Yeah, but once the casts are applied it's very artistic. Maybe it could give those yacht designers some new ideas.;)
I once brought a boat down from Boston to the C.C. Canal. We'd plotted the normal route, but were encountering 7' seas on the quarter. So I told...
A broken or severed limb or death could also mean waiting quite a while till the next job. Never let an incompetent be in a position where they...
Bridges don't drop like a rock, and you don't enter anticipating that it will be open enough when you get there. And keep in mind, this wasn't...
If the bridge were dropped on the aft section of the roof those antenna and radar would have been damaged. That boat had to have been driven into...
A couple of years ago I brought a boat down to Lauderdale whose Northstar unit kept blanking out. Last spring a friend was coming from Ocean...
When I hear "Hair folicle test" I think 'person on a crusade'. However, meeting every crewmember at the gangplack with BOTH a urine cup AND a...
I notice that this thread really seems to steer clear of alcohol which I consider to be a much more prevalent problem than any other drug on boats...
Sorry, but I'd have quit that boat the first time it came to near a dock.
Me...based on my personal observations and reports from other captains and certain local knowledge sources. You know, the old fashioned way....
Ah, for a world full of 22" monitors, especially that aren't split 3 ways. In coastal running it's all about detail. More than once I've seen...
To quote a recent NY Governor "No comment":D
We've all scooched under a bridge with a few inches to spare, but this guy has his antenaes up and he couldn't even clear the roof or radar.:eek:...
One thing not mentioned: If you range out enough to cover the distance between far apart waypoints you lose the detail (which could be a rock)...
Doc, She said "flight attendant" not "hostess":eek: (In these parts, unless she's in a restaurant, a hostess has a few more, ahem, diversified...
This is why I consider it more important if a person can competently do his job than what he did on his vacation 3 weeks ago. The cause is less...
Kudos to the boss who stands behind an employee through his troubles. Unfortunately this is where theory & reality often take different paths...
Although that registration # is old try this web site. It's probably your best shot http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/online.htm These...
When I first read this I was going to offer to sell you a bridge, but then I thought back. Although I've never run into a captain doing coke the...
I'd say these are about there with maybe an extra 50 or 60 feet, but hey, some say you can never be big enough.:cool: Although Marlena's last...
