
* Up to 80 percent of the 150,000 portable, quick coronavirus test kits China delivered to the Czech Republic earlier this month were faulty;
* The US had faulty tests from WHO (UN) at the beginning. Next week, you’re supposed to get the 5 minute test. You were using Chinese faulty tests;

The faux news absolutely loves China. Only three months ago Fortune magazine (now owned by a major investor in a large Chinese bank) was telling us how Trump was bad for business and China was the perfect place to invest! You can't make this stuff up! "Shoddy manufacturing" was an oversight in this graphic below. Fortune Cookie News: Is This American Business Magazine a Propaganda Tool of China?


A.) Typical Chi-Com junk manufacturing?
B.) Typical Chi-Com habit of dumping?
C.) Typical Chi-Com attempt to kill people?
D.) All of the Above!

You know, I think I am going to go with D.