Guys also please remember that the CG is always training. Personel are reassigned every 2-4yrs so chances are if you are boarded then someone in...
I can certainly understand a bit of resentment in this matter with the CG. I have no doubt that the CG will handle the operator in an appropriate...
So you basically hold the USCG to a lower standard than the rest of the boating community. They can pull your ticket for doing this exact same...
Hello everyone, I know I read this forum more than I post but I feel very strongly about this. I am a Coast Guard veteran of 6 years. I was a...
Hey guys I am looking for a King Cobra outdrive OMC/Volvo cone shift for a 1993/94 Silverton w/ a 454 Chevy engine. Having a hard time locateing...
Very true Marmot. I guess being a machinery technician in the CG I tend to do that without thinking.
Buying a used yacht is like buying an already lived in home. They are not new so you do the best you can to make sure either one is "sound". For...
Well said !!!
I was just thinking back a few weeks ago and I went from diving a boat to scrape barnicles in the morning to running a dolphin tour boat at noon...
Thanks for all the responses gents... Some great recommendations and I will use them all
Thanks Cap Tom good point...Maybe I just need to suck it up a while longer. I was just feeling like I have been eating crow for a while and am...
I have looked at what others are doing but I think I am the only one that offers Captain and dive service as well as marine survey in my area....
Hey guys I have a question......I own a small buisness. I have PLENTY of dive work and have had a good many deliveries and a few surveys...I have...
Just a quick question about marine surveys. What is the difference between SAMS, NAMS, and USSA? Is one better than the other? Whta do you all...
Thats funny I should reply like that next time I get one.
Just wanted to warn everyone of some emails my company has been receiving. People have been emailing me to take them on private charters,...
How does one become a surveyor. I know that there are courses available through SAMS but what formal education is there? It almost seems that if...
If you are still looking for a captain you may want to contact Potomac Marine at 703-670-0080. I believe that they teach boat handling courses on...
Ok, I will take that job for only 12 months pay.....
Thanks to all of your replies! I am new to the industry and to this site all of the posts I have read have been extremly interesting and helpful....