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16 Boating’s Big Picture
The largest survey of boating in decades is out and
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20 Ocean Report Makes Waves
A federal panel of ocean experts, led by Adm.
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list for addressing problems facing our ocean and
coastal waters.
FEDERAL REPORTER
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26 Expert Tips from a 24/7 Cruiser
Author Tom Neale shares his hard won knowledge
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24 Harbor Hindrances
Political conventions in New York and Boston at the
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28 RX for Coral Reefs
Coral ‘doctors’ are doing wonders to fix reefs damaged by vessel groundings in the Florida Keys.
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BoatU.S. Magazine July 2004
Michael G. Sciulla
Editor
As the second half of 2004 gets underway, we’re bemused and troubled by a number
of developments that have come up on the radar screen of late.
Those old enough to remember the administration of the first President Bush may recall
that he took some heat from the pundits for owning a fast powerboat – a 28-ft. Cigarette
named Fidelity - which he often used off the coast of Maine. The non-boating media
seemed to take much pleasure in labeling the boat a “yacht” and a “gas-hog” to boot.
More recently, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, who
reportedly has had powerboats since he was a teenager and now owns a 42-ft. Hinckley,
the Scaramouche, is getting similar treatment.
These kind of cheap shots were unfair then and they’re unfair now. The nearly 15
million Americans who own a recreational boat and the 70 million a year who go boating
should let the media pundits know that it’s OK to own a recreational boat, that the stereotypes of old are way out of date and not everyone who owns a boat is a blue blazer “yachtsman.” Heck, even President-elect George W. Bush reportedly owned a powerboat – a 22-ft.
HarrisKayot cabin cruiser with incoming Commerce Secretary Don Evans – until it was
destroyed in a fire right after the November 2000 elections.
So, the next time you hear a reporter or pundit make a snide comment about a politician’s choice of recreation, pick up the phone or send the radio or TV station an e-mail and
let them know you don’t appreciate the perpetuation of such bias.
Meanwhile, this issue contains two articles about homeland security and recreational
boating (see “Communications Gap,” pg. 18 and “Boater’s Beware,” pg. 24). In our view,
recreational boaters wanting to abide by the law, do the right thing, know what’s going on or
contribute information to security officials may have a tough time this summer.
Recently, BoatU.S. wrote to the Commandant of the Coast Guard to let him know that
communication was lacking between those in charge of protecting our waterways and recreational boaters who could provide millions of eyes and ears for homeland security.
In addition, a review of Coast Guard “Captains of the Port” Web sites by BoatU.S. has
found that they are difficult to navigate, contain incomplete information and in many cases,
are woefully out of date. Furthermore, continued reliance on the Federal Register, a publication rarely read by the public, to get the word out to boaters makes no sense.
We should also note at this point that the Congress’ investigative watchdog, the
General Accounting Office, has advised lawmakers (see “Delays Plague Rescue 21, pg. 22)
that the Coast Guard’s long-awaited and desperately needed upgrade of its entire communications system – known as Rescue 21 – will be delayed by at least another year.
The delay in implementing this new system - which should take much of the “search”
out of search and rescue - is puzzling especially since the Coast Guard’s budget has been
growing by leaps and bounds since 9/11.
Also of concern is the federal National Transportation Safety Board (the same folks who
do such a good job of investigating aircraft crashes) which recently announced that they
would be holding a “public forum” on August 25 to discuss the mandatory wearing of “personal flotation devices” on boats. We are puzzled by their requirement that only those who
have submitted their ideas beforehand and have been “approved” will be allowed to speak.
It’s no secret that some elements within the Safety Board and a number of so-called
“safety experts” around the country and in the states would like nothing better than for every
boater to be required to don a life jacket. They hold this position even though the statistics
clearly show that those who are most at risk of drowning are in small open motorboats.
Rather than resorting to the heavy hand and broad brush of government, BoatU.S.
believes that life jacket requirements should be limited to those most at risk and that we
should support advances in technology that will ultimately make such devices eminently
wearable and affordable (see TechnoTalk, pg. 35). We plan to be your eyes and ears at the
Safety Board’s “public forum” and we’ll let you know how it goes in an upcoming issue.
Finally, we hope that you won’t be puzzled by one of our new features – Aweigh With
Words – a nautical crossword puzzle appearing on page 10. Enjoy your summer!
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Scout Drill Becomes a Real Rescue
The Sea Promise that every Sea Scout
knows by heart includes the phrase, “Be
prepared to render aid to those in need.”
And scuba diver Dan Carlock is alive today
because California Sea Scout Zack
Mayberry took that promise seriously.
Mayberry and the crew abroad the
Sea Scout topsail ketch Argus rescued
Carlock as he drifted in the Pacific Ocean
several miles off Newport Beach April 24
after the Santa Monica diver had become
separated from his diving team.
On watch during a return cruise from
Santa Catalina Island aboard the 100-yearold schooner, Mayberry, 15, spotted something in the water. His binoculars confirmed
the sight.
After his ordeal, diver Dan Carlock, above left,
is able to smile with one of his rescuers, Zack
Mayberry, above right. The Sea Scouts were
sailing the Argus, right, when they spotted
Carlock adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
“You see trash on the surface all
the time but this looked like a stick floating upright and it turned out to be a guy in
the water,” said Mayberry.
Mayberry handed the binoculars to a
crewmate, just to be sure his eyes weren’t
playing tricks on him. His buddy saw the
same thing — about 200 yards away at
the time — and together they yelled, “Man
overboard!”
As the crew prepared to heave to,
Mayberry, true to his training, kept his eyes
locked on the figure in the water so as not
to lose sight of him in the swell, which he
estimated was running three to four feet.
“Everybody knew what to do; it was
pretty cool,” says Mayberry who only joined
the Sea Scouts this year. “The adult First
Mate, Al Sorkin, called out ‘This is not a
drill,’ and he ordered the crew to drop the
inner and outer jibs.”
In minutes, the Sea Scout crew had
launched the Argus’ small boat and Sorkin
ordered the remaining crew to start the
ship’s generator in order to prepare some
warm food for the diver in distress.
Once aboard Argus, Carlock began
asking, “Who saw me? I want to meet the
guy who saw me.”
“He just thanked me a lot,” Mayberry
says. “He was really tired and really grateful.”
According to press reports, Carlock
had been on a diving charter with a small
group from Marina del Rey. About 15 minutes into his first dive, off Newport Beach,
Carlock said pressure built up in his ears
and he had to surface.
Coming up about 400 feet from
the dive boat, Carlock told the San
Diego Union, he began blowing his
whistle to attract the attention of the
crew. But then the unthinkable happened; the boat sailed off without him.
Carlock said he drifted in the
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left the shipping lanes and a pea-soup fog.
Kelley Sewell, a former Navy
Corpsman and father of one of the Sea
Scouts checked Carlock for injuries and to
ensure that he didn’t have decompression
sickness. The crew fed the diver and gave
him warm clothes before a Coast Guard
rescue boat picked him up.
The highlight of this high seas adventure came three weeks later though, when
Mayberry and Carlock were reunited in
Chicago on the “Oprah Winfry Show.”
“Dan just said, ‘I’m really glad your
Mom fed you carrots’,” Mayberry recalls.
“Well, I was just doing my job — but it was
pretty cool to hear him say that on television.”
Great Lakes
Water Levels Up
After years of extremely low water levels, Great Lakes waters are on the rise
again, thanks to a very wet spring. And
when they hit their peak seasonal levels,
Lakes Huron, Michigan, St. Clair and Erie
should be substantially higher than four
years ago when conditions left many
boaters high and dry and marinas scrambling for permits to dredge their slips.
While still below their long-term averages, the lakes are filling up at a faster rate
than expected due to increased precipitation, according to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers which tracks the fluctuations. In
May, the four lakes were from 5 to 9 inches above last year while Lakes Superior and
Ontario were up 2 inches over 2003. Lakes
Huron and Michigan rose 7 inches during
one 30-day late spring period.
That’s in marked contrast to the dry
years, 2000 and 2001, when lake levels
dropped a foot and a half or more below
the average, leaving many marinas with
more mud than water around their docks.
Boaters who could get out and enjoy some
of the season were faced with the prospect
of running aground in their favorite waters.
Law of the Sea
Treaty Surfaces
After floating around in U.N. circles for
30 years, the international Law of the Sea
Treaty bobbed up in Washington, DC, late
last year and some in the boating industry
think it’s time for the U.S. to get on board.
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
and the National Marine Manufacturers
Association is calling on the U.S. to sign the
treaty, ratified in 1982 and in force since
1994. Today 143 countries are signatories
to the treaty.
The treaty provides the framework to
govern the world’s oceans beyond national
boundaries and has “great potential to
advance U.S. interests related to navigation
of the seas, productive use of their
resources and protection of the marine
environment,” according to Sen. Richard
Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
The Bush Administration is backing the
U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard, who are in
favor of the treaty. The full Senate must
ratify it, however, and a vote could come
later this year.
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The Forbes.com editors rate each site
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Documentation Backlogs Drag On
Owners of larger vessels who are planning to document them with the U.S. Coast
Guard should be forewarned that delays for
receiving the final paperwork are now up to
about five months.
Like so many things, a new computer
system is the culprit as the agency transitions to a new system of scanning all
paperwork into electronic files.
As of press time in May, the Coast
Guard was just starting work on applications
filed in December for newly issued documentation. Re-documentations were taking
about eight weeks. In better times, documentation still took four to eight weeks from
start to finish.
Documentation applications as a result
of refinancing a boat were about three
months behind schedule, according to
Charm Addington, vice president of
BoatU.S. Boat Finance and Documentation.
Members applying for documentation
through BoatU.S. have been informed of
the delays since last winter, unfortunately
some marine lenders have not kept their
clients updated.
Those most affected are boat owners
planning to leave the country who are not
planning to register with any state. For
them, the Coast Guard has set up an expedited process and if a letter is forwarded to
the Coast Guard with the required information, they’ll get priority treatment and
receive paperwork within a week.
The letter must contain specific information; to see a list of the information
required, contact the Coast Guard (see
numbers below). (Warning: making false
statements to speed up your application
can lead to big penalties, including seizure
and forfeiture of the vessel.)
Owners of newly purchased boats who
do not want to delay using their boats this
summer may wish to contact their state
boating office about state registration while
waiting for the documentation papers to be
processed, says Addington. The registration
records with the state can be changed later
when documentation numbers are issued.
“These delays with the Coast Guard do
not prevent any of our clients from closing a
loan now,” she emphasized. “A bank lien is
protected as soon as it arrives at the Coast
Guard.” The Coast Guard has told BoatU.S.
that due to budget constraints, they cannot
simply add staff to catch up the backlog
during the busy summer season. Temps or
other new hires could not be trained in time
to help.
Other than requirements of lending
institutions for obtaining boat loans, there is
no requirement that a recreational vessel
be federally documented. In fact, the majority of states still require documented boats
to get a state sticker and pay state sales
tax for the state where the boat will be
docked the majority of the year. Many
boaters simply prefer not having to place
state numbers on their bows.
For more details or updates, check
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BoatU.S.reports
San Francisco Honors
RBOC Founder
The first
ever BoatU.S.
Ward Cleaveland
Memorial trophy
was awarded this
spring to
BoatU.S. members Johnnie and Opening Day winner Kristan
Daphne Owen for
their “Best Decorated Boat” at the Pacific
Inter Club Yacht Association’s Opening Day
Parade on San Francisco Bay. Kristan, the
Owens’ 37-foot Nantai sloop, took first
place. BoatU.S. is the primary sponsor of
the Opening Day on the Bay boat parade
which marks the official opening of the
recreational boating season in northern
California.
The trophy was named for the late
Ward Cleaveland, one of California’s most
prominent boating advocates. He was one
of the leaders in the late 1960s to improve
boating in the state by bringing local boating groups together to form the influential
Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC).
Senators Float Freedom to Fish Act
Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey
Hutchison joined Sen. John Breaux, a
Louisiana Democrat, earlier in the current
congressional session to introduce the
Freedom to Fish Act. The bill, which is similar to legislation introduced last year by Rep.
Jim Saxton (R-NJ), is an attempt by sportfishing groups to prevent the adoption of
widespread “no-fishing zones” as the only
panacea for rebuilding fish stocks.
S. 2244 and H.R. 2890 would require
federal agencies that manage any form of
marine protected areas to prove that recreational fishing is the culprit in fish stock
declines before creating no-take zones. The
bills would amend current federal law to
require scientifically based standards for
implementing restrictions in marine protected areas, including no-take marine reserves.
“By using measurable scientific criteria,
the Freedom to Fish Act will correct a system that could unfairly penalize America’s
recreational fishermen and provides more
effective protection of our resources,” Sen.
Hutchison said. “This bill brings some common sense to managing our coastal and
ocean waters.”
The Freedom to Fish Act would prohibit
closing an area to anglers unless it can be
shown that sportfishing is the cause of the
problem and that tradition management
measures like bag limits, seasons and size
limits won’t work.
“This legislation does not prohibit the
use of marine protected areas, but rather
lays the ground rules for their use without
arbitrarily and unnecessarily excluding the
public,” said Frederic L. Miller, of the Coastal
Conservation Association, a sportfishing
group.
An increasing number of environmental
organizations are calling for a national network of no-take reserves or “ocean wilderness” areas in state and federal waters as
the only way to rebuild stocks and protect
fish habitat.
In its June 2003 report to the nation,
the Pew Oceans Commission called on
Congress to create a national network of
such areas, using the term “marine
reserves” wherein all extractive human activities, including fishing would be banned.
AWEIGH WITH WORDS
Sea This Movie!—
ACROSS
1. What a boat’s engine supplies
6. Skeptical or disgusted sound
10. Do some engraving
14. What skippers need to be at all
times
15. Beaufort scale word
16. Mast, familiarly
17. Prefix for “marine”
18. Fisherman telling you about “the
one that got away,” probably
19. Are you __ out?”
20. Sheltered side of the ship
21. Denzel Washington flick about
US-Russian submarine games
24. Geological or social layers
26. Soup often served before sushi
27. Sound judgment
30. Loud brass instrument
34. Provided the footwear
36. Events that made dot-commers
wealthy: abbr.
38. Nickname for Helen
39. Owned by both of us
40. Hit movie in which Kathy Bates
played the Unsinkable MollyBrown
42. E.T.’s craft
43. God, to many
45. Store aboard
46. Greenwich __ Time
47. Early “Saturday Night Live” star
49. Some bar stools do it
51. Mined stuff
53. Unsound state
56. 1996 Jeff Bridges film set aboard
a square-rigged brigantine
61. Former Portuguese colony in India
62. “Silence!”
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63.
64.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Perform a mutiny, say
Filling material for a tiling job
Eye amorously
Prefix with “type”
More than merely like
Bambi, for example
Mild Dutch cheese
Mouths off
DOWN
1. Newman and McCartney
2. Little hooting bird
3. Kevin Costner’s flop about a
futuristic aquatic Earth
4. Make a mistake
5. Responds to stimuli
6. Tangerine/grapefruit/orange hybrid
7. Do serious damage
8. Proto-or ecto-follower
9. Like many acts in maritime history
10. Typical member of a group
11. Singer Braxton or novelist
Morrison
12. Clumsy person
13. Roll call answer
22. Spokes of a circle
23. Halftime act at Super Bowl XXXV
25. First ___ kit (there should be one
on board)
28. Makes one’s choice
29. Water around castles
31. With “The,” 1980 movie set on a
South Sea island
32. Romeo (Italian sports car)
33. City on the Rhone
34. Fly high
35. Dance you may see while sailing
around the Hawaiian Islands
37. It may land on a winterized boat
By Rowan Millson
40.
41.
44.
46.
“Land ho!” follow-up
“White Album” song
One more
Four of the seven castaways on
“Gilligan’s Island”
48. What a cobbler may do to old shoes
50. Like a sailor’s language,
stereotypical
52. Calamari
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
65.
Squash or tennis area
“Breaking Away” director Peter
“____ you think it was?”
Adjective for modern container
ships
A toll, e.g.
Letters associated with Annapolis
Molecule member
Info found on a food label
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High Noon in Montana
Marina Case
Smart Gear Contest to Save Marine Mammals
A years-long battle between a Montana
marina owner and the federal Bureau of
Reclamation may be settled in court this
summer, and many Big Sky boaters are
fighting mad.
Bill and Kathy Frazier took over the
defunct Yacht Basin Marina on Canyon Ferry
Lake near Helena in 1995 under a 10-year
lease with the Bureau of Reclamation. After
building new docks — they invested
$100,000 the first year — and upgrading
the facility throughout, the bureau released
a management plan in 2000 that included
closing the marina.
Area boaters rallied to the Frazier’s
cause since Yacht Basin is the only deepwater marina on the lake and the closest
one to Helena. The final plan, issued in
2002, did not include closing the marina,
which now has a waiting list for slips.
However, there was no guarantee the
Frazier’s lease would be renewed, so they
have stopped making improvements to the
site.
Their lawsuit against the bureau, filed
in March, alleges breach of contract.
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In May, an unprecedented coalition of
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The International Smart Gear
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the most practical, cost-effective method or
gear for reducing bycatch of any species.
And it will land the winner $25,000.
“We’re looking for real-world solutions
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catch and reduce the economic and ecological costs of using inefficient gear,” said
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An avid angler who’d been fishing “since
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Game Fish Association record book in
February with the 37 lbs. 12 oz. mako, not
because that’s a particularly big fish. She
scored big because she’d caught it on 4 lb.test line, setting an IGFA women’s line class
records for mako. Kristin is also Towing
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ASSIST California Service Center in Newport
Beach, CA.
So while mako shark can grow to 800
lbs. or more — her husband Matt landed a
625 lb. mako last year — teasing a fighting
fish like this to the gaff with line a child can
break with her hands is no small feat.
Last October, while chumming at 14-Mile
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and Matt got their chance at a record. Armed
with a custom graphite rod she had wrapped
herself, and 4-lb. test green Ande Tournament
line on the Shimano reel — Kristin hooked
into another potential record mako. This fish
was smaller than some she’s hooked in the
past, but she knew it would go over the
record if she could just land it.
“It took me about 25 minutes to bring it
to the boat and Matt tried to gaff it but
missed,” she says. “I fought it for about five
minutes more and got it back to the boat.
Then my dad gaffed it.”
That’s one for the record books. Any
plans for an encore? “Well, I just noticed the
women’s 50-lb. test line class record for
halibut is vacant,” she added.
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LettersToEditor@BoatUS.com
Technology, Not Bureaucracy
Regarding your editorial in the May
2004 issue, I couldn’t agree more; the
government has little business in the
“Require-One-To-Wear-Life Jackets” business. Whether or not technology can
devise a life jacket that will be so comfortable or so stylish that one won’t take it off
even at home, I can’t hazard a guess.
We have auto-inflatable life jackets for
our crew. They are reasonably cool and not
cumbersome and, thus, we wear them
when we feel any risk. Technology came
through here and made them usable. As
you point out, the offshore kapok-type is so
cumbersome that it is rarely worn. Still,
when it’s really hot, the inflatables chafe
on the bare skin. I’d like to make the
tradeoff, not some bureaucracy. Surely,
now that the Coast Guard is outsourcing its
safety mission in response to its burgeoning homeland security duties, we need not
burden them further by requiring they
mount a telescope next to the machine
gun to check for life jackets.
John Sweeney
Cobbs Creek, VA
Show Me the Money
You have been reporting for years that
the U.S. Coast Guard is overworked and
underfunded. You have also regularly
reported that the Army Corps of Engineers
never has enough money to maintain
waterways. Correct me if I am wrong but I
believe the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is in
the same boat when it comes to surveys
and charts.
I find it quite startling that these government agencies have no money. The
reality is that the government has all kinds
of money. They have more money than
they know what to do with. They can borrow money at 3%. This means that they
could fix all the problems we suffer and
only have to pay 3% to cover the note.
Pretty cheap. Furthermore, the government, if I am not mistaken, is the same
organization that prints money. They could
wander over to the Treasury Department on
coffee break and pick up what they needed. Fill the briefcase with a few stacks of
Ben Franklins and pay the dredging companies to fix the Ditch. Please understand
that a little humor is necessary to keep my
equilibrium on these topics.
The cold reality is that boaters have
absolutely zero political pull. I would like to
see our organization begin to focus on the
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real problem. It is not lack of money or
budget constraints in the various departments who oversee recreational boaters. We
are simply not applying the necessary pressure onto the people who can cough up the
dollars we need.
I enjoy your magazine as I am sure
every boater must. Thanks for the great job.
Kent Lacey
Old Lyme, CT
Mixed Messages
Frankly, I don't see the connection
between the sinking of Physical Therapy and
the problem with the shoaling along the ICW.
While the death of Captain Zach Schafer is
tragic, the problems with the ICW are simply
inconvenient for most and costly for commercial traffic. The quote suggesting that
"boaters will be tempted or even forced to
take their chances offshore" flies in the face
of prudent seamanship.
Your article hints at possible poor
choices made by the crew or owner of
Physical Therapy ... the decision was "made
to save time," the run was at night, the crew
was aware of an approaching gale, etc. The
article also does not say if the waterway was
actually closed at the time of the trip, only
that the ICW was closed to "some commercial traffic."
The death of Capt. Schafer is a sobering and tragic reminder that bad things happen to good people. Combining his death
with a story about the economic woes of the
ICW dilutes the real lesson. Capt. Schafer
had a legitimate "mayday"... the ICW issue is
at best a "security" call.
Winston Shepherd, Jr.
Deltaville, VA
Fresh Decals for Spring
I look forward to every volume of your
magazine. Who else keeps us informed so
well about things that affect the boaters
worldwide?
I read the article “Keeping Boat Theft at
Bay,” and was reminded that a BoatU.S.
Theft Reward decal is included in every new
and renewing members’ welcome aboard
package. I look forward to adding or replacing an old faded decal every spring to my
boat.
Richard Loe
Maplewood, MN
Boater, Educate Thyself
I have just read some wonderful letters
in the last Member Forum. Each of these
shared true-life experiences related to "boating." Each brought to light excellent tips and
advice for either the enrichment of the
boating experience or the prevention of its
deterioration. But none highlighted the
importance of taking responsibility for one's
own safety, save the excellent letter from
Thomas Mitchell.
I do not wish to try to pass myself off
as an all-knowing mariner but I’d like to try
to instill some focus on the recreational
mariner's obligations.
Almost daily, I encounter folks who
don't have a clue as to what makes a boat
work or how to get it from point "A" to point
"B" and expect the manufacturer or their
government to help them. Please, boaters,
educate yourselves. At least take a USPS or
USCG safe boating course. Then read your
owner's manual. Then read the manuals or
brochures than come with your engines and
electronics. Then practice.
Take your boat to an empty space and
do some man overboard drills with a fender,
or practice backing up to a race mark.
Learn what makes your boat safe, like the
bilge blower and the depth sounder. Find
out why your depth sounder is no good at
30 mph in a shoal-strewn stretch of unattended channel. And finally just go! Grab
the bull by the horns yet accept the responsibility for the safe operation of a safe vessel. You have a choice and when you
accept this responsibility as your own, your
level of gratification will go off the scale.
Mike Burwell
Sarasota, FL
License Fees Sky High
As pointed out in the May issue of
BoatU.S. Magazine, there's no longer a
need for a VHF license. Add single sideband, however, and the charge for a license
is over $200. It is noted that a license is
required in a foreign port but with so much
automation, why is the charge over $200?
It seems that it's time for a change.
Ernest M. Kraus
Woodbury, NJ
Hawaiians Press Their Case
This March, we formed
www.HawaiiBoaters.org as a grassroots
effort to attack the problems outlined by
Dick Thompson in his May story “Paradise
Lost?” For more than a decade, under two
governors and several state boating administrators, the state has failed to manage the
small boat harbors of Hawaii. In the past
two years, the state has closed nearly 200
slips while adding none.
This occurs in a state where sailors
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enjoy steady tradewinds of 15-25 knots or
hone their skills in 35-45 knot winds in the
channels between islands. Fishermen can
find near-shore fishing in the calm of the
leeward sides or deep sea fishing a few
miles offshore. Sandy or volcanic coastlines,
tropical climate, clear water and friendly
people round out the picture.
We need every boater’s help to fix the
problems in Hawaii. Go to
www.HawaiiBoaters.org. For boaters in
Hawaii, please take an active role in our
group; for boaters planning to visit Hawaii,
tourism is the number one industry. Send
your concerns to our governor, boating
administrators and tourism bureau.
Dennis K. Biby
Keehi Lagoon
Oahu, HI
Naming Rights
I just finished reading your May article
on "Army Corps Cutting Back." So far, I'm
lucky, as the public ramp I use in Nashville
is still open and in pretty good shape.
Granted, the usage fee keeps going up, but
it is still a good deal for those of us who
trailer boats to the lake every weekend.
While reading the article a thought
crossed my mind: What about soliciting
local or regional businesses to buy naming
rights to the various facilities throughout the
state (much like all the professional sporting
arenas)? In return for some targeted marketing opportunities, businesses could help
to fund the restoration and maintenance of
area facilities.
If we can't fix the problem (government
spending), let's get creative with a solution!
Kevin King
Antioch, TN
Dead Wood
My father passed away a few years
ago. The funeral director asked if I would
like a casket made from his favorite wood,
cherry. I was then informed that upgrading
from pine to cherry would quadruple the
price. Recently, when I was shopping for
teak for my yacht and I could not find a
decent price, I was told that the best exotic
woods go to the casket makers.
Thinking about it now, I realize I would
much rather have spent the money from
the cherry casket on having a family heirloom made in the name of my father to be
passed down from generation to generation. It just seems such a waste to bury all
the beautiful exotic wood and my father, as
a frugal man, would have preferred not to
have been so wasteful.
Dennis Wade
Greenfield, MA
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Those of you who have visited this
two-thirds of a page before may know
that this column has occasionally been
dedicated to frivolous observations and
questionable advice. You may have even
wondered how this happened within the
pages of America's most trusted boating
magazine. How did any of that get by the
industry's most conservative editors?
The truth is, they really weren't paying all that much attention. The world was
a more relaxed place then. Even BoatU.S.
was willing to allow a little fun. But now,
thanks mostly to Janet Jackson momentarily exposing one of her two most
impressive attributes during the
Superbowl half-time show, the managers
of media everywhere are compelled to
apply a more restricted set of standards
to all creative content.
As is my duty as a loyal and respectful contributor to this fine publication
I will henceforth do my best to
identify and report on matters
of serious consequence to the
boating world.
In this issue of Deviant
Readings (Editor’s note: Why
do we have to call it deviant?
Answer: It's a reference to a compass needing calibration that reads
reliably but displays incorrect numerical
values) we turn our attention to an important safety concern that not only threatens boaters but also represents a danger
to millions of responsible automobile
operators on highways across America.
This often observed but rarely spoken
about practice has come to be known in
law enforcement circles as committing a
DWM: Driving While Married.
We have all seen it. The individual
at the wheel is doing his best to operate
the vessel or vehicle in a safe and
responsible manner, but his otherwise
caring and attentive spouse is hurling
insults and invectives that would make a
convention of stevedores run for cover.
The result is the individual at the wheel,
though normally responsible in his daily
life, becomes erratic and unpredictable.
Here, it is important to note that you
don't have to be a man to commit a
DWM. Women are equally capable of
doing incredibly stupid things at the wheel
or helm when in the presence of a nagging spouse. And you don't have to be
B Y
S T E P H E N
married either. A less serious form of
DWM is DWD: Driving While Dating. First
dates can be particularly hazardous.
A recent report from the Fictitious
National Bureau of Statistics (FNBS) indicates that a DWM driver on the highway
can truly become a public menace.
According the the FNBS report, many
DWM accidents occur when browbeaten
spouses drive in reverse out of exit ramps
rather than live through the torture they
would endure for taking the wrong exit in
the first place.
Boat skippers can cause mishaps
on the water with similarly rash behavior.
Commonly, an accident occurs when a
skipper suddenly turns away from a fuel
dock because the spouse on board has
spotted a better price per gallon on the
other side of the waterway. The docks of
waterfront restaurants are another place
to be on the lookout for boaters committing DWM. Skippers have been
known to make rash judgments
when approaching a restaurant
that has not yet received full
spousal approval. Watch out
too for married couples leaving
restaurants. One offhand remark
at the table can quickly lead to a
DWM skipper leaving the dock in a
hurry.
Should you ever find yourself on the
verge of committing a DWM, pull over on
the highway, drop an anchor if you must,
then remember that whatever your gender, operating a vehicle or vessel under
the influence of matrimony can represent
a genuine threat to public safety.
Ending on a happy note, the good
news here is that if you compare the
DWM reports to overall marriage statistics, the percentage of couples committing DWMs is a small fraction of drivers
and skippers who are married. That
means that almost all of us have found
ways to both be married and operate our
vehicles and pleasure craft responsibly.
This alone speaks volumes to the happy
state of matrimonial harmony in America.
Until next time, keep your eye on
the compass and may all your tides be
rising.
Stephen Reverand oversees the production of current affairs documentaries
for the Discovery Channel.
R E V E R A N D
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15
Survey Paints
Boating’s Portrait
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PWC
Cabin Motorboat
Open Motorboat
Sail Only
Aux Sailboat
Houseboat
Pontoon
Inflatable
Rowboat
Kayak
Canoe
The data should prove to be a gold
If you think the waterways seem a bit
busier than in past years you’re right. A new mine to boating groups, government agencies and the marine industry. However,
national survey indicates that a total of 209
unlike past surveys that were more limited
million people operated a recreational boat
in their sample and focused mainly on
between 2001 and 2002.
demographics, this survey queried those
The survey comes more than 15 years
who operated boats on some of the major
after BoatU.S. first testified before Congress
that it didn’t make sense to pass new federal issues of the day: their attitudes toward
education, life jackets, and accidents. It also
laws and regulations affecting millions of
recreational boat owners without the benefit
People who have never taken a boating safety
of sound statistics on
course by the boat type operated most often.
how boaters boated
90%
and recreational boats
are used. Funding for
80%
the survey comes from
70%
the Aquatic Resources
60%
(Wallop/Breaux) Trust
50%
Fund which collects
federal gasoline taxes
40%
paid by boaters and
30%
distributes the pro20%
ceeds to the Coast
10%
Guard and the states
for boating safety pro0%
grams.
According to
BoatU.S. Government
Affairs Director,
Michael Sciulla, who
will give the Coast Guard statisticians more
pushed for the study, “Now that we have a
information on boat usage habits, by boat
reliable set of statistics upon which everytype, to give some context to annual accione can agree, we are hopeful that the govdent figures.
ernment and the private sector will take the
“It will help us figure out who our custime to evaluate their positions on a number
tomers are and their exposure rates to see if
of public policy issues in light of what
boaters are saying as well as what is actually we can get our hands around boating risk
exposure,” said Capt. Scott Evans, chief of
going on out on the water.”
the Office of Boating Safety. “We haven’t
The $1.8 million survey is by far the
digested all the data yet but we’re going
largest sampling of boat operators conductthrough it to create discussion points to go
ed to date. Between September 2001 and
out to all our partners and get feedback.”
September 2002, some 25,547 questionnaires were completed — by mail and by
telephone — and analyzed by Strategic
Agree or Disagree
Research Group (SRG) of Columbus, OH,
Boaters were asked to agree or disagree
under a contract with the Coast Guard. The on several key safety topics and overall,
survey asked some 57 questions and the
boater agreement was at 80% on questions
results fill four volumes, including a statesuch as more enforcement of alcohol laws
by-state breakdown. For example, if plan(92%), more enforcement of reckless boatners wish to find out how many powerboat
ing laws (90%), requiring boaters to pass a
operators in Oregon have taken a boating
competency test (74%), putting restrictions
class or how many kayakers in Ohio wear a
on crowded boating waterways (66%), and
life jacket, it’s in there. All the results are
requiring children under 13 to wear life
posted on the Internet, downloadable from
jackets (86%). The only issue topic not getwww.uscgboatingsafety.org/statistics.
ting a majority of agreement was whether all
boaters should be required to wear a life
jacket — only 43% said they thought it was
a “good idea.”
What to Wear?
The SRG survey specifically asked boat
operators to report on their use of life jackets and the results indicate that 34% say
they wear a life jacket whenever they go
boating while 96% carry the proper number
of life jackets on board. Thirty-seven percent
said they rarely or never wore one. The operators most likely to be wearing a life jacket
most of the time are on personal watercraft
(88%), kayaks (76%) and canoes (64%).
Only 12% of operators of cabin motorboats
said they wore a life jacket.
Children’s wear is gaining ground as
the survey found a rate of 96% of kids under
6 and 89% of kids 6 to 12 wear life jackets.
Women boaters were more likely to report
wearing a life jacket than males.
The activity when boat operators were
most likely to be wearing a life jacket were
waterskiing or tubing (82%), boating in
rough water (65%) or strong currents (62%),
or in strong winds (62%).
What Do We Know?
Boating education has been a prominent issue with 38 states currently requiring
some type of boating course. The survey
found that the younger the operator, the less
likely they were to have taken a boating safety class. Apparently state laws, many that
first target youth operators and then move
up in age groups progressively each year, are
not having a substantial effect yet.
Of some concern should be the fact
that overall 60% of boat operators have
never taken a safety class. By boat type, the
exceptions are auxiliary sailors (31% have
never taken a course), cabin motorboaters
(35%) and sail-only sailors (46%).
Strangely enough, the survey found
some unusual attitudes: operators who had
not taken a safety class were actually more
likely to agree that boaters of all ages should
be required to wear a life jacket.
Incident Report
Boat operators were also asked about
incidents in which they were involved where
injuries or boat damage occurred. At least
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one such mishap was reported for an average of every 15 hours of boat use; property
damage without injuries was reported for an
average of every 8 hours of boating. On the
plus side, the survey found serious incidents
actually quite low overall involving fewer
than 15% of boat operators.
The most serious types of incidents
were reported the least frequently — only
2% for damage accidents and 1% having
injury accidents. About 9% of operators
reported finding themselves in a situation
they felt they needed help to get out of.
Bolstering the point that it’s not the
equipment that is usually at fault, the survey
found that in 34% of damage incidents, the
cause was something the operator or a passenger did. In addition, a hazard in the
water accounted for 30% of boat property
damage incidents. An open motorboat was
the most common type of boat in use when
property damage (49%) or injury requiring
treatment beyond first aid (36%) occurred.
The second most frequently used boat in
these types of incidents was a personal
watercraft. In incidents where the problem
was with the boat, the largest single cause
(24%) was engine failure.
The survey queried operators on falls
overboard and boaters responded that 50%
of the time, those who did fall overboard
were wearing a life jacket. In 35% of the
time, the person overboard was not wearing
a life jacket.
Youth also appears to be a risk factor.
The results indicate that younger boaters are
more likely to report having had a boating
mishap overall as well as report having more
serious incidents than older boaters. For
example, operators under 20 were twice as
likely as those over 30 to have an incident in
which the boat appeared to be a total loss.
Alcohol remains a major risk factor as
the survey includes boaters’ self-reporting of
alcohol use. Those who said alcohol was
“always” consumed on their outings were
more than twice as likely to report an incident in which they were concerned about
getting back to shore or thought they were
lost than boaters who said they ”never” consume alcohol while boating. The “always”
drinkers were three times as likely to report
incidents of property damage and five times
as likely to report an injury incident, compared to those who never drank.
mated number of
days primary and
When was the last time you
secondary boat
3%
took a boating safety course?
5%
operators went
Never have
65%
out was over 1
7%
billion. As expect- 10 or more years ago 15%
ed, the boat used
4%
4%
most often was an 6 to 9 years ago
open motorboat
3 to 5 years ago
7%
65%
15%
(48%) but next
1 to 2 years ago
5%
largest usage was
canoes (30%).
During the past year
3%
Personal waterAt some time
1%
craft was the vessel used by onefourth of opera(44%) and the waterways where the majority
tors. The boats used the least often were
of boating occurs are lakes, ponds, reservoirs
houseboats (3%) and auxiliary sailboats
and gravel pits (52%). The second most
(4%). About 51% of all boats used during
the survey period were owned by the opera- popular boating venue is rivers, streams and
creeks (21%). States with the highest pertors or shared, while 16% were rented. The
centage of boat operators were California,
rest were borrowed (13%) or operated by
Florida, Michigan and Texas.
someone else with the owner (19%). The
Are boaters joiners? Apparently not.
highest percentage of boaters by age group
Most operators do not belong to any boating
was 40-49 (24%).
organizations. Of those that do belong,
Of the boat the respondents said they
used most often, 43% were less than 16 feet BoatU.S. had the highest percentage of
members at 11%.
long and about 35% were between 16 and
The Coast Guard’s staff statistician,
20 feet in length. Some 56% of the boats
Bruce Schmidt, said this nationwide survey
used most often had propeller propulsion
and of those boats with motors, nearly 60% brings the Coast Guard much closer to
understanding accidents and relative risk. “I
were outboards and 26.7% were inboards.
think we have a decent assessment of how
The vast majority, 91%, are powered by
gasoline; diesel accounts for only 5% of boat many hours primary and secondary operaengines. Manual oars and paddles were used tors were out there,” he said. “The amount
of time spent boating has been the missing
on 26% of boats.
link in analyzing how safe it is out there.”
Capt. Evans said it’s too soon to say
Counting the Hours
While boating sometimes has a “party” whether these results will influence Coast
image, we actually are a solitary bunch. The Guard policy. “Eventually it will influence
policy but only after we discuss it. We want
survey found that most boat operators took
only one passenger with them on most out- to validate the data with our partners in
boating and find out how to best use the
ings.
information to move our programs
Cabin motorboats were used the most
forward. I consider this a starting point.
often at 31.5 days; open motorboats were
—by Elaine Dickinson
used 29 days and auxiliary sailboats were
used 25 days. Open motorboats were used
only an average of one to five hours
per day when in use.
By far the main
activities for boaters
are fishing (51%)
and cruising
So Much Boating,
So Little Time
While there are 13 million registered boats in the
U.S., the SRG survey
found that the estiBoatU.S. Magazine July 2004
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COMMUNICATIONS GAP
Mike Kenealy suddenly found himself
in big trouble the summer before last as he
cruised into a natural-gas tanker restricted
zone in Boston Harbor. A Coast Guard helicopter launched in response to his violation
— gunner at the door, and patrol boats,
blue lights flashing and sirens screaming —
converged on Kenealy. “I was scared to
death,” says the 56-year-old real estate agent
who goes boating to relax and who shared
this incident with The Wall Street Journal in
August of 2002.
“Our greatest fear is the boater who
gets into trouble (in a security zone) doesn't
even know what he's doing wrong, prompting a deadly response by harbor security,”
said Capt. Scott Evans, the Coast Guard's
Chief of Boating Safety.
Those responsible for security in the
Coast Guard have watched as terrorists have
Photo by Robert K. Lanier
used small boats to attack the shipping port
Is
it
a
drill
or
is
it
for
real?
Recreational
boaters
in Iraq and a U.S warship in the Middle
wonder
in
Seattle.
East.
Closer to home, the fear of an explothe Port Area Maritime Security Advisory
sion of one natural gas tanker, devastating
Committees (AMSAC). But, much more
downtown Boston, prompted mayor
now needs to be done to communicate the
Thomas Menino to ask the Captain of the
decisions of these committees to the
Port to ban these giant ships. The captain
boaters.
refused, but set up stringent restrictions
A review of Coast Guard
around them from the time they enter the
outreach efforts by BoatU.S.
port till they depart. It was into this
finds that most Coast
restricted area that Kenealy
Guard’s Captains of the Port
had wandered.
(COTP) communicate little
The
Coast Guard has
established
many more regulated and
restricted zones
since the incident in Boston
Harbor, publishing them in the Federal
Register and in Local Notices to Mariners.
Unfortunately, neither of these publications
is well read by the majority of recreational
boaters.
Last fall BoatU.S. urged the recreational boating community to provide more input
and become involved with local Captain of
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information to the average
boater about specific port
and waterway security
issues. Although the
COTPs maintain Web sites
to inform the public, many of them
are difficult to navigate and woefully out of
date. BoatU.S. believes it is crucial that
these sites have current information to keep
recreational boaters aware of security restrictions.
Shining Example
One exception is the port of Tampa
Bay, FL. Its Web site provides a Tampa Bay
Security Zone Map — including a downloadable map. Boaters can print this map
and take it with them as a ready reference of
restricted zones. Any boater in the Tampa
port area that wants to get this map can go
to the BoatU.S. Government Affairs site at
BoatUS.com/gov and click on the “Captain
of the Port Tampa Bay” link.
For example, Tampa fishermen should
be aware that there is a 100-foot security
zone extending around the Sunshine Skyway
Bridge. This notice, plus more security information, can be learned by downloading the
“Boaters’ Guide to the Permanent Restricted
Areas, Safety & Security Zones in Tampa Bay
as Enforced by Local, State and Federal
Authorities.”
BoatU.S. recommends that all Captains
of the Port take a look at Tampa’s site, that
local Group stations make periodic broadcasts, alert boaters in the local area to security zones on Channel 16, and that the
Coast Guard also coordinate with NOAA’s
National Ocean Service to have permanent
security zones added to waterway charts.
Numerous Watch
Programs
In addition, in a recent letter to the
Coast Guard Commandant and Captains of
the Port, BoatU.S. noted a significant lack of
procedural uniformity for boaters wishing to
report suspicious activity on the water. By
our count, there are 11 different security
awareness programs that have been set up
by various Captains of the Ports. BoatU.S. is
concerned that the different waterways
watch reporting procedures could cause
confusion for boaters calling in suspicious
activities.
“We are promoting America’s
Waterways Watch as the national program,
but will still allow the captains to keep their
own programs,” said Capt. Tony Regalbuto,
Chief of the Coast Guard’s Port Security
Policy Directorate. “Our concept is for
domain awareness to be locally focused, but
nationally connected.”
Capt. Regalbuto said that his staff has
been working for a year to develop the
America’s Waterways Watch program —
consisting of wallet cards, decals, brochures,
posters, a banner, and Web page. “We
would like to have BoatU.S. spread the word
among its large membership about our
watch program. We also have sent word to
all commands and civilian organizations, so
that they can order America’s Waterways
Watch material,” said Chief Petty Officer
Penny Collins, who can be contacted by email at pcollins@comdt.uscg.mil, to obtain
these materials.
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After more than two and a half
years of studying ocean ills and opportunities, a blue-ribbon panel of
experts says it’s time to fish or cut
bait. When it comes to managing
marine and coastal resources, the
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
concludes that “the nation’s oceans
and coasts are in serious trouble and
the United States must act now to
reverse distressing declines; seize exciting opportunities; and sustain the
oceans, coasts and their valuable resources
for future generations.”
Our oceans and coastal waters are suffering from decades of over fishing, habitat
destruction, water pollution and intense
shoreside development as well as fragmented, often conflicting management policies at
all levels, according to Adm. James Watkins,
commission chairman and BoatU.S. member.
The 16-member commission appointed
by President Bush conducted 15 hearings
around the nation’s coastlines, including the
Great Lakes, and listened to testimony from
over 400 witnesses (see “Ocean
Commotion,” BoatU.S. Magazine, May
2004).
The presidentially appointed commission’s findings mirror many conclusions
reached a year ago by the privately funded
Pew Oceans Commission but take into
account a broader swath of issues including
marine transportation, national defense,
ocean exploration, and marine education at
all levels. From the Outer Continental Shelf
to the upland limits of coastal watersheds,
including the Great Lakes, everything
appears to be on the commission’s ambitious to-do list.
Counciling Change
A 500-page preliminary report, sent to
the nation’s governors April 20 for their
comments, laid out a dozen broad federal
government actions it labeled “critical,”
about half of which could directly affect
recreational boaters and anglers. These
range from reforming fisheries policy such
that science — not economics or politics
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sion says. It calls for creating a non-federal Presidential Council of Advisors on
Ocean Policy to ensure outside input
from a wide variety of sources.
“Recreational boaters represent
one of the largest ocean constituencies
in the country,” Sciulla notes. “If the
federal government does create such
an advisory body, recreational boating
must be represented.”
Retired Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. James
D. Watkins, chaired the U.S. Commission on
Ocean Policy through a two-and-a-half year
review of how the nation manages marine and
coastal resources. The first such review in
over 30 years, the process culminated in
nearly 200 recommendations for change.
drive management decisions, to creating
“regional ocean councils” that could take on
issues like boater access to the water, marina
siting, waterway dredging policy, and marine
protected areas where sportfishing might be
curtailed.
The commission also recommends creating a National Ocean Council — ASAP by
presidential executive order, to be codified
by Congress later — with a seat at the president’s Cabinet table. The council would
include the secretaries of executive branch
departments like Interior and Commerce as
well as the heads of independent agencies
like the Environmental Protection Agency.
“If that happens, it will put ocean
issues front and center at the highest levels
of government and give stakeholders a focal
point in the public policy debates that are
sure to follow,” says BoatU.S. Government
Affairs Director Michael Sciulla. “As things
stand now, nearly 20 federal agencies have
ocean-related responsibilities, many of
which can and do conflict. That’s got to
change.”
But the National Ocean Policy Council
can’t get the job done alone, the commis-
Rocking the Federal
Boat
The commission also calls for strengthening the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by
consolidating within it regulatory authority
for ocean programs now in other agencies.
Particularly in the area of fisheries management, the commission recommends directing the agency toward ecosystem-based
management, that is, taking into consideration how fish, plants and all sea life are
interconnected in a given area, as opposed
to isolated, species by species management
as now widely practiced.
Many observers expected the commission to call for divorcing NOAA from its parent agency, the Dept. of Commerce, as did
the Pew Commission in its June, 2003
report. Watkins said the political realities of
today would make that difficult to achieve
but added that a federal reorganization “at
some time in the future” could create a
Cabinet level Dept. of Natural Resources
that could include NOAA.
Also, unlike the Pew Commission, the
Ocean Policy Commission stopped short of
recommending “ocean zoning“ to establish
controls on open waters similar to land use
planning today. And the commission didn’t
call for expanded marine protected areas, or
marine reserves, where fishing would be
strictly controlled or eliminated. It did point
to such area controls as “potentially effective
fishery management tools” but offered few
specifics.
The commission also called for doubling the federal marine research budget,
now approximately $650 million annually,
about half what it was 20 years ago.
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Such fundamental changes will require
congressional action and Watkins said at
least a dozen ocean-related bills are ready to
move on Capitol Hill now that the ocean
commission report is out. In the House, the
bipartisan Oceans Caucus plans to incorporate the recommendations in legislation
pending since June of 2003, when the Pew
Oceans Commission issued its report.
"We are putting together the BOB —
the Big Oceans Bill," said Rep. Sam Farr (DCA), a Congressional Ocean Caucus cochairman. "It will put together the recommendations of the Pew Commission with
those from this commission."
Follow the Money
While the Commission on Ocean
Policy has called on Congress and the president to overhaul federal ocean policy and
management for the first time in 35 years, in
something of a surprise, it has also shown
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them where the money is to do it.
Watkins said it would cost roughly $1.3
billion the first year to implement the commission’s wide-ranging plans for fishery
management reforms, pollution controls,
new federal and regional governance structures and greatly expanded research and
education programs.
That’s real money, even in Washington
terms, and it would cost $2.4 billion the
second year, rising to approximately $3.2
billion annually to run the program thereafter.
So where would all that money come
from? The ocean itself; or more correctly
from the $5 billion or so that now washes
into the federal treasury every year from
rents and royalties on offshore oil and gas
development. Currently, about $1 billion of
that money pays for existing government
programs like historic preservation and the
land and water conservation program, but
the lion’s share is stashed in federal coffers
to help offset the budget deficit.
Additional royalties could derive from
new uses of offshore waters, the commission
says, like open ocean aquaculture for food
fish and electric power generation from
wind energy development. And while many
environmental organizations lauded the
commission’s recommendations in general,
several expressed real concerns that tying
the purse strings so tightly to oil and gas
production could spur new drilling offshore.
For its part, the White House is interested in the recommendations, too. James T.
Connaughton, chairman of the White House
Council on Environmental Quality, said he
agreed with the commission’s "general diagnosis" and the need for action. But he said
the Bush Administration would hold off on
its response until the report is finalized in
the next few months.
— By Ryck Lydecker
Call for
for Ocean
Ocean Action
Action
Call
Many of the 198 recommendations from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, such as water quality improvement
measures, marine debris abatement programs and fishery management reforms will affect boaters and anglers, as stakeholders in marine resource management issues. A number of proposals could be particularly beneficial to boaters. Here
are some of the significant issues that BoatU.S. is pursuing.
• Establish national and regional ocean councils: A national
council to coordinate ocean management is essential and must be
coupled with a non-federal advisory body that includes boating and
angling representation. Any regional councils must include both
boating and fishing interests, as well.
• Develop guidelines for Marine Protected Areas: Public
access to ocean and coastal waters is critical. MPAs must be
designed to take human uses into consideration. Any new MPAs
must have clear management goals based on the best available
science.
• Create incentives to install improved Marine Sanitation
Devices: Congress should pass legislation to upgrade Marine
Sanitation Device standards and promote wider use of Type 1
MSDs. That would preclude the necessity for new No Discharge
Zones. Furthermore, it would conform to current EPA guidelines that call for all sewage treatment to be performed “as
close as possible to the source.”
• Verify pumpout facilities before approving new No
Discharge Zones: Surveys by BoatU.S. and others have
shown that, in too many cases, pumpout facilities are not
functioning, are accessible only to shallow-draft boats or are
located in the wrong places.
• Transfer Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program to
EPA: BoatU.S. is opposed to this proposal. CVA is one of several boater-funded programs administered by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. The Service is highly responsive to the needs
of recreational boating and fishing and no change is necessary.
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A major government project intended
to rescue mariners in the 21st century may
be in some need of rescue itself. An audit
late last year by Congress’ investigative arm,
the General Accounting Office (GAO), has
sounded an alarm about delays in getting
the U.S. Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 system
up and running. Rescue 21 will replace all
of the Coast Guard’s outdated coastal communications equipment with a vastly superior system, using new technology to speed
up locating vessels in distress up to 20
miles out.
While installation of new equipment is
completed at two pilot sites, field testing of
the system by the Coast Guard and its contractor is at least a year behind schedule.
According to the audit, which was
requested by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ),
chairman of the House Coast Guard
Subcommittee, the original plan of Rescue
21 was to reach initial operating capability
by September 2003. That deadline has come
and gone and, according to the GAO’s
report to Congress, the Coast Guard has not
established a new schedule for its critical
series of tests with its contractor needed to
reach initial operating capability. The buildout of the rest of the U.S. coastline was to
run through 2006, but now that may be
pushed back.
In 2002, the highly sought-after $611
million contract to build a state-of-the-art
coastal communications system for the
Coast Guard was awarded to General
Dynamics of Scottsdale, AZ, with Motorola
as the major subcontractor. Replacing a 30year-old system of unreliable VHF radios
covering the U.S. coast and Great Lakes is
critical since the agency’s equipment is so
old they can no longer find replacement
parts. There are also serious gaps in VHF
reception affecting 14% of the Coast
Guard’s coverage area along U.S. coastlines
where a distress call will not even be heard.
Rescue 21 is designed to move coastal
communications light years ahead, with
mayday calls as low as 1 watt able to be
heard for 20 miles, precision direction finding and playback capability, plus Digital
Selective Calling (DSC), a caller ID-type feature on VHF radios that will send an encoded broadcast which identifies and locates a
vessel in distress on computer screens.
According to the GAO, the development of software to run the new system
took longer than anticipated as did bringing
on board the necessary subcontractors. And
the acquisition of so-called “high sites” for
antenna towers ran into delays due to environmental impact reviews.
According to CMDR Ed Thiedeman,
field testing at the two pilot sites began in
January and went well, however, laboratory
testing uncovered interaction glitches
between system software and hardware.
General Dynamics is working with Motorola
and the Coast Guard to get them resolved.
As of press time in May, a new schedule of
testing had not
been established, however
Thiedeman said
they hoped to
be finished by
September.
Whether they
could meet a
2006 deadline,
mandated by
Congress in
an earlier
Rescue 21 work station screens can plot radio direction-finding
bearings and vessel positions broadcast by DSC radios.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard
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funding bill was unclear, he said, noting that
the Coast Guard Subcommittee has received
regular briefings on the delays.
The first test installations are located at
the Coast Guard group stations in Atlantic
City, NJ, and Chincoteague, VA. In fact, the
promise of the new technology has already
shown itself when a large ethanol tanker, the
Bow Mariner, caught fire and sank off the
Virginia coast this year. The mayday call and
radio traffic was recorded on the new system
and played back; the location of the ship
was on the mark.
The GAO report, however, took issue
with the fact that the Coast Guard sought to
compress some of the testing sequences to
catch up lost time. Doing this could compromise the tests and affect the technical
evaluation of the system, the GAO warned.
In its recommendations, the GAO asked that
the commandant of the Coast Guard establish a new schedule for the critical testing as
well as initial operating capability. According
to the report, the Coast Guard agreed with
the findings.
— By Elaine Dickinson
About Your DSC Radio
Despite delays in the Coast Guard’s plans
to establish a watch on digital selective calling
Channel 70, a radio with the DSC feature is still
a valuable piece of safety gear. Since 1999,
large ships have been required to maintain a
watch on Channel 70 and many commercial
assistance vessels such as TowBoatU.S. also
have DSC radios.
By correctly encoding your radio with an
MMSI ID number, free from BoatU.S., or available from the FCC if you are required to get a
license, and if the radio is properly connected to
a GPS receiver, your identity and location can be
transmitted automatically with a mayday call. For
more information, go to BoatUS.com/mmsi.
For now, Channel 16 is still the primary
distress channel and the Coast Guard will continue to guard it indefinitely.
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TEN WAYS
TO STRETCH YOUR
FUEL BUDGET
8 For sailboats only: If you own a
sailboat, all of the above apply, but the real
savings begin when the engine is shut off
and the sails are raised.
Gas prices are soaring. The good
news is that it’s still less expensive than
bottled water, but since you can’t run your
engine on Perrier, here are some tips to
help stretch a tank of fuel:
9 Get a discount: Many of the 750
BoatU.S. Cooperating Marinas around the
country offer up to 10 cents off per-gallon
of gas. To get the discount all you have to
do is to show your BoatU.S. membership
card. Check the BoatU.S. Guide to Towing
Services and Marina Discounts (shipped
with your March issue of BoatU.S.
Magazine) for a discount near you, or go to
BoatUS.com.
1 Leave the extra ‘junk’ home:
Do you use your boat as an extra storage
shed? Don’t load the boat up with weight
you don’t need. Do a little spring cleaning
— unused equipment that has been collecting dust in the bottom of lockers for
years should be taken home.
2 Go on a ‘diet’: This isn’t about
Atkins. With water weighing in at 8.33
pounds per gallon and fuel at about six
pounds, why keep tanks topped off if you’re
only going a short distance, and not offshore.
3 Tune her up: An engine with fouled
plugs, dirty air filter, erratic timing or sputtering carburetor will gobble up fuel and
perform dismally. The bottom line: A tuneup is an excellent investment and could easily pay for itself over the summer.
4 Tune your prop: You can lose up to
five mph of boat speed with a poorly tuned
prop. If your boat goes 50 mph with a likenew prop and only 45 mph with a prop
that’s dinged and out of pitch, you’ve lost
10% of your speed, but are still using the
same amount of fuel. That converts to a
10% loss in fuel economy.
5 Clean the boat’s bottom: A fouled
bottom is like a dull knife; it takes a lot
more effort – fuel – to push it through the
water. Barnacles and slime slow the boat
dramatically and increase fuel consumption.
Use a good bottom paint and periodically
clean off growth.
6 Keep the boat in trim: Either by
using trim tabs or with weight distribution.
A boat that is trimmed correctly will move
through the water with less effort — and
less fuel.
7 Install a fuel flow meter: A fuel
flow meter is like a heart monitor; when
consumption starts to rise, it’s
an early warning that something
is amiss. A fuel flow meter also
allows you to select a comfortable cruising speed that optimizes the amount of fuel being
consumed. If you don’t want to
spring for a fuel flow meter
(about $300), you can calculate
your fuel mileage by dividing
distance traveled by gallons at
fill-up. Using your logbook, you
can then approximate fuel flow
using average speeds and time
underway.
10 Pass the hat: Stand up comic and
BoatU.S. Magazine humor columnist Cap‘n
Drew has this sage advice: “You can always
drop anchor just outside the gas dock, and
sit there staring at the pump, sighing wistfully. Your guests will get the hint.”
Trailerboaters and other motorists may
also check Gaspricewatch.com for a local gas
station offering the cheapest gas.
Photo by Brian Teresaga, All Seasons Marine, Ocean City, NJ.
BoatU.S. Magazine July 2004
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Boaters Beware
in Beantown, Big Apple
Boaters are
are finding
finding that
that they
they won’t
won’t
Boaters
be welcome
welcome in
in some
some of
of the
the nation’s
nation’s
be
most popular
popular waterways
waterways for
for certain
certain
most
periods
this
summer.
Security
conperiods this summer. Security concerns for
for the
the safety
safety of
of our
our political
political
cerns
leaders has
has led
led to
to boaters
boaters being
being
leaders
prohibited in
in parts
parts of
of New
New York
York and
and
prohibited
Boston
harbors,
the
Potomac
River
Boston harbors, the Potomac River
and Sea
Sea Island,
Island, GA.
GA.
and
Coast Guard steps up security
on New York’s East River.
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USCG photo by PA1 Tom Sperduto
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Parts of the Potomac River were shut
down for a weekend in May as the “Greatest
Generation” veterans were honored at the
World War II Memorial; and the Intracoastal
Waterway was closed, as was the Georgia
coastline out three miles, for last month’s
meeting of world leaders at the G-8 Summit.
These restrictions pale in comparison
to the tight security planned for this summer’s presidential nominating conventions
in Boston, July 26-30, and New York, from
August 30 to September 2. Both have large
waterfronts with commercial and recreational vessel traffic, and since the convention
sites are located on the water, particular
attention is being given to them as possible
avenues for a terrorist attack.
Some experts fear a terrorist attack similar to the Spanish train bombings that influenced their election could take place at our
conventions — with hopes of influencing
the outcome. Convention harbor security
has received close congressional scrutiny
since al-Qaida has already used small boats
to attack U.S. interests. Senator John
McCain (R-AZ), in particular, has voiced
concern over the adequacy of port security.
“Only modest resources have been dedicated to maritime security over the past
two-and-a-half years compared to the investments made to secure the airways,” McCain
told the Coast Guard at a recent oversight
hearing. He expressed concern that no comprehensive maritime security plan exists.
Even though we can’t close our nation’s
ports or our major airports, it is very easy
for the Coast Guard to shut down the waterways around the convention sites. That
means, during these events, the “Stay Out”
signs will be posted for recreational boaters
from sections of the Boston’s Charles River
and Manhattan’s Hudson River. “The government is looking at a virtual lockdown of
activities around these sites,” said FBI
Director Robert Mueller during a speech in
Washington, DC.
Both conventions are classified as
National Special Security Events, which
means the Secret Service is in charge. The
Secret Service has promised to give Boston
and New York the same degree of protection
that is given to the Presidential Inauguration
in Washington, DC. They are silent on
specifics, so the bad guys won’t be able to
exploit any security vulnerabilities.
From the head of Homeland Security to
the local harbor police on the scene, various
threat scenarios are receiving their attention.
The Coast Guard is practicing stopping a
major attack like the USS Cole-type bombing, when terrorists blew a hole in the hull
of a Navy ship in Yemen killing 17 sailors.
Another drill being practiced is one
where terrorists take over a recreational
boat, and load it with explosives. The security goal is to stop them before they penetrate
the security zone with the intent to blow up
the city’s waterfront. These threats, and others, have the local Captain of the Port waking up in the middle of the night in a cold
sweat.
Boston Boaters Boxed In
Boston and New York officers charged
with convention security visited Sea Island,
GA, before and during the G-8 summit for a
preview of what they will be up against later
this summer. A wide range of protesters are
organizing for the conventions. Police worry
that terrorists will use the antics of protestors to mask their attacks, and because
Greenpeace has used inflatables to try to
disrupt events in the past, harbor officials
are keeping an eye on terrorists co-opting
this form of delivery.
“The Boston police have already visited
our marina,” said Peter Davidoff from 16Constitution Marina. “They want to restrict
our boaters to well defined pathways in and
out of the harbor, and want us to identify
our slipholders during the time of the
Democratic National Convention.”
Rowes Wharf Marina has been given
special attention because of its location near
the Boston Harbor Hotel — site of many
convention activities. The harbormaster
referred all questions to Coast Guard CMDR
Tina Burke, Chief of Port Operations.
“Rowes Wharf is receiving our special attention, and we will have increased presence
there,” is all she would say.
“Although the port will not be shut
down, we may be asked to enforce additional security zones by the Secret Service,” said
Burke. She has also asked Coast Guard
Auxiliary Capt. Richard LeVangie of Boston’s
Hub Division to provide his members’ boats
to add an extra set of eyes in the harbor during this time.
The Captain of the Port has listed a
security zone around the Fleet Center convention site, extending from the N.
Washington Street Bridge on the East to the
Monsignor O’Brien Highway on the West —
cutting the Charles River in half. He also
extended the security zone for the waters
around Logan Airport out to 250 feet. “We
were asked to close the Charles River for the
week leading to the convention, but after
meeting with boaters there, we narrowed
that down to the actual convention dates,”
said Burke.
The Boston Fire Department’s fireboats
will add another security dimension in the
harbor, lending a hand in protecting the
thousands of conventioneers that will be
attending events throughout the city. In
addition to their fireboats, they have trained
scuba dive units that practice many unique
missions. “We are not discussing any of our
operations for security reasons,” said Fire
Department spokesman Scott Salman.
In case of an actual terrorist attack, the
Fire Department boats — in coordination
with the Coast Guard and police units —
would use their powerful hoses to extinguish any resulting fire.
Boston officials are confident that the
port will be secure for the convention.
“After all, the city has been planning security for the convention for the past 15
months,” said Boston Police Commissioner
Kathleen O’Toole. Movement will be
restricted for boaters during this time — on
the bright side, it’s only for a week.
Boaters Banned from
Big Apple Bash
There certainly will be more Coast
Guard and harbor police boats on the
Hudson River’s Manhattan shores than
recreational boaters, as the captain of New
York’s port beefs up his forces for the
Republican National Convention. Certainly
security will be tight in the waters just off
the convention site at Madison Square
Garden, however, not all of the main events
will be held at the Garden, Republican
planners said.
In addition to the gatherings in the
city, many of the delegates will be visiting
the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum on the
Hudson River between 12th Avenue &
West 46th Street, where a security zone
already exists. Boaters are also reminded
that permanent security zones remain in
place within 150 yards off Liberty Island
and Ellis Island, and 175 yards off the
United Nations building.
“We will probably bring in patrol boats
from other units to augment our presence
on the water,” said LCDR Ernie Morton,
head of New York Coast Guard Waterways
Operations. As a rehearsal for the convention, Coast Guard and New York harbor
patrols beefed up security for the annual
Fleet Week this past Memorial Day weekend. A safety zone was established around
all visiting Navy and foreign ships as they
transited to their berths at Manhattan’s
piers on the Hudson River.
Plan on being boarded and having
your papers checked on the Hudson River
and on the East River around the airports
weeks before the start of convention.
— By Dick Thompson
BoatU.S. Magazine July 2004
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Tom’s
TOPTIPS
for Living
Aboard
I used to read all about “cruising” in
the magazines. The people doing it took
pride in things like bathing in a quart of
water a week. Although they never used ice,
their food either never rotted or they never
noticed. They’d troll laundry and dishes over
the stern to wash them, and troll everything
else over the stern during hurricanes, for sea
anchors. They’d “lie ahull” so that they
wouldn’t have to go topsides in hundred knot
winds while going around all the horns they
seemed to be constantly going around to get
to whatever side of the world they weren’t on
at the time. To go cruising, you had to be a
brave, tough, and true hero. Despite all this,
I went cruising anyway.
Cruising can be a weekend experience,
a summer vacation, or a retirement fling.
You can do it on almost any boat you can eat
and sleep on, as long as you use it in the
waters and conditions it’s designed for.
Cruising is probably within your reach, if
you know the real story. Here are ten important lessons that we’ve learned in almost 25
years of cruising. On BoatUS.com, I’ll be
discussing many other things, in detail, that
we’ve picked up from “doing it” all these
years. We moved aboard in 1979 and we’re
still here.
one
If You Want To Live
Aboard, Do It for the
Right Reasons
Some think that living aboard and traveling to a “paradise” over the horizon is the
ultimate escape. Actually, there are usually
more problems than you’ve bargained for.
You may have as much fun cruising close to
home on weekends and vacations. Consider
carefully your motivations if you’re thinking
about taking off for the long haul. If you
make as many mistakes as I do on the boat,
less people find out about them when
you’re living out on the hook.
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Photo by Rob Schutrumpf
25 years of the cruising life have agreed with Mel, left, and Tom Neale. They’ve averaged 5,000 sea
miles a year and raised two daughters on their 53-foot motorsailer.
Be Realistic two
Do what works best for you. Before
leaping, look. If you don’t have your boat
yet, spend time chartering (or mooching
trips from friends) to get an idea of the
types of places you want to go and the types
of boats that you like best. Sure, we all want
to go to some tropical island, but if you wait
to go cruising ‘til you’ve got the time and
money to do that, you might never go.
Besides, all the tropical islands I’ve ever
been to had lots of really big cockroaches.
three
Be Comfortable
When I started, cruisers always bragged
about being tough and Spartan. For example, they’d go to extremes to avoid refrigeration. A trick for eggs was to take them fresh
and unwashed from under the hen, smear
them with Vaseline, and store them in the
bilge. You don’t have to do that now, and it’s
a good thing. I was raised in the country,
and I know what’s on an unwashed egg just
removed from under the chicken. The last
thing you want in your bilge is a bunch of
eggs covered with Vaseline and chicken
manure. The good news is that refrigeration
on a boat is no longer a big deal and neither
are most other creature comforts. You don’t
have to live like a caveman unless, of course,
you have a spouse and/or kids who aren’t
sure about cruising and you want to make
sure that you cruise all by yourself.
four
Deal with the Differences
There are important differences
between a weekend cruise and an extended
cruise. These include the size and type of
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boat that’ll work, the amount of storage
needed, tolerance for each other in close
quarters, daily routines, and equipment.
Also, it’s much easier to do without some of
the creature comforts for a weekend than it
is for months. And unfortunately, some
carry over the party atmosphere often associated with a weekend cruise. You can’t party
every night for several months without getting into serious trouble. Ask yourself what
you’re going to be doing for long periods of
time on the boat. Bring along hobbies,
books, and other things to do.
five
Dump Your Dippy Dinghy
While a little rubber ducky may suit
well for short hops between boats in a snug
cove, you may need a tougher, larger, and
more seaworthy tender if you cruise to far
away places. It’ll be your car, your pickup
truck, and your four-wheeler for exploring
far away and for traveling long distances in
open waters.
six
Hardened Steel is Better
than Gold
Good tools and spare parts are better
than money in the bank, if you know how
to use them. If something breaks when
you’re out for the weekend, you can usually
rely on the yard to fix it during the week.
When you’re out for much longer, your ability to fix things will make you safer, save
money, and give you more freedom. (You
won’t have to wait a week for a mechanic to
show up to do a 30-minute job while he’s
sitting on something else and breaking it in
the process.) Take courses on maintenance
of your systems and engines. You don’t want
to be like the guy I once met on the beach
who thought that pulling the exhaust manifold from the head had something to do
with the bathroom.
seven
Weather Rules the Day
(and Night)
Ashore, understanding weather means
knowing how to set your air conditioning.
When you go away in a boat, even for a
weekend, you’re out in the real world and at
the mercy of the weather. We like this. It
puts us in tune with a life rhythm more
meaningful than the hum of climate control.
But you need more than the “partly cloudy”
veneer of TV forecasts. You should have
access to and understand the underlying
data, and be able to do some forecasting on
your own, relevant to your location and
plans. You also need to be able to look out
the hatch and understand what’s happening. Sometimes even the weather on VHF
radio (assuming you’re within range) doesn’t
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give you all the information you need. Read
books or take courses. Subscribe to one of
the weather services available. Look for tips
on the BoatU.S. web site.
Anchoring is a eight
Cornerstone to Cruising
Your boat is your own special island,
immersed in nature, yet with the comforts
of home. Even if you’re anchored off your
neighborhood, you’ll now see it from a different and nicer perspective. We’ve spent
thousands of nights on the hook, but many
people have bad anchoring experiences.
This need not be. Invest in good equipment
and learn how to use it. We wouldn’t be out
here without a CQR and a Fortress anchor,
with plenty of chain rode, and a heavy duty
windlass. There are specific tactics and
equipment that allow you to sleep well at
night when on the hook. “Back down to set
the anchor” is no more the whole story
about anchoring than “open the garage door
before shifting into reverse” is about driving.
These steps are beyond the scope of this
article, so go to BoatUS.com for more information.
nine
Practice
If you want to take off for a long time,
simulate that experience in your home area.
Some issues may not be obvious from your
weekend trips. For example, what’s it going
to be like living with your spouse on the
boat for more than a few days? Also, you’ll
need to provision for long periods of time
when you won’t be able to “run out and get
what I forgot.” Fixing things while staying
aboard is quite different from fixing things
while everyone else is home. Consider what
(or whom) you need to displace during jobs
like repairing the fresh water pump or
changing an impellor. Above all, regardless
of the type of cruising you do, learn all you
can about safety and seamanship.
ten
Attitude Adjustment
You’re on a boat—not a bus or plane.
Don’t try to run on schedule. The best destination will be bad, if the weather is. If you
like a place, scrap your plans for tomorrow
and stay there to enjoy it longer.
eleven
Taking Care of Business
If you’re leaving for more than a few
weeks, have a friend or relative get your mail
and make sure that payments are made on
time and important letters answered. For
extended cruising you may want to use one
of the mail handling services available. Or, if
your mother has resented your independence for years, this is a great time to harness
her unbridled interest.
twelve
Communications
People taking longer cruises are usually
more stressed by not being able to keep in
touch than by having the phone ring in paradise. Most coastal, river and lake areas are
within cellular range. (Boosters and remote
antennas, such as those offered by Digital
Antenna, help.) Get a one rate plan that
covers the area to avoid huge roaming
charges. Several wireless companies have
reasonably good coverage on the continent
with data plans (for e-mail and even Internet
access). In island countries such as the
Bahamas you can’t rely on your US cell
phone to work or, if it does, to do so at
affordable rates. If you go offshore, you may
need modems and programs that work with
a single sideband or HAM radio, and/or a
satellite phone for data transmissions. The
good news is that Wi-Fi hot spots are rapidly increasing, even in the islands.
thirteen
The “Perfect Time”
If you’ve done a lot of local cruising
and think you want to go farther, don’t wait
forever for the perfect time to go. Like anything else, there will always be problems to
overcome. And don’t wait until EVERYTHING on the boat is working perfectly.
Are you kidding? This is a boat we’re talking about.
fourteen
Who’s Counting?
People always ask about affording it.
This presumes quitting your job and taking
off. You don’t have to do it that way. It can
be a part of your regular life—just for shorter periods. Then you won’t have to worry so
much about counting. I obviously don’t
either. I told you there’d be ten tips.
Instead there are fourteen. I’m out in the
Atlantic, heading up the East Coast as I
write this. It’s a beautiful day. Last night the
waves splashed silver in the moonlight. Now
a porpoise family is swimming alongside. I
nod to them; they nod back. So who’s
counting?
— By Tom Neale
Tom Neale is a 24/7 cruiser who has
written numerous articles and books
for anyone wishing to go to another
place in a boat and not come back the
same day. He and his wife, Mel, live
aboard their 53-foot motorsailer.
Beginning this summer, Tom’s cruising
columns appear regularly at
BoatUS.com.
BoatU.S. Magazine July 2004
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Rapid Rehab
for Living
Coral
Photo by Charles Beeker, Indiana State University
If you’re headed to the Florida Keys with your boat anytime
soon, the first thing to know is that you’ve got the likeness of a
coral reef right on the back of your hand — and it can keep you
out of trouble when navigating the ocean side of these islands.
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Simply spread out your hand, palm
down, and use your imagination. Your forearm is the deep water between the shore
and the reef system. The flat of your hand
behind the knuckles is the back reef, an area
of shallow water that may have coral heads
just below the surface. The first set of
knuckles represents the reef crest where the
coral may be exposed at low tide and where
you may find breaking waves. And your fingers, those are the reef spurs that point seaward, holding coral heads below the surface,
with deeper water “sand canyons” in
between.
The space of either side of your palm
represents the deep-water channels that
you’ll find marked on the charts of these
waters and you should study them carefully.
If you’re a newcomer to the Keys, this a
simple way to understand how to stay out of
the trouble when it comes to navigating the
offshore side of the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary. Stay behind the back reef
when running parallel to shore and look for
the deepwater channels that lead seaward
when you want to go outside.
But remember this, too: There are literally thousands of small, shallow “patch
reefs” on the inshore side and while many
have shoal buoys or channel markers, lots of
others do not — but all are marked on the
charts.
Whatever you do, don’t try to cut
across the back reef no matter how deep it
looks. You could wind up where, in the last
500 years or so, everything from Spanish
galleons to shrimpboats to sportfishermen
have landed — in the grip of the reef. And
these days, that’s not just a dangerous place
to be, it can also be very expensive because
federal law and hefty fines protect the coral.
A volunteer diver trained to assist in restoration at
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary performs measurements on a coral reef.
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CSI for Coral
“Nobody wants to run aground on
these reefs,” says Anne McCarthy, sanctuary
manager for the Lower Keys. “But unfortunately, for boaters and for the fragile reef
ecosystem that they come here to enjoy, it
happens — and more often than we’d like.”
Indeed, in March a 56-ft. cruiser ran off
course in Hawk Channel and hit Looe Key
when the boat’s GPS failed, according to the
owner. Published news reports say the boat
cut across several hundred yards of the reef,
hitting coral, before grounding on the reef,
where it started to take on water.
McCarthy could not talk on the record
since the case is still open, but for anyone
boating in the Florida Keys, she is worth listening to.
“In this case, the responsible party did
all the right things,” McCarthy says. “He
reported the accident immediately and said
he wanted to do what he could to correct
the damage caused by his boat. His attorney
even called the NOAA legal staff in
Washington (DC) before they called his
insurance company.
“The more cooperative the person is,
the quicker we can begin work to reattach
damaged coral,” says McCarthy. “The longer
the delay, the more living coral tissue we are
going to lose and the fines can go up.”
When a boat does run aground, law
enforcement officers on the scene will do an
incident report, much as in a traffic accident, McCarthy explains, to document the
facts of the case. If the weather permits,
they may even get into the water to take
a preliminary look at the extent of the
damage. It is then essentially a crime
scene.
“Our biologists will get the GPS coordinates from the accident report and collect
evidence at the site in order to document
and quantify the extent of the damage,”
McCarthy reports. “They may even be able
to do some emergency stabilization like
wedging the coral pieces in the rocks to
keep them from rolling around in the waves
and destroying more living tissue.”
The next step is a formal restoration
plan for the site, which the Sanctuary turns
over to the responsible party. A handful of
private contractors are qualified to repair
this kind of damage, McCarthy says, and the
work must conform to a written plan.
Sanctuary biologists monitor every project.
Once the work is completed, biologists
check the site periodically and track the
recovery. Typically, it will be six months
before the reattached coral community overcomes the stresses of the damage and begins
to put its energy back into growth.
Complete rehabilitation can take at least five
years on small areas and much longer in
larger cases such as ship groundings.
Coral Crisis
The Florida Keys comprise the third
largest coral reef ecosystem in the world
after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the
Belizian Reef in the western Caribbean. They
stretch in a northeast to southwest arc, 220
miles from Key Biscayne south of Miami
around to Key West. The waters around the
1700 islands we call “the Keys” contain a
submerged complex of hard and soft bottom, sand, seagrass and coral reefs.
The reef communities are made up of
tiny organisms that produce calcium carbonate that has built up over thousands of
years. The white rock-like material usually
called “coral” is actually the skeletal material
of countless tiny anemone-like polyps that
make up the living coral tissue.
Fifteen species of coral inhabit the Keys
and like corals in many places worldwide,
they are in trouble. An estimated 80% of
native corals are gone, victims of diseases,
environmental stresses that eventually kill,
and the invasion of smothering algae that
only compound damage inflicted by illegal
anchoring, careless scuba divers and
snorkelers, and large ship groundings.
A diver attaches a live fan coral to a damaged reef.
While extensive and sophisticated scientific investigation is underway in an effort
to remedy many of these ills, repairing damage to a coral reef from a small boat strike is
a bricks-and-mortar operation.
“The principal ingredient that we use
to reattach broken pieces of coral is Portland
cement,” says McCarthy, who until a year
ago headed the damage assessment staff for
the Keys, from the southern end of Long
Key to Key West including the Dry Tortugas.
A noted coral reef biologist on the
sanctuary staff, Harold Hudson who is
known as “The Reef Doctor,” developed the
repair techniques while working to restore
damaged reefs in the 1970s.
“You mix the cement in a tub on the
boat and then form it into hand-sized balls
that a diver can stick on the reef,” McCarthy
explains. “The consistency has to be just
right so that when you press the living tissue fragment into it, the cement will hold
until it sets.
“Depending on the situation, we may
use epoxy and sometimes we use wire or zip
ties to hold things in place,” she adds.
“We’ve used every thing but duct tape.”
On a typical repair project, the diver
has to hold the fragment in place for a few
minutes as the cement sets and after that, if
the coral is healthy enough, it will survive.
Undersea R&R
Coral reef rehabilitation is not cheap
since it involves diving, and it can be hazardous work. The majority of recreational
boat groundings involves 10 square feet or
less and damage costs run about $100 for
the first square foot and $75 per square foot
afterward. Some recreational boating cases
have exceeded $10,000 but that’s unusual.
Of the 600-plus groundings reported
annually in the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary, about 10% involve coral.
The rest are in shallow seagrass beds, usually on the landward side of the chain.
(Groundings can be quite costly there, too,
since law also protects the grasses. See
“Stemming the Seagrass Scars,” BoatU.S.
Magazine, September 2003).
Some reefs tend to get beat up more
than others do, particularly near popular
dive spots. Thus, McCarthy says, the
sanctuary has identified a number of “hot
spots” where remarking the reefs and
channels could reduce groundings.
McCarthy says that boaters are getting
more cooperative in reporting coral groundings and are willing to work with the sanctuary to fix them now.
“We’ve had no significant cases go to
litigation in the last four years or so,”
McCarthy reports. “Over time, boaters and
their insurance companies are realizing how
important it is to fix the damage quickly
and to keep restoration costs down, too.
“I think some of the grounding cases
have been sensationalized,” she adds.
“People have read about huge fines so they
might have been reluctant to report a
grounding, particularly if they were able to
float free on the high tide.
“It’s not about the fines, it’s about
getting the restoration work done”
McCarthy says. “If boaters work with us,
they may not even get a fine and they’ll be
helping us make boating better for all.”
— By Ryck Lydecker
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Museum
Mecca
Ever since the founding of the first permanent English
settlement a few miles up river at Jamestown nearly 400 years
ago in 1607, mariners have been landing in the TidewaterHampton Roads area of southern Virginia to rest, relax and
take advantage of the area’s amenities. The tradition continues
to this day as the city fathers of Newport News, Norfolk,
Hampton Roads and Portsmouth have laid out a welcome mat
of attractions that is especially appealing to the cruising boater.
Anyone interested in maritime history, naval warfare or
shipbuilding will find a host of nationally recognized, nautically-oriented museums (including the first “living” museum
located east of the Mississippi) within a 20-mile radius of the
confluence of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay.
The Mariners’ Museum
Simply put, the The Mariners’ Museum, located in
Newport News, is a gem. Set amidst 550 acres of rolling countryside, the museum houses a collection of more than 35,000
items chronicling the scientific and technological changes in
shipbuilding, ocean navigation and cartography that made the
explorations of the 15th through 18th centuries possible.
Just last year it opened a new permanent exhibit, the
International Small Craft Center, that contains dozens of
intriguing vessels, ranging from mahogany Chris-Crafts and
Native American birchbark and dugout canoes, to sleek 1950sera runabouts and an Italian gondola that must be hundreds of
years old.
One of the museum’s most fascinating attractions is its
Crabtree Collection of Miniature Ships. Housed in a darkened
room and seemingly lit from within and below to give it an
especially eerie feeling, are 16 glass-encased miniature vessels
by artist-carver August F. Crabtree. Crafted from unusual
woods such as pear, laurel and white thorn, Crabtree’s attention to detail is remarkable.
Of particular interest to Civil War and nautical warfare
The steam launch, Ada, is one of several vessels on display at The
Mariners' Museum's International Small Craft Center.
Photos by Michael G. Sciulla
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buffs is the museum’s collection of artifacts
from the USS Monitor, the U.S. Navy’s first
ironclad. Designated as the Principal
Museum for the Monitor National Marine
Sanctuary, The Mariners’ Museum has a
collection of hundreds of items including its
propeller, anchor, steam engine and turret,
all of which remained at the bottom of the
sea from 1862 until 1973.
Another interesting exhibit is the
William Francis Gibbs Gallery which chronicles the life and career of Gibbs, who
designed more than 6,000 naval and commercial vessels including World War II
Liberty ships and the superliner SS United
States.
But no trip to The Mariners’ Museum
would be complete without carving out
some time for its world-renowned library
which contains some 78,000 books and
journals, 600,000 photos and images, one
million manuscript items, 65,000 plans and
drawings, 5,000 maps and charts and 400
ships’ logbooks. And, if you have a soft spot
in your heart for antique Chris-Crafts, the
museum’s collection of archival items and
boatbuilding records of these vessels is
unparalleled. For more information go to
www.mariner.org.
Living Museum
A short five-minute drive from The
Mariners’ Museum is Newport News’
brand-new Living Museum, a 62,000square-foot building that’s part of a 10-acre
complex which just opened this past spring.
Of particular interest to mariners will be its
Coastal Plain Gallery that contains a
30,000-gallon Chesapeake Bay Aquarium
and its Coastal Plain Aviary, a 3/4-mile elevated boardwalk filled with coastal birds
such as pelicans, herons, egrets and ducks.
The museum, which is particularly kidfriendly, also houses a planetarium and
rooftop observatory with a dome that
revolves 360 degrees and includes a new
16-inch Meade telescope. For more information go to www.valivingmuseum.org.
Military Museums
While you’re in the area, do stop off at
the U.S. Army Transportation Museum located in Fort Eustis a few miles north of the
Mariner’s Museum. It boasts a “truck that
walks and a ship that flies.” Several outdoor
parks feature full-size watercraft, trucks, aircraft and trains. Its Marine Park includes a
bunch of amphibious vehicles as well as a
tugboat, a 10,000-cubic-inch, 4,000-hp
marine engine and a giant propeller.
Meanwhile, a few miles south of The
Mariners’ Museum and worth a visit is the
Virginia War Museum. While not necessarily
nautical, it contains an impressive collection
of 19th and 20th century war posters and
original wartime artwork used for propaganda and to persuade public opinion.
Just a stone’s throw from the War
Museum is Deep Creek Landing, a BoatU.S.
Cooperating Marina as well as the 200-slip
Leeward Municipal Marina, which usually
has transient slips available for $1.00-per ft.
including electric.
Newport Shipyard
A few blocks south at the tip of the
peninsula, is the Northrop Grumman
Newport News shipbuilding yard. For more
than a century this facility, located on more
than 550 acres along two miles of waterfront, has designed, built, overhauled and
repaired a wide variety of ships for the U.S.
Navy including 25 of the Navy’s attack submarines in use today and 11 of the nation’s
12 active aircraft carriers.
Today, the Newport News yard is the
nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of
nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of
only two companies capable of designing
and building nuclear-powered submarines. It
employs about 19,000 people, many of
whom are fourth and fifth generation shipbuilders.
Cousteau Society
Just to the east of the yard is the
charming city of Hampton which has devel-
Virginia’s Living Musem
oped a reputation in recent years for welcoming boaters in a big way. There are three
BoatU.S. Cooperating Marinas located here:
Quantum, Southall Landing and the Sunset
Boating Center in addition to the Blue
Water Yachting Center, a 200-slip marina
catering to vessels 40 feet and larger.
The downtown waterfront area
includes two attractions of note: the
Cousteau Society has a waterfront gallery
showcasing the legacy of Jacques Cousteau
and there’s also the Virginia Air and Space
Center for those who believe that space,
rather than the ocean, is the final frontier.
Nauticus
Just across the Hampton Roads Bridge
Tunnel is the city of Norfolk, home of
Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, a
120,000-square-foot science and technology
center exploring the power of the sea.
Among the facility’s exhibits are: The
Aegis Theatre, named for the Navy’s hightech protection system used by AEGIS-class
destroyers to form a 250-mile radius shield
around a naval battle group. This command
center theater simulates a battle situation,
allowing you to feel the weight of command
as you make hair-raising, snap decisions;
The Modern Navy, where you can look over
a large fleet of scale-model vessels showing
many different types of navy ships and play
computer simulation games and; The
Weather Deck, where you can “touch” a tornado and learn about lightning. A variety of
exhibits and weather instruments cover all
types of weather-related phenomena. You
can even step in to be the local meteorologist, making your nightly news-style forecast
complete with special effects, and take the
tape home as a unique souvenir.
After you finish with Nauticus’ simulations, you can explore the real thing by taking a tour of the Battleship Wisconsin, one
of the largest and last battleships ever built
by the U.S. Navy. The Battleship Wisconsin
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remains an asset of the U.S. Navy and is
located within Nauticus. There is no fee to
tour the battleship. For more information on
Nauticus go to www.nauticus.org.
This volume of Royal Navy sailing and fighting
instructions or signals by Jonathan Greenwood was
published around 1715 and is just one of the
1,750,000 items in the The Mariners' Museum.
Mariners' Museum volunteer Alan Frazer is one of
many ship model builders who spend their time
working in front of visitors every week.
Within Norfolk’s boundaries there are
no less than four BoatU.S. Cooperating
Marinas including Cobb’s Marina, Rebel
Marine Services, Willoughby and
Willoughby Harbor Marina. And, just across
the Elizabeth River is the city of Portsmouth
with three additional BoatU.S. Cooperating
Marinas including: Ocean Marine Yacht
Center, Portsmouth Boating Center and
Virginia Boat and Yacht.
All in all, there’s enough in the
Tidewater/Hampton Roads area to keep the
nautically-minded busy for at least a week
and if you just can’t get enough of this stuff
make sure to visit just before Halloween,
Oct. 27-30, for the Maritime Heritage
Conference in Norfolk. This triennial gathering of scholars and maritime enthusiasts
will include receptions in Nauticus and
aboard the USS Wisconsin, a narrated cruise
including the battle of the Ironclads, and a
reception at The Mariners’ Museum. For
more information contact Capt. Channing
Zucker, Historic Naval Ships Association,
757-499-1044 or e-mail him at
hnsa01@aol.com.
— By Michael G. Sciulla
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askcap’ndrew
Dear Cap’n Drew: I do most of
my boating within 10 miles of a
nuclear power plant. My best friend
does quite a bit of fishing within a
very close proximity of the plant. I’m
afraid to eat fish that have been
caught near a nuke plant. My buddy
insists that there isn’t anything to
worry about. He keeps and eats all
legal-sized fish that he catches near
the plant. He says that I’m nuts.
Shouldn’t I worry about this?
— Eric from NJ
Dear Cap'n Drew: Awhile back,
you ran one of your Top Ten lists
about ways to annoy the skipper. It
included pouring water on his seat
whenever he stands up. I have been
using your ideas to have a little fun
at my husband’s expense.
By the end of last season, he
started to get wise and was prepared
for some of the pranks that his
brother and I would play on him. I’d
like to start the new season off with
some fresh pranks. Do you have any
new suggestions?
— Donna in East
Moriches, NY
Dear Eric: As
wise as I may
seem, I have very
Dear Donna:
little experience in
You sound like
nuclear physics.
one tough cusHowever, I can
tomer. I’m glad
tell you this: I just
that your husband
love microwaved
can take a joke.
fish sticks.
Here are more
I do most of
ways to annoy the
my boating on
skipper:
the Hudson River
1. When you
— near the
pull into a restauIndian Point
rant, tell people at
Nuclear Power
the bar that it’s
Plant — and
your boat.
have found that
2. Keep callmy vision has
It’s an ancient type of GPS, I think
ing him “Captain
dramatically
that they called it a “compass.”
Ahab.”
improved over the
3. Make fun
years. In addition,
Copyright©Cap’nDrew
of his footwear in
I often find myself
front of all the guests
wielding the powers of a giant,
4. “Moon” a police boat.
radioactive spider. If I were gifted
5. Attempt to show him your
with ethics, I would probably use
vacation pictures while he’s docking
these powers for the betterment of
the boat.
mankind. Instead, I make quick
6. Bring your dog with you.
money curling engine blocks at a
7. Give him plenty of advice on
sideshow act in Coney Island. Point
boat handling.
is, like life, irradiation is what you
8. Argue vehemently why you
make of it. Hope this helps.
think that it’s OK to just go to the
bathroom right off the side of the
Dear Cap’n Drew: What’s the
boat instead of traipsing below deck
best thing to use to catch striped
to use the head.
bass?
— Marty from Beach Haven, NJ Cap’n Drew Brown is the author
of “What’s A Hoy? A Guide to
Modern Boating”. Send questions
Dear Marty: A $10 bill … at
via e-mail to www.capndrew.com.
the fish market.
B Y
C A P ’ N
D R E W
B R O W N
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Trading Places
thought that whatever they didn’t like could The show has been known to make a grown
Last fall, BoatU.S. members Nick and
man cry when a project is finished.
easily be changed when they had gathered
Angela Metro and their two children,
The show aired nationally on March
enough funds for a future planned makeover
Nicolas, age three, and Eileen, age one,
7th. Unlike the crazy, modernistic palette of
of the entire main deck.
were living aboard their 1979 56-foot
So less than a month after being select- colors that the Metros had to apply to the
Matthews motor yacht in St. Petersburg, FL
walls, ceiling and even the wicker furniture
ed as one of two vessels to be redone, The
for only a few months when opportunity
of the houseboat they worked on, Edward
Learning Channel camera crew showed up
came knocking.
had protected Lady Enna’s mahogany walls
on Dec. 10 for a hectic, three-day shoot.
The Metros didn’t believe that living
and stayed away from the ‘beachy’ look
aboard a boat meant being chained
that the Metros disliked. “I appreciated
to a dock – they wanted to use Lady
his efforts to research fabrics suited for
Enna for gunk holing around
boats, and he gave us great colors and
Florida’s west coast and beyond.
more space, such as toy storage, which
However, the Matthews previous
we desperately needed,” said Angela.
owners had used the boat solely for
Could they have been more
the yacht club circuit, and it needed
pleased?
many upgrades if she was to venture
“You have to understand that it’s
far from the dock.
all about television entertainment,”
Her interior, while in good consaid Angela. “While some items have
dition, needed help as well. “We
not lasted as long as expected, it was
were sitting dumb and happy,” said
an incredibly fun experience. This was
Nick, who knew he and Angela had
meant as a stop gap measure and it’s
their work cut out for them. That’s
served us well.”
when word spread around the
The Metros have moved on and
Metros neighborhood, the St.
hired a naval architect to open up the
Petersburg Municipal Marina, that
The Metro Family changed their minds many times before
saying “yes” to a ‘Trading Spaces Family’ TV makeover of
galley to the rest of the main deck, and
“Trading Spaces Family”, the cable
their 56-foot Matthews.
plan to return the aft deck to its origitelevision home design show which
nal purpose as an outdoor gathering
pits neighbor against neighbor in a
area. “Nick has a lot of work to do, redoing
The other vessel selected was a cusdecorating duel, wanted to do a show using
our A/C, adding an inverter and doing a lot
tom-built 70-foot houseboat, which had to
boats.
of engine work on the twin 903 Cummins
be towed to the production location where
The rules were simple. The Metros,
diesels,” says Angela. Two lower staterooms
Nick and Angela would be working out of
under the direction of professional designer
will be joined to make one large master
sight of its owners who would concurrently
with a $1,000 budget, would redecorate
suite.
be completing a new design aboard Lady
another vessel while that vessel’s owners
But one show item they plan to keep is
Enna.
would do the same to Lady Enna.
the coffee table made from a salvaged teak
Luckily, there was a big break for the
Angela, a whitewater rafter, skydiver
swim platform. “All of the table’s materials
Metros with the show’s selection of Lady
and the family’s risk-taker was intrigued by
were recycled, including the edging which
Enna’s interior designer, Edward Walker.
the idea. “The boat needed work, but we
came from a mast,” said Angela. “It’s real
“We were pleasantly surprised how
had mixed feelings,” she said. “But I
wood with a lot of character and history.”
well Edward paid attention to our desired
thought, what’s the worse they could do on
So what do the Metros think about
style – 1920’s classic yacht,” said Angela.
a $1,000 budget.”
their work on the custom houseboat? “We
Homeowners are asked about their preferThe other rule was that the boat ownwere ready to sink the boat to put it out of
ences, but participants must sign a release
ers have no say in the selected design –
acknowledging that the show is not respon- its misery,” said Nick with a laugh.
they are merely the hired help that comsible for decorating to the owner’s tastes.
pletes the job. In the end the Metros
— By Scott Croft
ORE
BEF
AFT
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years ago, six friends went out
A few
for a day of scuba diving in a new
25-foot boat. They dropped anchor four
miles off the southeast Florida coast and
prepared to spend part of the afternoon
exploring the sandy Atlantic bottom.
The boat had an open door transom at
the stern. Standing near the transom opening, all six men donned their gear, including
heavy weight belts and tanks, which caused
the stern to submerge below the waterline.
Water soon entered the bilge and the single
pump could not keep up. The divers continued to discuss their dive plan, blissfully
unaware of what was happening.
Suddenly, one diver noticed the boat
was sitting low in the water. The scuppers,
designed to rid the deck of water, were now
underwater. The boat was sinking. The
boat’s owner ran to his handheld radio and
yelled “Mayday” and had the presence of
mind to provide the boat’s location. That’s
the moment the boat turned turtle.
TowBoatU.S. Biscayne President Cory
Offutt heard the radio call and was en route
to the boat within one minute. Upon arrival,
he pulled the divers aboard and then told
the owner this was a salvage job. The owner
didn’t argue.
A Coast
Guard vessel soon
arrived on scene
and transported
the divers back to
the dock while
Offutt righted the
boat and towed it
back to port.
While salvage
isn’t an everyday
occurrence on the water, knowing when
and how it’s used is important. Based on
maritime law hundreds of year old, salvage
was established to encourage ship owners to
abandon their schedules and help those in
trouble. The reward for such assistance was
a generous salvage payment based on the
percentage of the value of the saved cargo
and boat.
This principle of salvage and the supporting case law survives today with the
incentive continuing to be a salvage reward.
The amount of the salvage claim takes into
consideration several factors, including the
degree of risk a salvor must face to complete
the job and the degree of peril the boat is
in. Courts often calculate the award on a
percentage of the vessel’s value. Salvage can
be claimed on any boat, regardless of size,
rescued from peril on navigable waters.
The three-pronged legal test that is
used to determine if a rescue is salvage is:
(1) The vessel has to be in peril. (2) The salvage effort has to be voluntary, meaning no
pre-established contract or agreement to
provide salvage services exists between
boater and salvor. (3) The salvage effort
must be successful.
To the benefit of boaters, all TowBoatU.S.
and Pacific Coast Vessel Assist towers have
helped further define when an effort is salvage or when it is a “tow” and paid by a
BoatU.S. Towing Service agreement. If a
member’s boat is not in imminent danger
of sinking (or other damage) or doing
irreparable damage to the marine environment or does not pose a threat to other
boats and can be assisted with one towboat
using one tow line, then the level of peril is
extremely low and that’s a towing job covered by BoatU.S. Towing Services.
But if the same boat is in danger of colliding with another boat, is leaking oil and
gas, damaging a protected reef, or is in
imminent danger of suffering damage itself,
then the level of peril is increased and it’s
likely a salvage situation, which is covered
by a marine insurance policy, not a towing
service.
“Salvage isn’t the norm,” says Jerry
Cardarelli, director of BoatU.S. Towing
Services. “Ninety-eight percent of all the
calls made to us are for towing. But when
salvage does happen, our towing operators
will tell the boat owner whether or not the
assistance being offered is salvage before
they start the job. Not every towing service
does that, nor is it required by law.”
If you have BoatU.S. Marine Insurance,
let the salvor negotiate directly with the
BoatU.S. Claims Department to reach an
agreed price before the job is started. If you
don’t have BoatU.S. insurance coverage you
should check your Insurance policy now to
see what level of salvage coverage is provided — as some have small limits. (BoatU.S.
Marine Insurance policies provide salvage
coverage up to the value of your boat).
Due to the nature of salvage or the rescue of a boat, the salvor may not be able to
provide a price before doing the job and,
instead, will make a salvage claim once back
in port. If this happens, the cost will be
arrived at by one of three options: (1)
Negotiation between the salvor and you or
your insurance company, (2) Determination
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A vessel in peril as this one clearly was in Marblehead, MA, is a
salvage job, ultimately processed
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via binding arbitration (BoatU.S. has a
Salvage Arbitration Program for any salvage dispute) or (3) Determination of the
fair and reasonable cost of the salvage
claim via litigation in federal admiralty
court. The latter is used less frequently
while the first two options usually result
in successful resolution for all sides.
However, in the event a salvor hasn’t
given a price prior to doing the work, ask
them to use the BoatU.S. Open Form
Yacht Salvage Contract (have one aboard
by getting it online at BoatUS.com). This
form, which BoatU.S. made easier to
understand, is an agreement that any salvage claim will be based on U.S. laws
and guarantees that any claim made by
the salvor will go to local binding arbitration in the event an agreement can’t be
reached. This could save you time and
money in the long run. Never sign a
Lloyd’s Open Form Salvage Contract because it doesn’t provide
for dispute resolution in the
United States.
— By Patrick Piper
technotalk
The recent challenge by BoatU.S. to
the Coast Guard and safety experts to
begin thinking “outside the box” about
how to get more boaters to actually wear
life jackets was intriguing to an old engineer like me (Behind the Buoy, May
2004).
Yes, life jackets can save lives, if
they are worn. However with the possible
exception of expensive automatic inflating
U.S. Coast Guard-approved Type V PFDs
(that can still be uncomfortable on a hot
day), today’s life jackets don’t provide a
workable solution because enough people
just won’t wear them. We need something different, small, light, totally wearable, “cool” and inexpensive.
We need to think about the “accidental” swimmer problem in a way totally
different from the traditional shipboard
lifeboat drill, in which a mass of people
lined up at the rail wearing great hulking
SOLAS Type I life vests.
Almost without exception, recreational boaters who drown are accidental
swimmers. Most of these drownings take place in relatively
calm conditions, often within
sight of potential rescuers.
Many could be saved if they
had a handy log to hang onto
until help arrives. They need a
few pounds of buoyancy, provided
by something that is comfortable
enough to be worn at all times, that is,
stylish and reliable. It must be small so it
won’t interfere with the wearer’s boating
activities.
I believe that industry, unfettered by
traditional thinking and rigid government
regulations, can provide what is needed if
we dispose of the idea that a life jacket
must be an inexpensive yet long-lasting
device that is stowed away only to be put
on when needed.
What we really need to dramatically
increase the chances of survival is a disposable, one-time only life jacket that will
actually be worn by boaters or attached
to them before they go over the side.
For the sake of argument, I propose
a device that will provide about 24
pounds of buoyancy, enough to support
the average adult and accidental swimmer with something to hang onto until
help arrives. Here are the essential characteristics of my proposed new buoyancy
aid:
B Y
1. It should be small, only slightly
larger than a large wristwatch. About the
size of Apple’s Mini iPod (3.6” x 2.0” x
0.5”). It’s float will be inflated from a
chemical gas generator not unlike the one
that inflates the airbags in our cars. The
CO2 cartridges used in conventional inflatable life jackets are too heavy and too difficult to trigger when needed.
2. Inflation would be triggered by a
pressure sensor that operates when
immersed in water to a depth of about one
foot. Unlike the typical water sensitive “pill”
used in auto inflating life jackets, it can’t
be triggered by rain or spray and won’t
need to be replaced every year or two.
3. This “boater floater” could be powered by a built-in, 10-year lithium cell similar to the one in your watch.
4. The flotation envelope could be
made of Mylar, just like those indestructible helium-filled birthday balloons I’ve
found floating hundreds of miles offshore.
When inflated it might look like an artificial
log two feet long and only six inches
in diameter with straps attached to
make it easy to hang onto. It
could also be shaped like a
conventional horseshoe buoy.
5. Best of all, I am convinced this lifeline or “boater
floater” could be mass produced
for a street price of $10 or less.
While this concept is far from perfect, it at least suggests a point of departure. It won’t protect everyone. The swimmer must be conscious in order to use it.
The individual in the water must be capable of holding on while keeping his mouth
and nose above water, at least some of
the time. But the point is that at least the
accidental swimmer will have something in
hand when going over the side.
Intrigued by this idea? The alternative
is more government regulation. In fact, as I
write this, the National Transportation
Safety Board has just announced that it
will hold a public forum to discuss mandatory wear of “personal flotation devices” on
August 25. I am sure there are many engineers and entrepreneurs out there who
would rather have technology solve this
problem than the government impose a
solution. Let me hear from you at magazine@BoatUS.com.
Chuck Husick is a pilot, engineer, sailor
and former president of Chris-Craft Boats.
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GPS Feature of Some EPIRBs Fail
In March 2003, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and
the U.S. Coast Guard organized a test to
determine the answer to a very troubling
question: why, in 66% of real-world activations of GPS-enabled emergency beacons,
were the GPS coordinates not transmitted
to search and rescue authorities as they
should have been?
This test — referred to as the Key
West Test — was requested by representatives of COSPAS-SARSAT, the international,
satellite-based distress alerting system that
monitors emergency transmissions around
the world. Originally, the test was to see if
there was a weakness in their system of
receiving distress alerts from mariners,
pilots, and inland wilderness travelers in
trouble, however, once the test was completed, another issue surfaced.
While the core function of the EPIRB
— the 406 MHz distress signal — was reliable and could provide an approximate
location of the distressed vessel via
Doppler, not all the beacons performed the
additional function of transmitting their
exact GPS coordinates. In other words,
some of the beacons were not performing
as advertised.
This discovery disturbed those involved
with the test and those privy to the results.
Essentially, consumers were paying a premium for EPIRBs they believed had capabilities that could increase their chance for
survival in an emergency — and some
models clearly weren’t meeting those
claims. The problem was that beacon manufacturers had allowed their units to be
tested in the Key West Test with the understanding of anonymity.
To confirm the Key West Test and
ensure that the results were made public, a
second set of tests was conducted by the
nonprofit Equipped To Survive Foundation
and sponsored in part by West Marine and
the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety
and Clean Water.
The Latest Tests
The second series of tests were conducted in January 2004, on and off the
coast of Santa Cruz, CA. The Equipped To
Survive Foundation performed the testing
and representatives from the BoatU.S.
Foundation, West Marine, the U.S. Coast
Guard and NOAA attended, as well as representatives from some beacon manufacturers and other companies and agencies.
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All beacons legal and available in the
U.S. at the time of testing were included.
Five were off-the-shelf models from ACR
Electronics and McMurdo Ltd. The sixth was
a Techtest GPS PLB, a prototype not readily
available to consumers.
The first failure occurred on a sailing
vessel in eight-foot swells, with clear and
dry conditions and few obstructions to the
horizon save for the mast overhead and
the people sitting around the beacon.
Neither McMurdo beacon could acquire
satellites, though all other beacons had no
trouble. During the remainder of maritime
tests, the McMurdo beacons continued to
have difficulty acquiring satellites and failed
to transmit GPS coordinates in every subsequent planned maritime testing scenario.
Concerned by the findings, the testers
put the McMurdo Precision GPS EPIRB to
an additional test not part of the planned
Tests included activating an EPIRB inside a life raft.
How They Work
Baseline testing began with the beacons stationary on a jetty, with open, uninterrupted access to the sky and the GPS
satellites. All beacons were activated using
a test code so authorities would know it
was not an actual emergency. On the jetty,
all six activated beacons were able to lock
on satellites (in other words, “acquire satellites”) and successfully transmit GPS coordinates with their distress alert.
Next, to test the beacon’s ability to
“refresh” its position every 20 minutes, useful if you were in a drifting life raft or disabled boat, the beacons were then handcarried 400 yards and their GPS readings
checked at the 20-minute update. Here
was the first sign of trouble. The McMurdo
Fastfind Plus PLB failed to update its position, even after it was allowed to remain on
through a second 20-minute cycle. In the
remainder of the baseline testing, all units
except the McMurdo PLB performed as
expected.
Next, during maritime testing, the six
beacons were put through simulated boating emergencies in the Pacific Ocean. When
activated out on the water, all the beacons
reliably transmitted an emergency alert,
however the McMurdo beacons — both the
EPIRB and PLB — failed to transmit GPS
coordinates when activated, even when the
tester’s control GPS was showing ample
satellites in view. In test after test, the
McMurdo beacons could not lock on satellites within the first 30 minutes of operation
— the COSPAS-SARSAT certification
requirement.
In a severe emergency, you would
activate your Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) by flipping a switch. The beacon then transmits
on the 406 MHz frequency. It is detected
by the COSPAS-SARSAT Satellite
Distress Alerting System and the
appropriate search and rescue authorities
are notified. Provided you have registered
your EPIRB with NOAA as required,
authorities will also be able to access
information about your vessel, emergency
contacts, and how many are aboard.
There are two main advantages to
using a GPS-enabled beacon over a
“standard” 406 MHz beacon. First,
authorities will not only receive your distress signal, but they should receive your
exact GPS coordinates. Without GPS
coordinates, authorities can narrow your
position down to a radius of about two
nautical miles via Doppler. Combined
with a GPS, the unit’s location can be pinpointed to within a half nautical mile.
Second, your position is transmitted
much quicker when the GPS coordinates
are available.
Standard 406 MHz EPIRBs are highlytrusted as a safety tool, and are rented
through the BoatU.S. Foundation by the
week. However, GPS-enabled EPIRBs are
seen as an upgrade and can cost up to
50% more. With this comes the expectation that one’s rescue will be more likely
and time spent in the water will decrease.
To rent an EPIRB please visit us at
www.BoatUS.com/foundations.
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test protocol. In one- to two-foot, mirrorsmooth seas and in clear weather, it was
allowed to float free, as opposed to being
tethered, which causes additional jerky
movement. Here, in near perfect conditions,
the McMurdo EPIRB was able to transmit its
GPS coordinates when activated.
There were two other instances of failure in the maritime testing. The ACR
GlobalFix EPIRB failed to transmit coordinates when in the water tethered to the RIB
and being sprayed with water. The Techtest
PLB failed to transmit from the life raft with
the canopy open.
Cause for Concern
Again, it’s important to note that all
beacons reliably transmitted emergency signals; signals identical to those of a standard
(non GPS-enabled) 406 MHz EPIRB. It was
the repeated failure of the GPS feature in
the McMurdo beacons in all but ideal conditions that concerned the testers.
Ideal situations, however, are really the
only type of certification testing asked of
GPS-enabled EPIRBs. COSPAS-SARSAT certification is made up of lab tests which do not
reflect the unpredictable nature of the
marine environment. A GPS signal is difficult
to find and maintain in the presence of rain,
saltwater, and obstructions like metal, rock
— and even people. Movement only compounds the difficulty. So while McMurdo may
have sold a product that did not perform as
promised in all situations, they did meet
what was required of them by COSPAS-
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SARSAT when the beacons performed flawlessly in minimally challenging situations.
Could it be that COSPAS-SARSAT standards
are simply not stringent enough?
What Now?
Above all, consumers should keep faith
in the COSPAS-SARSAT System and 406
MHz beacons in general. It is specifically the
failure of some to transmit additional GPS
coordinates as promised that has brought
attention industry wide. Before the Key West
Test, as long as emergency beacons met
COSPAS-SARSAT standards, they were
approved by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) before being sold to the
public. With the new results, the question is:
are the testing standards — lab tests under
ideal circumstances — rigorous enough?
In response to the results of the testing, the Radio Technical Commission for
Maritime Services (RTCM), an international
nonprofit that monitors maritime radio navigation and radio communication issues,
Conditions, Seas
and Skies
ACR RapidFix
406 EPIRB with
external GPS1
ACR GlobalFix
406 EPIRB
Success
established a special sub-committee to
develop new “operationally-oriented” testing
standards for PLBs. The FCC relies heavily on
RTCM when developing new standards, and
while it may take some time for the FCC to
officially put new standards into place,
RTCM’s recommendations could allow manufacturers to voluntarily begin more thorough
testing by the end of the year.
West Marine was quick to respond by
removing the units in question from all West
Marine and BoatU.S. stores and offering
refunds to customers who wanted to return
the product. Some other retailers are doing
the same.
Representatives from McMurdo, Ltd. say
they are puzzled by the results and plan to
conduct their own series of tests.
Additionally, they plan to offer owners of their
GPS-enabled beacons a software and
firmware upgrade. As this issue of BoatU.S.
Magazine goes to print, details of the
planned tests and how to upgrade the beacons were not yet available. Equipped To
Survive Foundation has announced plans to
conduct independent tests of these upgraded McMurdo beacons.
For the latest on this developing story,
or for the Equipped To Survive Foundation
summary report, please visit
www.equipped.org.
The BoatU.S. Foundation is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Visit us at
www.BoatUS.com/foundation.
McMurdo
Precision 406
GPS EPIRB
ACR GyPSI 406
PLB with
external GPS1
McMurdo
Fastfind Plus
PLB
Techtest
500-27 PLB
8 ft. swells with waves,
partly overcast
Success
1 min. 18 sec.
4 satellites
6 min. 28 sec.
NA
Success
59 sec.
4 satellites
NA
7 satellites
Success
16 min. 24 sec.
6 satellites
In water tethered to Rigid
Inflatable Boat
8 ft. swells with waves,
partly overcast
Success
1 min. 16 sec.
6+ satellites
Success
4 min. 25 sec.
6+ satellites
Fail
NA
6+ satellites
Not tested3
Not tested3
Not tested3
In water tethered to Rigid
Inflatable Boat with
simulated rain/spray
8 ft. swells with waves,
partly overcast
Invalid Activation2
Fail
NA
6+ satellites
Fail
NA
6+ satellites
Not tested3
Not tested3
Not tested3
Held by swimmer tethered to Rigid
Inflatable Boat
2-3 ft. swells with waves,
clear
Not tested3
Not tested3
Not tested3
Success
57 sec.
8 satellites
Fail
NA
6-8 satellites
Success
1 min. 51 sec.
7 satellites
Secured on simulated swimmer
(inflated swimmer’s vest) in water
tethered to Rigid Inflatable Boat
with simulated rain/spray
2-3 ft. swells with 0.5 ft.
wind chop, clear
Not tested3
Not tested3
Not tested3
Success
44 sec.
6 satellites
NA
In 6-person life raft with canopy
open
2-3 ft. swells with 0.5 ft.
wind chop, clear
Success
1 min.
8 satellites
Success
1 min. 58 sec.
7 satellites
Fail
NA
7 satellites
Success
1 min.
8 satellites
NA
NA
In water floating free
Originally not part of test protocol;
given to McMurdo EPIRB as additional chance for success
1-2 ft. swells with glassy
surface, clear
Not tested
Not tested
Success
4 min. 23 sec.
11 satellites
Not tested
Not tested
Not tested
On aft deck of vessel, under
mizzen boom
Footnotes
1. Garmin eTrex Legend GPS was used as the external GPS.
Add up to 5 minutes to acquisition for a GPS cold start.
2. Results were excluded because external GPS was not held
under spray.
3. Would not simulate a typical use of beacon.
6 satellites
Fail
5 satellites
Fail
Fail
7-8 satellites
Fail
7 satellites
Success
7 min.
5-8 satellites
Fail
9 satellites
LEGEND
Success or failure to acquire a GPS location within 35 minutes
Time to acquisition, if location was acquired
Number of satellites acquired by a control GPS, a Garmin eTrex GPS, monitored by testers
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A Guide to Seasick emedies
DAMAGE AVOIDANCE
Whenever he encountered a seasick
sailor, Admiral Nelson, the 19th century
British hero at Trafalgar, suggested his own
fool-proof remedy: "You'll feel better if you
sit under a tree." Nelson, who made a few
trips to the rail himself, was obviously a
funny guy but not everybody shares his
sense of humor about seasickness. The
same motion — up, down, up, down —
that reminds some people of Joseph
Conrad reminds others of what they had for
lunch. In the almost 200 years since
Nelson met his Waterloo, modern medicine
hasn’t been able to improve on his tree
remedy, but they’re working on it.
For anyone contemplating a bumpy
voyage, there are various pills and patches
that have been concocted — Dramamine,
Marezine, Bonine, Scapolamine (ear patches), etc. These anti-motion drugs all affect
the inner ear, which is where seasickness
originates before it drops — thud — into
the stomach. While some people swear by
one or the other of these remedies, there is no one drug
that has proven to be ideal
for everybody. None of the
pills work immediately and
all must be taken well
before symptoms occur.
There is also something
called Phenergan, a suppository that is said to be effective when someone is
already seasick.
If you are going to try
one, you might want to start
with Marezine, since it is the
least likely to cause drowsiness. Scapolamine is probably the most effective and
its effects also last the
longest, about 72 hours. It can
have some strange side effects, however, and requires a doctor’s prescription.
Marezine, Dramamine, and Bonine are antihistamines, which means they can be
bought over the counter. Phenergan can
also be purchased over the counter.
Many people think of pills or patches
as a last resort to fighting motion sickness.
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One alternative is ginger root powder, which
is a seasick remedy that was first brought
to our attention by an enthusiastic BoatU.S.
member in Washington State. Ginger root
powder settles the stomach and has gotten
some good press, including a recommendation in Lancet, a well-regarded English medical journal. Ginger root powder capsules
are available in health food stores.
Acupressure, which puts pressure
between the flexor tendons on the wrists, is
a remedy that seems to be gaining a widespread and enthusiastic following. Exactly
what the wrists have to do with the brain
and stomach isn’t clear. (Maybe the “let’s
get sick” message from the brain to the
stomach is relayed via the flexor tendons.)
However it works, when it does work, acupressure wristbands can be simple and
effective. Unlike other
remedies, wristbands
can be effective even
that’s used to prevent nausea from
chemotherapy or during pregnancy as well
as from motion sickness is also available by
prescription.)
Other solutions to seasickness include
eating saltine crackers and drinking Coca
Cola. If nothing else, these are usually
handy and can work as a placebo when
nothing else is available.
Some foods should be avoided.
Anything greasy or rich, for example, that
makes your stomach feel uneasy on land
will probably make it feel even worse on a
rolling and pitching boat. Doctors strongly
recommend that alcohol not be consumed
by anyone who is prone to seasickness, as
it affects the functioning of the inner ear.
Caffeine should also be avoided.
Whatever approach you take, when
you’re feeling even slightly queasy, the
fresh air and steadier view on deck
is preferable to being down below
in a damp, stuffy cabin. Watching
the horizon and oncoming waves
helps you anticipate motion and
steadies the inner ear. Taking the
helm is an ideal job, so long as it
doesn’t require staring at the compass. Working up close — watching a compass, reading, plotting a course, etc. — is almost
guaranteed to quickly make you
feel worse, maybe much worse.
If all else fails and you do
get sick, use a bucket. Don’t
lean over the rail when you’re
already feeling unsteady. When
you’re finished, lie down on your
back in the middle of the boat
(where the motion is easiest) and
close your eyes. Try to relax.
Sooner or later the boat will reach
shore and you’ll be able to sit under
a tree.
when someone has
already begun to feel nauseous. More
recently, a high-tech wristband has been
developed that uses electronic signals to
stimulate the acupressure point. Both types
of bands are available at BoatU.S. and
West Marine. (A more sophisticated version
— By Bob Adriance
Reprinted from the quarterly Seaworthy
magazine. Subscriptions are $10 per year.
For information, go to
BoatUS.com/Seaworthy
or call 703-823-9550, ext. 3276.
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Drinking On Camera, for
Safety’s Sake
TV crews film BoatU.S. staffers during an alcohol and boating test.
What happens when you drink and boat? That was the question posed by ABC Productions, parent of the Court TV cable network, to BoatU.S., along with an offer too good to refuse: The network was producing “The Court TV Safety Challenge,” a show about
safety during the summer while boating, hiking and swimming.
Hosted by ABC correspondent Christopher Cuomo, “The Court
TV Safety Challenge” asked BoatU.S. to replicate for a film crew the
1999 BoatU.S. Foundation’s field test of the effects of alcohol on
boating. “We approached BoatU.S. for a simple reason: They had
already set up a successful drinking-and-boating demonstration,”
said Supervising Producer Steve Feldberg. “We had talked with
numerous boating enforcement agencies across the country, and
while some were willing to give it a try, none had the expertise.
There was no better way than to show, under controlled conditions,
how alcohol can impair a boater.”
Test subjects this time were BoatU.S. staffers Kim Clapper and
Peter Minners, and the BoatU.S. Foundation partnered again with
officers from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, who
conducted the sobriety tests, secured the course and provided
“color commentary” on Clapper’s and Minners’ progressively intoxicated runs through a marked slalom course.
The ABC crew got their “money shot” that illustrated the dangerous effects of alcohol on a boat operator, but you’ll have to tune
in to see it. The show is scheduled to air June 22, and will be
repeated throughout the summer.
Ask the Cruising Experts
With the Log of Ithaka posted twice monthly at
BoatUS.com, fans of long distance cruising or those planning for future getaways can ask anything they want of
authors Bernadette and Douglas Bernon. Questions published in our last issue are answered on the Web site at
wwww.boatus.com/cruising/ithaka. The next set of questions answered on the Web site are:
• How do you handle security on board?
• Do you use cruising guides?
• How easy is it to get boat parts?
• Do you wear safety harnesses while cruising?
Jim Ellis Named to Boating
Safety Hall of Fame
BoatU.S. President Jim Ellis was inducted into the National
Safe Boating Council’s (NSBC) Boating Safety Hall of Fame for
his leadership and support of boating safety at the recent
International Boating and Water Safety Summit held in Panama
City, FL. The award, now in its 9th year, is given to those who
have shown a continuing commitment to boating safety.
“Jim has been a visionary in the field of boating safety.
When the Internet was in its infancy, he realized its power to
bring a free, officially recognized online boating safety course to
the national boating community,” said Virgil Chambers,
Executive Director, of NSBC. “Jim also recognized the need for
bringing more comfortable, inflatable life jackets to the market.
He was also instrumental in providing the direction to make
NSBC the success it is today as a leading national safety
organization.”
Ellis is
the past
chairman of
the NSBC
and was the
President of
the BoatU.S.
Foundation
for Boating
Safety and
Clean Water
before being
Bill Griswold, NSBC chairman, presents Hall of Fame
appointed
Award to Jim Ellis, president of BoatU.S.
BoatU.S.
President in
2003. He is credited with growing the 501(c)(3) non-profit
education and research organization into a leading boating
safety and clean water advocacy organization. The first recipient
of the Boating Safety Hall of Fame award was BoatU.S.
Chairman Richard Schwartz.
Coldest Summer I Ever Spent…
Anyone who has read about Capt.
James Cook’s exploration off
Antarctica or who has marveled at
Ernest Shackleton’s remarkable survival skills knows that the Atlantic
Ocean south of the “Roaring Forties”
in the winter is no place for the faint of
heart. So, if you’re curious about what
it’s like to be part of a scientific expedition braving 60-foot seas in blizzard
conditions, but just don’t want to leave the comforts of home,
BoatU.S. member and marine biologist David Stein is sending
regular dispatches from the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer,
which left Punta Arenas, Chile, in May and is due to land in
Capetown, South Africa, later this month. His reports are online
at the ICEFISH Web site at BoatUS.com/cruising.
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hottips
and news you can use
You’re in Hot Water
Until now, if your boat didn’t have hot
water the next best solution was to rig up a
sun shower or heat up a pot on the stove.
Now, camping kingpin Coleman has come
up with Hot Water on Demand™, a neat little self-contained, tabletop water heater
that heats cold water to over 100 degrees
in seconds. The 22-pound unit feeds on
disposable propane cylinders and can be
used to wash hands, mix hot drinks, do
dishes, shower, and wash pets. It also
comes with its own five-gallon water carrier.
Coleman claims that one battery
charge and one 16.4-oz. propane cylinder
will heat 40 gallons of water, enough for a
weekend family outing. Water flows from a
faucet at the rate of one gallon per minute
on the cool and warm settings, and 1/4 gallon per minute on the hot setting.
While the unit should be used in wellventilated areas, its safety features include
automatic shut-offs when water temperatures exceed 160 degrees or the unit tips
over; and there’s a mechanism that
requires the user to hold the selection knob
in place when selecting hot water.
Suggested retail is around $180. Visit
Coleman.com for more information.
Getting Stabilized
When scanning the horizon from a
rolling deck, image stabilized binoculars can
be a great help when looking for the next
navigation mark, finding a man overboard,
or just scanning a pristine coastline.
B O A T
$1.54
Average price of a
gallon of gas at a
retail location one
year ago.
Source: Gaspricewatch.com
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However, they often cost more than $1,000 and corrosion resistance and is extremely
a pair, making them somewhat pricey for
durable, according to its manufacturer, John
many boaters.
Burnett of Starco Chemicals. Now used by
Canon has just come out with their
several major boat builders, two coats of
12x36 IS II Imaged Stabilizer Binoculars
the rubbery film will provide about 2 milthat are 26% lighter and 10% thinner than
limeters of thickness.
their previous model, while selling for about
“You can protect without covering up,”
$649, substantially lower than
other comparable models according to Canon. Weighing in at a
mere 1.4 lbs., the binoculars are
powered by two AA-size batteries
and feature a stabilizer system
that uses two shake gyro sensors
that monitor yaw and pitch and
utilize a variable angle prism for
optical correction. The optics are
also environmentally friendly and
contain no lead. But you won’t
want to dunk them as they’re not
waterproof.
For more information, visit
usa.canon.com.
Keeping electrical connections moisture free.
Worried about Fuel Theft?
With fuel prices expected to be at alltime highs this summer, you may want to
ensure that the gas in your tank stays
there.
TankLock is a locking fuel cap that fits
any size fuel deck fill. The first piece of the
two-piece lock is a cap that seals your tank
just like any regular cap would, and the
second piece is a shield that hides the cap
and can only be removed with a key. One
added benefit is that it can help prevent
inadvertent mix-ups with water and fuel fills.
TankLock retails for about $50. For
more information, visit Tanklock.com.
Connection Moisture Prevention
Boats are breeding grounds for corrosion that can destroy electrical systems and
cause fires. That’s why the marine industry
is always on the lookout for ways to keep
electrical connections free of moisture,
such as using a brushed-on liquid black
rubber or applying heat shrink tubing to
wiring. But a new clear synthetic rubber
developed by a major oil company for the
aerospace industry to keep circuit boards
moisture free has now made it to the
marine industry, promising better results.
Pro-Tect is a spray-on rubber film that
provides excellent resistance to moisture,
weathering, UV, electrical shock, abrasion
said Burnett. “And unlike the black rubber
‘electrical tape,’ Pro-Tect allows boaters to
easily view connections that can also be
removed with paint thinner. It also acts a
vibration dampener — nothing comes
loose.”
Pro-Tect sells for about $10 a can. For
more information, visit Protectmarine.info.
Sun Lotion Stops Jellyfish Stings
A new product, SafeSea, claims to
offer protection from sky and sea in one
bottle.
The waterproof sun protection lotion —
that’s available in SPF 15, SPF 30 and SPF
30+ Kids — is the only product available
today that helps protect exposed skin in jellyfish infested waters, says Marine biologist
Amit Lotan of SafeSea. He says SafeSea is
based on technology that exploits biochemical mechanisms to ensure that when jellyfish make physical contact their “stinging”
mechanism will not be activated. This
includes the stings of fire coral, thimble
jelly, anemone larvae, and sea nettle.
“After applying the sunscreen, testers
have waded among jellyfish and have not
been stung, leaving no telltale red welts
from the tentacles,” said Lotan. It’s ideal for
divers, swimmers and recreational boaters.
For more information visit safesea.net.
— By Scott Croft
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Now that you’ve got the rods mounted, let’s find the fish.
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Rod & Reel Combos
Getting back to basics, rod and reel combos have always been
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A good combo is tailored for a specific type of fishing and that
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West Marine has become a leader in the combo game, and its
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CONSUMER PROTECTION BUREAU
Numbers Game a Hull of a Problem
On the surface, all is calm for this German-built Hanse 411, but a storm is brewing. Hull identification
numbers on some foreign-built vessels like this one are creating legal nightmares for owners and
marine police.
What began as one BoatU.S.
member’s complaint about difficulties
getting warranty service on his Germanbuilt sailboat has brought to light a
world of problems or, more accurately, a
problem of global proportions about the
official hull identification numbers (HINs)
boat builders use to identify their vessels.
It all started when the owner of a
brand new 2004 Hanse 411 sloop told
BoatU.S. that he was having trouble
getting his dealer in Milford, CT, to correct some problems that showed up at
the time he took delivery. Simple, we
thought. Get in touch with the manufacturer in Greifswald, Germany, or the
Hanse importer here in the U.S. and,
before we could whistle Danke Schoen,
our member’s problems would be
solved.
Wrong!
When we attempted to locate the
manufacturer using the U.S. Coast
Guard’s database, there was no match
for the manufacturer’s code, YZG,
shown in the boat’s hull identification
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number. As the story unfolded, it became
apparent that Coast Guard has some problems with marine police and marine investigators both in the U.S. and abroad.
A word of explanation. Federal regulations require that every boat built in the
U.S. must be identified by a unique 12digit number. The Coast Guard assigns
each commercial boat builder a three-letter
identification code, which is followed by the
boat’s serial number, the date the boat was
certified to meet manufacturing regs and its
model year. (See pg. 43 for details.)
Numbers must be placed on the starboard
side of the transom and in a hidden spot
inside the boat. The HIN rules enable manufacturers to identify boats in the event of a
defect recall. It is illegal to alter a boat’s
HIN once it has left the place where it was
built.
Although HINs can help identify lost or
stolen boats, it is difficult to track stolen
boats once they cross state lines or national borders. A U.S.-wide Vessel Identification
System similar to the decades-old National
Crime Investigation Center database for
cars and heavy equipment has never been
established because each state collects different boat data and, authorities say, it
would be impossible to compile comprehensive information.
Back to the Hanse 411. A Coast
Guard spokesman told BoatU.S. that the
agency had been trying to work with the
German builder. “They have to establish an
agent in this country,” he said, so that the
Coast Guard can assign them a U.S. manufacturer’s code. It appears the German
boats are coming into the U.S. through the
Hanse distributor in British Columbia. U.S.
customs agents mistakenly assume Hanse
boats are Canadian-built because the manufacturer’s identification code, YZG, starts
with the letter “Y,” which the Coast Guard
assigns to boats built in Canada for importation here.
So, if you are wondering where the
YZG code came from and how a boat owner
would go about locating an overseas manufacturer in the event of serious safety
defects, you’re on the right track. And if all
of this has the whiff of a significant security
lapse, you are getting close to the heart of
the problem.
With the creation of the European
Union and with the expansion of the worldwide market for recreational boats, builders
in about 70 countries — including some in
the U.S. — have adopted manufacturing
standards developed by the International
Organization for Standardization, or ISO, for
short (“ISO” means “equal” in Greek).
Embedded in ISO is a HIN standard that is
identical to the 12-digit system used here in
the U.S. Some builders add a two-letter
country of origin code to the HINs, for
example, “US” for boats built in this country.
Apparently, this wasn’t the case with the
Hanse 411 number.
“This is definitely a problem!” said a
Coast Guard spokesman. “All those EU
countries are now assigning manufacturer’s
codes which of course duplicate ours.
[Hanse] was assigned ‘YZG’ by the German
authorities. We are seeing boats coming in
from all over the world with manufacturer
identification codes assigned by their country of origin.
“This is giving us and state law
enforcement people fits,” he said. “At first
glance, they look like valid HINs, in fact,
they are valid HINs according to ISO. But
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when you run the manufacturer’s code, they
look suspicious. Some people have actually
had their boats impounded by the cops until
it gets straightened out.”
This naturally raises the question of
why the Coast Guard doesn’t favor expanding the HIN format, as has been urged by
state marine police and insurance investigators for over 15 years. Both the National
Association of Boating Law Administrators
(NASBLA) and the International Association
of Marine Investigators (IAMI) favor adopting
a 17-digit format similar to the uniform
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) format
used worldwide for automobiles. The format
would include information about the boat’s
country of origin, its design and hull material, as well as a “check digit” to prove
authenticity.
“The boat manufacturers can’t get the
12-character HIN right,” we were told by the
Coast Guard spokesman. “Can you imagine
if we add five more characters? When we
count violations every year, HINs are always
number one.”
“Changing over to a 17-digit number
appears to be manageable, given the right
set of circumstances,” counters Dave
Marlow, quality control director for
Brunswick, parent company of Sea Ray,
Bayliner and a number of other builders. “It
is not a large leap for some boat makers, in
fact, we are currently up to 14 digits [i.e.,
regular 12-digit HIN plus a two-digit country
code] with the international requirements.”
He adds, “Many brands in the
Brunswick Boat Group also emboss additional information on their transoms, such
as model designations and hull ID numbers.
This is evidence that we are used to controlling a lot of information in that area.
“One of the questions for the industry
is whether existing computer operating systems can accommodate a 17-digit HIN,
along with the two additional country code
characters required by ISO,” Marlow says.
“If current computer capacity is insufficient,
that could mean significant investments to
upgrade those systems.”
But, if a 17-character HIN is what is
required to sell boats in foreign countries, it
stands to reason that manufacturers will figure out how to comply.
“There would be a learning curve at
first, but those concerns seem to be counter to significant support for the measure
being offered for the additional identifiers by
law enforcement officials and marine investigators,” says Marlow.
“A National Boating Safety Advisory
Council (NBSAC) subcommittee has been
set up to discuss the suggested format,”
“The 12-digit HIN seems
to be making things
worse globally.”
Marlow says. Members of the subcommittee come from the Council, the National
Association of Boating Law Administrators,
the International Association of Marine
Investigators, the ISO group responsible for
the standard on HINs, the American Boat &
Yacht Council, the Coast Guard and the
National Marine Manufacturers Association.
“The main challenge they have is how to
make sure if the change is made, it is
agreed upon worldwide,” Marlow concludes.
If adopted, manufacturers would be
given a date, probably several years in
advance, by which they would need to comply with the new requirements. Older boats
with different HIN formats would be grandfathered.
“The HIN issue has become a nightmare because the Coast Guard will not
make a ruling on a 17-digit format,” according to Karlton Kilby, president of IAMI and
director of the BoatU.S. Seaworthy insurance program. “If they did, ISO would follow
suit.
“The EU is having a tough time with
stolen boats being remarketed or used for
committing other crimes. The problem is so
bad that ISO and the German government
have decided to implement a new numbering format, with the thought that it would
certainly be better than what is now in
place. The 12-digit HIN seems to be making things worse globally.”
His comments are echoed by Fred
Messman, Nevada boating law administrator and president of NASBLA, who says HIN
expansion will aid in law enforcement,
identifying lost or stolen vessels and in
accident reporting. In a letter to the Coast
Guard, Messman wrote, “The present 12character HIN has been outdated and
obsolete in our global marketplace.”
The Coast Guard does not support
modifying HIN format, Messman told
BoatU.S. “It never has and, even when
Congress told them to do it, it has not
been a priority to get it done.”
“The Coast Guard’s excuse that manufacturers wouldn’t comply is because the
current inspection system is also inadequate, which is not necessarily their fault,
due to lack of funding like everything else,”
he commented. “The old argument that
manufacturers are unwilling has been
rebuked.
“Even [the Coast Guard’s] flawed cost
benefit study said it would cost less than a
dollar per boat for companies to make the
changes,” Messman concludes.
Following the September 11 attacks
and the transfer of the U.S. Coast Guard to
the Department of Homeland Security, a
significant portion of Coast Guard resources
has been devoted to protecting the nation’s
ports, coastlines and shipping from attack.
Making it easier to identify boats by
expanding the current HIN requirements
seems like a logical security measure. And,
it could also be a big help for folks who just
want to protect their investments.
—By Caroline Ajootian
HINs by the Numbers
Manufacturers identification
code assigned by the USCG
Serial number (no two alike).
Letters. numbers, or both
except for letters - I, O, Q
Date (Month & Year) of
certification or manufacture
A-Jan
B-Feb
C-Mar
D-Apr
E-May
F-Jun
G-Jul
H-Aug
I-Sep
Model Year
J-Oct
K-Nov
L-Dec
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This on-going series answers the question: Why do we love our boat?
HUNTER
our boat
www.huntermarine.com
Boaters are a contradiction.
They often like to be by themselves,
but they also like to get together with others
of like mind to swap stories, talk about their
respective boats and share in their love of
the boating life.
And what better place for this kind of
friendly, social exchange than the Northeast
Hunter Rendezvous, a gathering of Hunter
sailboat owners held last August at Mystic
Shipyard in the historic New England village
of Mystic, Connecticut.
More than 50 boats and 100 owners
showed up to mingle with each other and
talk face-to-face with representatives from
four Hunter dealers as well the suppliers
Lewmar, Harken, Beacon Marine Credit,
Bomar and others. Their seminar topics covered everything from provisioning to engine
maintenance to safety at sea.
I arrived as cruising authors Doug and
Bernadette Bernon were fielding questions
after a talk on long-distance cruising. Then
it was time for some activity, and the crowd
dispersed along the waterfront. Some,
including Ray Monten of Oyster Bay, NY,
stayed to take a turn on the Lewmar winch
machine, which tests your stamina as a
“grinder.”
“I did pretty well for a 60-year-old,” he
said, proudly huffing and puffing after his
turn.
Others headed for the beach to watch
the dinghy races, with blindfolded rowers in
Hunter Liberty tenders, and to take a demo
ride on Hunter’s new sailing dinghy, the 10foot Excite.
It was a good time to meet with Hunter
owners, and to talk about boats — what
else? With a line of trailerable day boats,
coastal cruisers and passage makers ranging from nine to 50 feet, Hunter owners
may be different. But they’ve all formed a
strong attachment to their boats, whether
it’s just off the showroom floor, like Ed and
Isabel Tapley’s 426 Deck Salon, or an “oldie
but goodie,” as Linda O’Brien calls her family’s 21-year-old Hunter 33.
The Tapleys, dropping by during a summer of cruising, are smitten by the boat
they bought last fall at the Newport Boat
Show. “We’ve lived on board for two
months, now, with two cats, and it’s been
wonderful,” says Isabel. In fact, the
BoatU.S. members say they’re taking their
Hunter home with them, running down the
I’m real excited about this one,” says
ICW to Charleston, SC, and exploring the
Becker, preparing for a late-afternoon sail.
two Carolina coasts during the off season.
“It’s pretty fast and an awful lot of fun in a
And to think the Tapleys could have
good breeze.”
been stuck in a condo for their retirement.
Becker’s summer day sails were lead“We had to make a choice a few years ago
ing up to a big September cruise, taking in
between a boat
Long Island Sound,
and a vacation
Shelter Island,
condo,” says Ed
Narragansett Bay
Tapley, sitting in
and the islands. The
the 426’s expanboat looks like a
sive, air-condiperfect fit. “This is
tioned salon. “We
the biggest boat
decided on the
under 36 feet that
boat. And we’re
you’ll ever see,” he
having a lot of fun
says. “There’s plenty
with it.”
of room, and the
Jim and Linda
sleeping quarters
O’Brien, BoatU.S.
are particularly commembers from
fortable — that’s
Manhasset Bay,
good for cruising.
NY, enjoy a more
With a stove, oven,
laid-back lifestyle
grill, refrigeration
on their 1982
and plenty of storHunter. “We like to
age, the 340 has
find a quiet place
everything we need
to anchor, set up
to be self-contained
the grill, listen to
for a week at a
Longtime Hunter owners Jim and Linda O’Brien will
some music and
time. Hunter puts a
not trade in their ‘82 model.
maybe take a
lot into these
swim,” says Linda.
boats.”
“That’s enough to make us happy.”
And the owners seem to get a lot out
The couple bought the boat six years
of them — no matter the model, no matter
ago as their first real overnighter. “We liked
the vintage. “A boat is what you make it,”
the layout, especially the salon, which has
says O’Brien, puffing on an afternoon cigar
an ingenious folding table and plenty of
in the cockpit of his Hunter 33, with the
counter space,” says Jim.
ship’s cat, Misu, at his side. “The point is,
The boat’s pedigree — John Cherubini
to enjoy life while you can. And there’s
designed it — didn’t hurt, either. “We’ve
nothing better than a boat for that.”
sailed around Long Island, up the Hudson
—By Steve Knauth
and all over New York Harbor,” says Jim.
“She’s easy to handle and pretty fast, too.”
Michael Becker of Stamford, CT, is getting used to the Hunter 340 he and
his wife bought to replace
a Hunter 27. “That
was a great
boat, but
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Albin 36 Aft Cabin Trawler
The steadily growing popularity of
trawler-styled yachts seems to attract new
builders and models each year but Albin
Marine, with more than 30 years experience building trawler yachts, is certainly no
new kid on the block. Their 36 Aft Cabin
model, produced from 1978 until 1994,
offers used boat buyers sound construction, separate accommodations for two
couples, excellent cruising range and some
bargain prices for buyers willing to invest
their own labor refurbishing an older model.
The Albin 36 was introduced in 1978
and quickly found a market of eager
buyers who found the Grand Banks
36 out of their price range. Like
her competitors, the 36’s hull
form is what is termed semi-displacement meaning that, given
enough power, speeds above
those typical of round-bilged,
full-displacement hulls can be
achieved.
Although the Albin 36
hull is fiberglass, plank seams
have been molded into the hull
sides to simulate traditional wood
plank construction. Adding to the traditional
appearance, there are teak companionway
doors and hatches. All cabin windows are
trimmed in teak as well as teak cap rails,
handrails and teak overlaid decks. There is
no denying that this is a handsome boat,
albeit at the cost of keeping up with the
maintenance of all the exterior woodwork.
The hull of the Albin 36 is a solid
fiberglass laminate built in a method typical
of Far Eastern-built boats of similar style.
The fiberglass lay-up of the hull is substantial and is generally well supported by fiberglass-encased stringers, frames and plywood bulkheads securely tabbed to the
hull. Construction of the decks, cabin
house and flybridge utilize cored fiberglass
composites in a number of areas and, on
most Albin 36 models, the main decks as
well as the flybridge deck are overlaid with
teak planking. There is a teak cap rail at
the sheer, the companionway doors and
deck hatches are built of teak and all cabin
windows are framed or trimmed with teak.
While all this exterior teak joinery looks
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great, it creates the potential for leaks at
every joint which, if not continually maintained, are likely to go undetected.
Purchasers should look closely for water
stains below windows, at the tops and
edges of bulkheads, around deck hatches
and in corners that can be telltale signs of
hidden damage.
The foredeck, side decks and aft deck
of the Albin 36 are passageways and work
areas not necessarily intended for lounging
or entertaining. On the small foredeck there
is an anchor windlass and anchor
storage as well as excellent
access for handling
ground tackle and bow
lines. Side
decks are
15” wide
or more along the cabin house, unobstructed, and there are entrances to the main
saloon conveniently placed on each side.
Few 36-foot boats offer the amount of
interior volume, storage and livability as the
Albin 36. For families or more than one
couple, the Albin 36 provides two separate
staterooms separated by the main saloon.
The main saloon has a galley to port
with an electric range, oven, stainless steel
sink and an under-counter, front-loading
refrigerator/freezer. To starboard, the dinette
is aft and seats four comfortably with plenty
of storage below. Forward of the dinette is
the lower helm and starboard companionway. There are large windows that completely surround the saloon and the center
forward window and side windows open for
excellent ventilation.
The forward stateroom is two steps
down with a head to port, large hanging
locker to starboard and V-berth forward.
The master stateroom is aft and can be
reached either from the main saloon or a
companionway off the aft deck. It features
a double berth to port, large head to starboard.
The majority of 36s have been powered by a single in-line, six-cylinder, freshwater-cooled Ford Lehman diesel engine.
Prior to 1985, the engine was rated at 120
hp. In 1985, minor modifications boosted
output to 135 hp. Beginning in 1987, Albin
began offering a 210 hp Cummins diesel
engine as an option and, in 1990, buyers
could choose optional twin engine installations of either the 135 hp Lehman or 210
hp Cummins engine.
With the standard 135 hp Lehman
engine, the 36 will cruise at about seven to
seven and a half knots and burn about
three gallons of fuel per hour. The optional
210 hp Cummins adds only about one knot
to cruising speed and about a gallon per
hour to fuel consumption. The Albin 36
carries 350 gallons of fuel in two
tanks, and has an effective cruising
range of more than 700 miles.
The optional twin 210 hp Cummins
engine installation provides enough
power to attain cruising speeds of 14 to 15
knots but at a substantial increase in fuel
consumption and reduction in cruising
range.
The hard chines of the Albin 36 make
her less inclined to roll both underway and
at anchor than round-bilged trawlers. In
extreme conditions, the roll can be quicker
and more violent. The full-length keel aids
in directional stability as well as dampening
roll and the deep forefoot helps to prevent
pounding in choppy seas.
About 500 Albin 36 trawlers were built
over the years ensuring a reasonably good
selection of previously owned models. Of
nine reported sales over the first six months
of 2004, selling prices have ranged from a
low of $36,000 for a 1979 model in
Florida to $100,000 for a 1987 model in
Maryland.
The traditional style of most trawlers
tends to result in more brightwork to maintain, attracting owners who either enjoy
maintaining their own boats or don’t mind
paying for professional maintenance. For
boaters so inclined, the Albin 36 should
bring cruising pleasures for years to come.
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Two out of three boats sold in the U.S. are bought used. Many of these have an enduring appeal, having withstood the test of time.
In each issue, we’ll feature a review of one powerboat and one sailboat by noted naval architect and surveyor Jack Hornor.
Island Packet 31 www.ipy.com
Many sailors have strong feelings, one
way or the other, regarding the aesthetic
appeal of traditional designs. The Island
Packet 31 was a bit of a risk for the
builders: a traditional catboat-styled design
with a sweeping sheer line, stubby bow,
nearly vertical transom and considerable
beam. However, the risk paid off.
The 31 established Island Packet's firm
hold on this segment of the market and the
company survived and even prospered during a time when many established builders
were forced to close their doors. The Island
Packet 31 remained in production until
1989 when it was replaced by the Island
Packet 32. In all, 265 boats were sold.
Although this model is known as the
Island Packet 31, the length on deck is
actually 30' 7". As is the case with all Island
Packet monohulls, a bow pulpit extends the
overall length which, for the 31, is 34' 4".
Beam is considerable at 11' 6" and, in plan
view, it is apparent the point of maximum
beam is forward of amidships. This "Cod's
Head" style was typical of late 19th and
early 20th century designs but is not common on modern designs. The Island Packet
32, which replaced the 31, shows a much
more modern distribution of volume.
Standard draft of this full keel design is
only 4 feet and, for those who are really
into gunkholing, about 10% of the 31s were
built with centerboards drawing only 3 feet
with the board up. Displacement is 11,000
lbs. and ballast is indicated at 4,500 lbs for
both the centerboard and standard draft
models.
Construction of the hull of the 31 is a
solid laminate of fiberglass cloth and polyester resin. There is considerable use of
molded fiberglass liners, which obstructs
access to many areas of the boat. I have
yet to find any significant structural failure of
an Island Packet hull that resulted from
poor design or workmanship. A unique feature of all Island Packet boats is their
method of deck construction. Instead of
using balsa or foam core material, Island
Packet uses their own "Polycore," which is a
mixture of resin fillers. I have no information
on how this compares in weight and
strength to well documented and more tra-
ditional core materials but, again, I have
yet to run across any serious delaminations
or failures.
For the first year and a half or so, auxiliary power was provided by a 22-hp
Yanmar. This was updated to a 27-hp
Yanmar the second year and was more a
decision of the engine manufacturer than the builder. Yanmar
replaced their 3GM22
model with the
3GM30 model in
1985 which was
essentially the
same engine
optimized for
a little more
horsepower.
Either engine
should provide
adequate
power under
most conditions
although the 27-hp
model will provide a
little more push
through strong currents or choppy seas.
Make no
mistake about it,
the Island Packet 31
is a cruising sailboat. The
31 was offered as a sloop or with a
double headsail arrangement commonly
called a cutter. For most coastal cruising
conditions the sloop would be the preferred
rig on this size boat but, perhaps for aesthetic reasons, most were rigged with the
double headsail arrangement.
It would be impossible to design a
boat with shallow draft, a full keel, and
considerable volume forward and have it
sail efficiently to weather by modern standards. However, the sail area/displacement
ratio of 17.2 provides adequate power and
the considerable beam provides initial stability to carry sail which translates into good
reaching performance when the wind picks
up to 12+ knots. Down-wind performance
is hampered by considerable wetted surface. Although, if the wind is above 10
knots true, performance is acceptable and,
when it really blows, the boat tracks and
handles nicely.
The accommodations and livability of
the IP 31 may be matched but can't be
beat on a 31-foot boat. The arrangement is
fairly straightforward with V-berth forward
followed by a starboard side head, opposing
settees in the main saloon, port side
galley, starboard side quarter berth
and navigation station. The 11'
6" maximum beam and wide
waterline beam allow
accommodations to be
pushed outboard, providing plenty of livable
space. The galley is
U-shaped and is the
size found on 35- to
38-footers. There is a
clever arrangement for
the quarter berth and
navigation table
which allows the
chart table to be
flipped up and a
folding door to
be extended for
an enclosed
quarter berth
cabin. Newer
model boats offered a cockpit shower, stern rail gate with swim
ladder and metal rather than plastic ports.
All were nice improvements.
Island Packet 31s do not come cheap,
but for coastal cruising and livability aboard
a 31-footer, this one is tough to beat. There
is usually a good number of 31s for sale
and recent asking prices for 17 listed for
sale in late May ranged from $61,000 for a
1985 model to $84,000 for a 1988
model. Of 18 boats reported sold over the
last year, selling prices ranged from
$48,000 for a 1985 model in Florida to
$68,000 for a 1988 model in Maryland.
Prices reflect the popularity, solid construction and the company’s reputation for customer support.
Jack Hornor, NA, is the principal surveyor and senior designer for the Annapolisbased Marine Survey & Design Co.
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SALE OR TRADE - POWER
10’2’’ CARIBE RIB 2000. ‘00 Honda 8hp O/B, low hrs, loc Columbia
Island Marina. Boat needs cleaning & engine needs tune-up. Boat in
good cond, 1 oar lock lost in Hurricane Isabel. $750. DC(202)471-4325
15’ AVON 460S Supersport Inflatable 1986. Trlr, capacity load 2090,
person 8, tube dia 19’’, 5 compartments. 2 solid mahogany benches,
Alu-floor, 150 miles delivery. $2,000. VA(804)734-4736,
PaulsMailBox@arczip.com
16’ CENTURY Wooden Ski Boat 1959. 250 cu in orig engine, completely restored. Shows well. Has never been in water. $22,500.
MD(410)827-9795
18’ BLACK JACK ‘‘Baby’’ Utility 1964. Jersey built, cedar lapstrake,
new prof restoration, FWC V6 Crusader 165, stored indoors, 0 hrs,
ACBS ‘03 winner, cuddy cbn, teak deck, dual batts, AM/FM. New
upholstery & trlr. All accessories incl. $22,500. NJ(610)296-4878,
(610)277-2121
18’6’’ BOSTON WHALER 180 Dauntless 2003. Bim top, fwd/aft rails,
135hp Optimax Mercury, depth/fish finder, stereo/cd, Magnum trlr,
near perfect cond, less than 100 hrs. $29,000. TX(210)647-2073,
mpuckett@texaswilson.com
19’ BOSTON WHALER Nantucket 2003. Center console, loaded w/trlr,
115EXLPTO Saltwater Mercury O/B, 27 hrs. Brand new cond!
Freshwater only, Passport Premiere extended protection plan. Asking
$28,500. PA(724)728-8119
20' BOSTON WHALER Revenge 1984. Comes w/Evinrude V6150
O/B/vor oil system, 9.9 Suzuki kicker, sp props, dual axle danch trlr,
used only 222 hrs, 99.9% mint cond. All options avail & some.
$21,500. AZ(602)863-7874
20’ FOUR WINNS Bowrider 2001. 8’ beam, 250hp Volvo GI, 60 hrs,
trlr, cockpit/bow cvrs, bow fill cushions, D/S, sum log, AM/FM/CD
w/4 speakers, compass, tilt wheel, anchor. $20,990. MI(313)3866226
20’6’’ ANGLER 1988. Runs & looks great! Complete turn key pkg, ready
to fish or cruise. 110 Johnson O/B w/trlr. Please call for more details.
$7,000. MD(301)717-3602
21’ ATLAS MARINE Pompano 1995. 75hp Yanmar, depth/fishfinder,
GPS, v-berth, porta potti, VHF, fully equipped, Boatmaster alum dual
axle trlr w/disc brakes. $30,000. PA(717)442-8575
22’ SHAMROCK 220 Open 2001. 4 sided Strataglass enclosure, 350
TBI, FWC, Furuno 1650 chartplotter, t-top, 40,000BTU heater. 4 spkr
stereo, 400 hrs, elec windlass. $38,000. Mint cond. MD, call Francis
(443)677-7220
22.5’ SEA RAY Express Cruiser 1981. 228 Mercruiser - low hrs, new
Lowrance GPS. Fish locator & C-map, head, galley, v-berth, completely refurbished from stem to stern, trlr. Must see! OH(419)298-2839
23’ MAKO 224 1986. Rigged for offshore or inshore fishing. Holds 130
gallons. Very dependable. 200hp Yamaha O/B, 18’ outriggers!
Equipped VHF & GPS, D/F, galv trlr, fish boxes & haul. $14,500.
MD(301)943-2437
24’ EASTERN Lobsterboat 2002. Boat was show boat 02/02 at Boston
Boat Show. Honda 130 4 stroke w/65 hrs. Boat is loaded. $39,500.
RI(401)783-2418
24’ MAXUM 2400 SCR 1999. New cond, 50 hrs, 5.7 Mercury, Bravo III,
FWC, many extras, on a ‘04 Shoreland’r tandem trlr, must see.
$35,900. NY(631)368-1480
24’ NORTH COAST 1989. T/150 Yamahas, rdr arch, folding bim, salt
water wash down, Sitex 106 fishfinder, VHF, Loran, GPS, stereo,
superb cond. $31,900. NJ(732)872-2370, (732)977-7561
24’ NORTH COAST 1989. T/220hp Crusaders FWC, 1/2 tower, riggers,
full cnvs new in ‘00, Garmin GPS color plotter, VHF, Loran, 2 D/Fs, low
hrs, great looking & handling boat. $29,995. CT(203)469-9901
24’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1977. 5.8 OMC, only 85 hrs on rebuild, shr
pwr, dual batts, 20 gal tank, galley, stand up head, stereo, VHF, D/F,
F/F, auto bilge pump, new mooring cvr. Well maintained. $4,000.
NY(516)994-0282
24.5’ RINKER Fiesta Vee 2000. Slps 4, full head & shwr, frig, micrwv
& A/C. Full cmpr cnvs & much more. Mercruiser w/Bravo 3 duo prop
O/D, 5.7 250 PHP, heavy duty Shorelander rlr trlr w/elec winch. Only
18 hrs on boat, in showroom cond, nvr in salt water. $38,000.
PA(610)264-3964
25’ BENNINGTON Luxury Pontoon 2001. Well maintained deluxe tritoon. Yamaha 150hp, 2 stroke, fuel injection. Double bim top, 2 pullout
sleeper sofas, slps 3. Seats 17. Turn key setup. $26,500. MN(763)4490443
25’ GRADY WHITE Trophy 1984. Walk around cuddy cbn w/hard top,
9’6’’ beam, T/Volvo I/O w/FWC, elec ignition, electrncs, outriggers,
meticulous maintenance, incl new alum tri-axle trlr. $37,500.
VA(540)672-2598
25’ MAXUM 2400 SCR 1996. 1 yr old Haul-Rite trlr. Hull has been
restored & shines better than new. For more info go to: www.icsamerica.com/icspublic/2400scr.htm. $24,999. PA(201)342-8240
25’6’’ SEA RAY Express Cruiser 1994. Must sell. New full cnvs, great
shape, annual maintenance, very low hrs, slip fees paid,
GPS/depthfinder/t-tabs & more. Owner has medical problems, make
an offer. MD(703)327-0600
25.5’ GRADY WHITE Sailfish 1989. Excel cond, meticulously maintained. Hull refinished ‘04, carbs rebuilt ‘03, only 995 hrs, slps 3, galley, standup head. VHF, rdr, chartplotter, fishfinder, GPS, AM/FM/CD.
$27,500. MA(781)599-6696
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25.5’ STARFIRE 1990. Tandem trlr, electric planner board masts, flush
deck, A/pilot, hydrolic steering, washdown, t/tabs, cnvs, many extras.
$19,800. NY(607)863-3575
26’ GRADY WHITE 1999. Tigercat w/cuddy. T/200 f/i Yamahas, 80
hrs. Well equipped w/rdr, pilot, windlass, GPS, etc. Like new. East
Hampton, NY(631)324-2894
26’ STAMAS Hard Top Cruiser 1979. Low hrs, many electrncs, 225
Volvo I/O, incl trlr. $15,000. Marblehead, OH(419)798-5418
27’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1989. Swim platform & bowsprit, T/engine, all
new cnvs costing $5,000, excel cond. New: batts, bttm paint & painted O/Ds. 4 whl trlr. Loc RCYC. $22,500. NY(518)462-9822,
Jstewar1@nycap.rr.com
27’8’’ SEA RAY 270 Sundancer 2000. Exceptional! Single owner, low
hrs. Slps 6, dinette, galley w/stv, micrwv, frig, sink. Head w/sink,
shwr, vac flush. Swim platform shwr. Clarion stereo, GPS. NY, call
C.Couzens (585)223-7721
27’10’’ BOSTON WHALER Outrage 26 1998. T/’99 Mercury 225 EFIs.
T-top, GPS/sounder, VHF, Furuno rdr, windlass, Alpine AM/FM/CD
player, head, livewell, excel cond, low hrs, yard maintained. $55,900.
MA(978)352-2001
28’ BLACKFIN 1980. Great fishing boat, dealer maintained, open cockpit, cuddy cabin, marlin tower w/steering controls, windlass, outriggers, cnvs enclosure, hot water & heater, CAT 3208 turbo dsl. Closed
FWC. Raw water heat exchanger. $49,000. CT(914)241-3180
28’ CARVER Command Bridge 1991. 32.5’ LOA, 12’10’’ beam. T/350
Crusaders. Upper/lower helm, bim, bridge cvr, new interior. 1 owner.
Slps 6, exceptionally clean, fresh water, 480 hrs. $46,500.
OH(336)643-1789
28’ CARVER Mariner 1987. F/B, T/230 Mercruisers, nicely equipped &
maintained, gently used, great family/cruising, excel cond, slip avail.
$34,900. Clinton, CT(203)245-2751
28’ CARVER Mariner 1987. T/Mercruiser 230s, upgrades, excel cond,
dealer maintained. Rdr, GPS, compass, loud hailer w/ auto fog signals, 2 VHFs, fishfinder. $32,900. NH(603)880-3889
28’ CARVER Voyager 1988. Dual station, T/305 Mercruisers, 700+
hrs. Enclosed F/B, rear deck awning w/screen, AC/heat, windlass,
flexsteel recliners, H/W floors, fully equipped, freshwater boat.
$36,000. NY(315)447-6706
28’ CELEBRITY 2001. Gorgeous. T/4.3 Mercruiser EFI Bravo IIIs, 4 ss
props, 230 hrs, fresh water boat, stored in hoist, bttm painted & barrier coat. Extended warranty on engines, TV/VCR, stereo, CD, 6 spkrs,
micrwv, stv & frig, head w/shwr, AC/heat, GPS, windlass, full cnvs
cmpr, 3 batts, batt chrgr, cockpit wetbar w/icemaker, F/G arch, VGC.
$77,000. Rochester, NY(585)323-2941
28’ SEA RAY 260 2003. This boat is fully loaded! Only 55 hrs, slps 4,
air, heat, bath. Lots more. Priced to sell, $64,900. NJ(856)696-1124
28’9’’ MAXUM Cruiser 1996. 454 Bravo III O/D, 155 hrs, like new,
windlass, all new cnvs, TV, VCR, micrwv, slps 6, portable air, GPS, prof
maintained. $32,000. OH(614)837-7077
29’ FOUNTAIN Center Console 2001. T/250 EFI Mercury, 4 blade
props, GPS & sonar, VHF, t/top, less than 200 hrs. Excel cond w/trlr.
Only $79,800. Ft.Myers, FL(239)229-5273
30’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1987. Fresh wtr boat, T/260, full cnvs, new
Furuno GPS, radio, D/F, micrwv, remote oil filters, frig, AC/DC, above
average cond. $34,900. MI(586)566-6625
30’ SEA RAY Weekender 1988. Excel cond, under cvr since new.
T/260s, new 4 blade ISO balanced props, dual mode hot water
heater, DC/AC pwr inverter, 3 heavy duty batts, bilge alarm, Halon
fire control, remote oil, FWC, CG equipped, LectraSan, DC/AC TV.
Teak interior, very stylish. All maintenance for ‘03 done. Turn key boat
that has it all! $39,000 OBO. VA(703)848-1743H, (800)848-6474W,
info@mtxlsi.com
34’ ALBIN Trawler Aft Cbn 1987. Also deeded dock, wtr & electric,
building lot. $179,000. NC(252)463-0510
34’ CRUSADER 1979. 12’ beam, 3208 Cat, 400 gal fuel, 6.5kw dsl,
A/pilot, Loran, GPS plotter, sonar, windlass, A/C, heat, micrwv, TV,
new bttm paint, new tinted windows. $57,000. FL(850)697-2427
34’ MAINSHIP YACHTS 1983. 165 Perkins turbo dsl, F/B new
enclosed, 4kw dsl Volvo gen, interior redone, cruise 12 knots @ 5
gal/hour, 925 hrs fresh water cruiser. I bought the boat new.
TN(423)842-4722, sewhandy2u@msn.com
34’ SEA RAY 340SDA Sundancer 2003. Loaded. New design. T/8.15
Mercury Horizons - 175 hrs, GPS, rdr, A/pilot, ss windshield, 5kw gen,
EPIRB. Professional engine/exterior maintenance. $184,000. Palm
Beach Gardens, FL(561)676-8887
34’ SEA RAY EC 1989. Immaculate, well maintained, all the good stuff,
454 I/Bs, gen, A/C, full cnvs, rdr, GPS chartplotter, windlass, icemaker, Vacuflush, new interior, more. $65,000. MI(815)476-6772,
(815)530-0984
34’ TOLLYCRAFT Sedan 1983. Quality convertible cruiser. T/270
Crusaders. Dual stations, 497 hrs. Freshwater only, A/C, heat, 7.5
gen. Icemaker, stall shwr, more. $55,000. Lake Powell, UT (970)2551130
35’ CHRIS CRAFT Commander 1968. A true classic in pristine cond.
150 hrs on 327 motors, elec ignitions, 6.5kw gen, A/C, heat, custom
interior, full cnvs. $34,900. IL(847)991-6514
35’ DUFFY Custom Cruiser 1992. 170hp dsl, galley up, fully equipped.
Wife wants bigger motor home. ME(207)963-7086
35’ TIARA Express Cruiser 1995. T/350 Crusaders w/425 hrs, 6.5
Onan gen, mint cond, under cvrd slip since ‘97. 2 AC/heaters in cabin,
ice mkr. $135,000. NC(252)447-7071
36’ CARVER Aft Cbn 1983. Spacious, slps 6+, rdr, gen, batt chrgr, 2
heads, A/C, lrg frig, swim platform, runs great, interior A+, well
maintained, must sell. $60,000. IL(312)718-1040
36’ CARVER Mariner 1985. T/454 Mercs, lrg newly redone salon
w/new frig, stv, oven, microwv & wet bar. 2 strms, 1 has walkaround
bed & new rev cycle A/C. Good cond. $60,000. NJ(732)617-0395
36’ DORAL 360se Express 2001. Rare T/260 I/O Volvo dsls w/stainless duo props, genset, A/C, rdr/chart, extended platform, upright
frig/frzr, cherry interior. 190hrs. Freshwater only. Mint! $179,000.
VT(802)985-3484
36’ MONK Trawler 2003. 220 Cummins, gen, rdr, A/pilot, A/C, DSC
VHF w/hailer, elec windlass, AM/FM/CD, full galley, 2 strms, 2 heads.
$291,000. NC(252)426-5250, jcguil@mchsi.com
36’ SEA RAY SF 1982. Rare model, Cat 3208T, 270hp, 1200 hrs, freshwater boat, 325 cruise range, many updates, Westerbeke gen.
$89,500. OH(513)741-0054
37’ CHRIS CRAFT Constellation 1965. (2) 327 Chevy engines, under
800 hrs, slps 6, fully equipped, can be seen in St. Clair, MI. Reduced
to $25,000. (810)329-4107, (810)329-2284
37’ SEA RAY 370DA 1996. Rdr, plotter, pilot, oil chngr, VHF, auto trim
controller, 7.4L Mercruisers, 7.5kw gen, 2 A/C, lift rails, cmpr top,
spares. Excel cond. $129,900. FL(561)252-2104
37’ SILVERTON Convertible 1988. T/454, new hard top, electrncs, full
down galley, micrwv, dinette, head w/sep shwr, TV, VCR, stereo, icemaker, swim platform & more. Mint cond. $78,900. MA(508)765-9384
38’ CHRIS CRAFT Commander 1965. T/440 Chryslers, low hrs, genset,
fully equipped. $30,000. MI(810)359-2439, (810)414-1003,
jon.kosht@arenet.net
38’ FOUNTAINE PAJOT Cat 1999. T/Volvo Penta dsl, 4hp dinghy, solar
panel, 4 cbns, 2 heads, fully cruise equipped. $225,000. Miami,
FL(305)940-7271
31’ CRUISERS 3170 Esprit 1988. Fully equipped w/rdr, chartplotter,
gen, reverse air/heat, new cnvs. T/5.7L Crusader engines. Loc in
Kinsale, VA. $37,900. (804)472-4691
39’ SEA RAY Sundancer 2002. Freshwater boat w/full electrncs, cmpr
cnvs, slps 6, 82 hrs, 8.1 Horizons, Westerbeke gen, AC/heat, full
power chain windlass, lots of options & extras. $244,900. VA(703)3683365
31’ CAMANO 1998. ‘‘The Gem of small Trawlers’’. Like new, beautiful,
high quality, Volvo dsl-480 hr, D-gen, AC/rev-heat, A/pilot, t/tabs,
F/B. $154,900. AL(251)928-0914, schneeuhs1@worldnet.att.net
40’ BURPEE 1982. Cat 3196/750 hrs. New: electrical, helm, raw/fresh
water plumbing. Major interior renovations, dive ladder, ss hoist.
$150,000 OBO. FL(904)491-8745
31’ CAMANO Trawler 2001. 200hp Volvo dsl, 240 hrs, A/C, gen, Force
10 stv, teak & holly sole, A/pilot, 13+ knot cruise. $175,000.
Annapolis, MD(410)956-1878, lfish66@msn.com
40’ CHRIS CRAFT 1966. Wooden classic that really runs well.
Comfortable liveaboard/cruiser lovingly maintained. Many extras incl
new teak decks, 20 gal wtr htr, full bim/enclosure. Recent survey.
Everything works! $29,900. DC(202)488-8749
32’ ALBIN Sportfisher 1990. Rigged for offshore fishing or cruising the
Islands w/full tuna tower. Full electrncs & large cabin. Caterpillar dsl
power w/bow thruster. Will deliver in FL. $73,500. FL(305)289-0508
32’ GRAND BANKS 1970. 120hp Ford Lehman, 2600 hrs, beautiful,
newly varnished, fully equipped, gen, rdr, chartplotter, elec windlass,
etc. $77,900. Milwaukee, WI(414)962-4932, bstone@wi.rr.com for
pics & specs, www.gbforsale.com
32’ GRAND BANKS 1986. Ford Lehman, 1500 hrs, gen, A/C, galley,
good cond, 1 owner. $140,000. FL(850)763-1364, (850)785-7454
32’ MARINETTE 1989. LOA 35’10’’, T/318 Chryslers, 240hp, dual
helms, all electrncs & equip, approx 1200 hrs. $45,900. OH(734)7237401, robjacgiz@aol.com
32’10’’ BAYLINER 3388 SE 1997. T/350 Mercs, v/low hrs, 7.0 gen,
AC/heat, full galley & head, rdr, GPS, D/F, D/stations, bim top, full
cockpit enclosure, much more, excel cond. $105,000. OH(330)3377148
33’ EGG HARBOR 1991. T/350 FWC Crusaders, 2 heat/AC, 2nd helm,
2 strms. Great family & fishing boat. Many extras, shed kept. $83,500.
VA(804)453-4305
40’ SILVERTON Aft Cbn 1988. New cnvs, rdr tower, rdr, GPS, radio,
D/F, etc. 2 heads, 2 A/C, gen, etc. Great cond, low hrs. Loc on Hudson.
(802)442-9677
40’ TROJAN 400 Express 1999. 2 low hr Mercruiser 7.4L MPI w/6.5kw
Kohler gen, marine air, icemaker, refrigeration, central vac, rdr chartplotter & more. Asking $149,000. Miami Beach, FL, call Bob (305)3323428
41’ DEFEVER Classic Bluewater Trawler 1984. 120hp Lehman, 2 zone
AC/heat, 2 staterooms, 7.5kw Onan, rdr, GPS, A/pilot. Fastidiously
maintained. See ad www.boatus.com/Classifieds. $185,000.
MD(434)665-9814
41’ HATTERAS Sportfish 1986. T/dsl repowered Nov ‘01, AKW dsl gen,
full electrncs, bristol cond, F/B-tuna tower, dive platform, 10’ dingy
w/15hp O/B, too many extras to list. $215,000. FL(321)636-6200
41’ MAXUM 4100SCB 2000. T/370 Cummins dsls, full upgraded electrncs w/color plotting GPS, full cnvs bridge, 8kw gen, 2 strms, lrg
salon w/entertainment system, vacuflush, many owner added
options. Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/maxum41scb.
$225,000. MD(301)481-2297
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42’ CRUISERS YACHTS Express Bridge 1995. T/400hp Detroit dsls 850
hrs, 8k Onan gen. AC/heat, rdr, A/pilot, GPS, ice maker, many extras.
$189,000. Cincinnati, OH(859)292-8267
42’ GRAND BANKS Classic 1974. Excel cond, T/135 JD, cruise ready,
many extras. $154,900. Jupiter, FL(561)746-0154
42’ HATTERAS Convertible 1976. T/425hp Cummins, 1412 orig hrs.
Pristine cond, exceptional equip list w/recent interior/exterior
upgrades. $155,000. Charlevoix, MI(231)357-3994, hatteras@chartermi.net
42’ MODERN BOAT CO Sundeck 1983. Very clean, T/Volvo dsls, new
electrical system, electrncs, custom teak, many upgrades, slps 8+.
Great boat. $105,000. MA(781)324-3324 days, (978)373-7139 eves
42’ PRESENT Sundeck 1984. Spacious, comfortable, well equipped
cruiser. T/Lehman 135s, Westerbeke 8kw gen, large salon has freestanding sofa & chairs. Centerline queen master, W/D, numerous
upgrades. CT(904)220-8388
42’ SILVERTON 422 MY 1996. 502s, FWC, air, gen, windlass, Raytheon
elec, low hrs, fresh water always, htd winter storage, prof maintained, immaculate & pampered. NY(800)632-7781 M-F
43’ GULFSTAR Trawler 1973. Totally refurbished, plumbed, wired, nav
electrncs, T/95 Perkins dsls, low hrs, new cnvs, dinghy w/5hp Merc,
ready to cruise or liveaboard. $149,900. FL(239)850-2360
44’ SEA RAY Express Bridge 1997. 420hp Cats, low hrs, 25Kt cruise,
cherry wood interior, many updates, pristine cond. Ft.Lauderdale, FL,
call Bob (973)216-6540, bob@royalcoachman.com
44’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1993. 364 hrs, dsls, fresh water, pristine, full
electrncs, loaded, raised windshield & cmpr top, orig owner.
$194,000. OH(330)645-0297
45’ CALIFORNIAN MY 1989. Detroit dsls. Same owner for 7.5 yrs.
Complete specs & maintenance record avail. Great cond. Tampa Bay,
FL(409)739-9100
45’ OCEAN YACHTS Super Sport 1996. ‘‘Double Ditto’’ is a very clean
yacht making it an excellent boat for cruising & fishing. Call for
details. $349,900. FL(561)776-6231
45’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1999. T/450hp Cats, 325 hrs, loaded.
$335,000. No listing calls. FL, call Michael (941)685-1961
45’6’’ SEA RAY Sundancer 1999. Immaculately maintained, T/420 Cat
dsls. Ammenities incl: complete Raytheon electrncs, rdr, chartplotter,
A/pilot, GPS, cockpit AC/heat, cherry interior, low hrs. Must see to
appreciate! $299,000. MD(410)451-3836
46’ GRAND BANKS Classic 1991. Completed 20,000NM cruise around
America from Canada to Canada. Loaded & well maintained. A cruiser’s dream. For details see www.heatherk.com. $480,000.
MD(858)755-3104
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hrs. Bristol! $650,000. AL(251)990-5708
48’ TOLLYCRAFT MY Cockpit 1992. Over $60k spent last 2 yrs, top
electrncs, davit & tandem, great cond. Loc South FL. $349,000.
(772)971-2102, sundiver@earthlink.net
50’ HI TECH Euro Cabin Cruiser 1990. Custom MY, bristol cond, loaded
w/electrncs, double staterooms, T/450 Detroit dsls, gen & much
more. Must sell, negotiable. NJ(732)319-0888, ehedaya@monmouth.com
52’ NORSEMAN 1980. 3 strm sportfisherman, luxury cruising.
$325,000. NJ(973)452-8988, captdavedawson@aol.com
53’ DEFEVER POC 1988. T/3208TA Caterpillars 3045 hrs, stabilizers,
bow thruster, 2 gens, watermaker, outstanding electrncs, 3 strms,
beautifully furnished teak interior, 12.5’ c/c dinghy/25hp Honda, 2
man kayak. $469,900. Daytona Beach, FL(267)337-1354, pics &
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56’ THREE BUOYS Houseboat 1988. Moored at Wahweap, Lake
Powell. See photos, etc, at: www.artofinformation.com/houseboat.
$130,000. AZ(602)292-7647, carmardel@code411.com
65’ FORERUNNER Houseboat 1998. Alum hull, 3 br, 2 ba, liveaboard.
55’ trlr. $139,000. MN(507)281-2649
65’ SOMERSET Houseboat 65x16 1990. Topside hot tub, low hr
T/Volvos 12.5 Westerbeke, walkaround. Well equipped, well maintained, turn key. Table Rock Lake, Branson, MO. $95,000. (870)3911933
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orig sail, swing keel, needs cosmetic paint. $490 OBO. North Miami, FL
(305)812-5630 days, (305)891-1903 eves
18’ CAPE DORY Typhoon 1978. In water, sailaway cond, includes: ‘98
4hp Evinrude O/B & new sails ‘01. $4,200. Scituate, MA (508)833-1965
18’6’’ CAPE DORY Typhoon 1969. Hull #39 w/trlr & recent sails.
Cabin, cockpit & topsides have been recently refurbished w/West
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19’ WELLCRAFT Starwind 1983. Swing keel cruiser. Galv trlr, Evinrude
O/B, like new, minimal hrs, fresh wtr, garaged unused since ‘90.
$5,000 firm. FL(863)644-5652, dnasantini@earthlink.net
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21’ FREEDOM 1984. 4hp, dinghy, unstayed mast. $6,000.
MA(508)996-9343
22’ COLUMBIA Sloop 1972. Good cond, in water & ready to go. Fixed
keel, 3.5’ draft, tiller, 9.8hp O/B, propane stv, Porta-Potty, slps 4.
$6,000. NJ(215)342-9398, kurat10549@aol.com
23’ COMPAC 1984. Good cond, rlr frl jib, new 8.8 Nissan O/B (used
6 hrs), Magic Tilt trlr, 13.5 water tank, 2 burner alc stv, sink, all gear.
$8,000. NC(910)754-7156, Jbjardine@atmc.net
24’ YANKEE Seahorse Trailer Sailer 1978. 4 whl trlr, 15hp Johnson.
$7,500. $3 for detail pack. Ed Jerome, PO Box 95, Alpha, OH 45301.
(937)429-3913, sea24horse@juno.com
25’ BAYFIELD 1987. 9hp Yanmar I/B, 4 sails, 8500lb EZ Loader trlr,
galley w/alc stv, head w/holding tank. $14,000. Springfield, IL
(217)522-6328
25’ CATALINA Sloop 1981. Tall rig, Furlex frlr, lazy jacks, Jiffy rigging, head, dual batts. ‘98 Mercury 9.9 O/B elec start. Excel cond.
$8,500. MA(617)539-0403
26’ COLUMBIA C-26MKII 1969. New main, 8hp, ob/gen, inclosed
head, slps 5, shr pwr, galley, RF, DF, solid fast boat. $4,500 OBO.
cfitzjr@netzero.net
26’ HINTERHOELLER YACHTS Nonsuch 1983. Very good cond. Sail 3
years old, 21hp Westerbeke dsl, VHF, Loran, GPS, elec main winch,
H/C pressure water, much more. $35,000. NC(252)482-4304
29’ COLUMBIA 8.7 Sloop 1979. Main, jib, rlr frl genoa, spin, Atomic 4
gas, depth, knot, enclosed head w/shwr, water heater, slps 5,
A/pilot, VHF. $10,000. MI(260) 396-2641, tndaltemus@earthlink.net
33’6’’ HUNTER 1996. Excel cond & loaded w/extras including in-mast
frl, A/helm, spin, A/C, Yanmar 3GM30F dsl. Details at
www.hunter336.com. $69,900. FL(904)389-9675
30’ ELDREDGE MCGINNIS Samauri Sloop 1959. Dbl planked
mahogany over oak, refastened, classic, dsl, well equipped, very
good cond, excel coastal cruiser, well cared for, great boat. $16,000.
ME(207)345-5121
34’ CATALINA Sloop 1987. Depth, speed, wind gauges, link 2000, VHS,
GPS, Loran, windlass, rlr frl, dinghy davits, bim, ddgr, frig/frzr,
A/helm, 13’’ TV/VCR, 3 sails, misc.AMHRAN@msn.com
30’ ISLANDER Bahama 1982. Freshwater, 4 sails, electrncs, wheel
helm, Volvo 13hp, cradle, extras. MI(586)949-3270,
james.e.bates@worldnet.att.net
30.5’ VOYAGER Cutter 1981. ‘‘AJA’’, traditional coastal/blue water, 3.4’
draft/FL-Bahamas, Yanmar 8hp, 1/3gph at cruise, 5 sails. Asking only
$29,500 for prompt sale. FL(941)794-1604, wilmad@cuisp.com
32’ CATALINA 320 1999. Wk, Yanmar 30(240 hrs), A/C, A/pilot, km,
D/F, bim, adler, bottom Aug 02, VHF W/DSC-GPS. Reduced $92,000.
Shalimar, FL(850)499-0264
32’ HUNTER Vision32 1991. Excel cond, 27hp Yanmar, A/C, A/pilot,
VHF, GPS, macerator, wind dir/speed, D/F, all gauges, davits, head
w/shwr, hot wtr heater, frig/frzr. Many custom features. $49,500.
FL(229)228-0738
32’ WESTSAIL 1973. Well maintained, many upgrades. $52,900 OBO.
VA(757)833-6223
35’ ERICSON 1990. Freshwater only. 27hp Universal new in ‘02.
Refrigeration, hot water, Lewmar winches, sails. Great cruiser, lovingly cared for. $110,000. OH(216)241-5840
35.5’ J-BOATS J-35 1988. Deluxe interior. Fully equipped for cruising
(rlr frl headstay & Dutchman main) & club racing. Ockams, new GPS,
incl 1-ton truck & trlr. $60,000. NJ, call Eric (732)397-3104
36’ BRUCE ROBERTS Cutter 1979. F/G, documented, dsl, heavy displacement, offshore cruiser equipped. Asking $25,500. VA(804)4723279, luthyec@crosslink.net
36’ FREEDOM 1987. Equipped for cruising, GPS, Loran, TV/DVD/Bose
sound system. Micrwv, propane, spin, windlass, cockpit enclosure
w/screens, swim platform. Email huckandek@sbcglobal.net for complete inventory. $95,000. MI(810)234-9501
36’6’’ PEARSON 365 Cutter 1982. Fin keel, 5.5’ draft, 30 gal holding
tank, (2) 50 gal fresh water tanks, 44hp Westerbeke, mast rewired
‘03, Walther V-drive rebuilt 06/01. $50,000. RI(401)782-9131
37’ C&C Cruiser/Racer 1984. Rdr, A/pilot, knot meter, depth meter,
VHS, rlr frl, updated wiring & interior. $49,900. NJ(732)842-1903
26’ MACGREGOR 1988. Good shape, 9.9 Tohatsu O/B, ‘98 Triad trlr,
VHS, Loran, rlr frl, Porta Potty. $5,200 OBO. Kennebunk, ME
(978)582-6738, chrcil@LocalNet.com
32’7’’ HUNTER 1983. Must see. Yanmar 2 GM, 50 gal fresh water
tank, new sanitation hose, inverter, 3 bank batt system, new electrical wiring, saltwater washdown. $24,000. FL(772)475-3934
26’ MACGREGOR 26X 2000. Merc Bigfoot 9.9 4 stroke elec start, stv,
cockpit cushions, many extras. $13,000/offer. WI(920)912-8656
33’ CAL 1986. 54’ mast, double spreader, full head, galley, all teak
interior. Excel. $40,000 firm. FL(561)789-8782
37’ DOUGLAS & McLEOD 1966. Ex-marina owner’s boat is in almost
perfect condition. Excel bluewater boat. 12 trips to Bermuda. Full keel
version. 9 sails, most like new. Slps 6, leeclothes etc. $69,500.
VA(804)462-7203
27’ ERICSON 1972. 6 sails, spin gear, atomic 4, Edison whl strng,
Datamarine instruments, steel cradle, AM/FM/cass stereo, 6’ head
room. $10,000. Saginaw Bay Marina, Caseville, MI(989)856-3374
33’ CHEOY LEE Offshore Ketch 1972. 3.5’ shoal draft keel, 36hp Volvo
dsl, Awlgrip blue hull/white topside dn in ‘02, teak deck, very clean in
& out. $24,900. FL(703)731-7667
37’ GULFSTAR Sloop 1979. A/pilot, frl headsail, A/C & engine driven
frig, inflatable w/O/B, VHF, D/S, lrg nav station, GPS, many extras,
excel cruiser. $44,500. FL(813)689-8989
27’ ISLAND PACKET IP27 1986. Exceptionally clean & well maintained.
Much
more
info
&
photos
at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~brockjn/take5/forsale.htm. $43,500.
TX(281)367-6053
33’ NAUTICAT Motorsailer 1985. Shoal draft, 90hp dsl, Maxiprop, full
batten sails, rlr frl, rev air, frig, A/pilot, rdr, GPS, depth, dinghy
w/4hp. $89,900. RI(401)683-1166, (407)461-9784 cell
28’ MARINER 1979. Excel cond, Yanmar dsl, 3 new sails, dinghy
w/motor - 1 yr old, many extras. Ready to sail. $25,000. NY(845)6877415
33’ NAUTICAT Motorsailer 1985. VHF, GPS, rdr, A/pilot, depth, dsl,
windlass, new full batten main, lazyjacks, dinghy w/3.3hp, fresh wtr,
excel cond. US deliv incl. $90,000. MI(989)938-6478
37’ IRWIN Mark III 1979. 2 large strms w/innerspring mattresses, 2
heads w/shwrs, large foldown centerline table in main salon, many
upgrades, incl engine, new dual power frig/frzr & all new cvrs.
$49,900. MD(443)690-6386
28’ PEARSON 1977. New rlr frl, traveler, Edison wheel, bim, cushions, sea cocks, instruments, sailcover, main sail & genoa reconditioned, GPS, VHF receiver, AM/FM/CD player. $10,500.
MD(703)573-0303
33’ PEARSON Sloop 1986. Hull #16, draft 3’10’’, w/cb. Perfect racing
& cruising, Yanmar 2Gm20F dsl, propane stv, A/C, davits, refrigeration, hot water, full bim & ddgr, electrncs, Lewmar s/t winches, good
cond. Many extras. $37,000. FL(239)549-2849
28’6’’ CATALINA 28 1993. Open transom. Full electrncs, pedestal
mounted - incl GPS mount wired to A/pilot. 335 hrs on 18hp dsl, professionally maintained, excel cond. Pvt owner. FL(941)575-1310,
NODL2938@comcast.net
33’ TARTAN 10 1979. Hull #210, S&S design, nvr raced but race
equipped, A/helm electrncs, North sails, Kevlar halyards, Awlgrip
paint VC17. $90k replacement cost. $19,900. Port Clinton,
OH(614)840-9757
37’ JEANNEAU Sun Odyssey 2000. Hull #26. Lightly used. Fresh
water only. Stored winters. Cradle, cvr, SF37 wheel, spin, Dutchman,
custom stereo. VHF & stereo cockpit remotes. Serious? MI, call Tom
(269)429-3048, cell (269)921-0745
37’ SEIDELMANN 1982. Equipped for cruising, bim, ddgr, frig, lpg,
inverter, grill, stereo, windgen, new 30hp dsl, rlr frl, 4 sails, lots
more. FL(941)586-2656, sanserif96@yahoo.com
37’ TARTAN C/B 1978. Great Lakes boat, 40hp Westerbeke, st winches, hd vang, ddgr, A/pilot, all electrncs, rdr/cp, frig, propane, CQR &
Danforth, cradle & cvr frame. $80,000. MI(989)856-3888
38’ C&C Sloop 1977. Classic: red hull, racer/cruiser, deep fin keel, 14
winches, ss rod rigging, 11 sails, dsl, loaded w/much more. Must sell.
$48,000. NJ(732)319-0888, ehedaya@monmouth.com
39’ CAL Launched 1990. 2 heads, encl shwr, propane stv/oven, genniker, A/helm, AC/heat, ddgr, rdr, davits, rod rigging, winter cvr &
stands. Yanmar/autoprop. Sandusky, OH (260)403-3837,
wstar@pocketmail.com
39’ GULFSTAR Sailmaster 1982. 4’9’’ draft, Perkins 4-108, A/pilot,
GPS, inverter, wind gen, A/C, life raft, new main. Great cruiser.
$85,000. MD(410)604-3065, jmdinapoli@hotmail.com
40’ CAPE DORY Custom Cutter 1987. Westerbeke, new electrncs &
upgrades. Cared for, much loved sail boat! Addl specs www.robinhoodyachts.com, ‘‘Euphoria’’. Reduced to $115,000. NJ(732)530-7751
40’ TARTAN S&S 1986. Dark blue hull, low hrs, well maintained,
Vectran sails, lots of equipment. MA, e-mail etling51@comcast.net
40’2’’ HUNTER Legend 40.5 1995. Shoal keel sloop 48hp Yanmar. Fast
& pretty, liveaboard, many extras, sail away. $129,900. FL (954)9930794 cell
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41’ MORGAN Bluewater 1969. True classic! Tall rig aft cockpit sloop.
Brisol cond, takes your breath away. Over 100 g’s spent renovating.
$88,000. View at www.flagshipyachts.com. LA(985)781-7196
42’ IRWIN 1978, Rebuilt 1999. All new: A/C, galley, engine, Awlgrip,
custom interior, A/pilot, electrncs, spars, much more. Same owner 20
yrs. 1999 boat for 1978 price. $89,000. NC(910)262-3319
42’ PEARSON 422 1987. Center cockpit, sloop, 2 heads/2 strms, master w/walkaround q berth, shwr stall. Heat/AC, gen, excel cond.
$149,900. SC(908)872-3423, Denises@pocketmail.com
42’ TAYANA Vancouver 1983. Experienced cruising sailboat. Lots of
custom features, has everyting you need for liveaboard & Caribbean
cruising. Asking $140,000. LA(985)855-1315 for more info
42’ WHITBY Ketch 1974. Fully equipped, many extras, gen, elec winch
& windlass, hard bttm Avon in davits, cockpit enclosures + screens,
80hp dsl. $80,000. MD(410)647-2559
42’ WHITBY Ketch 1981. Ford Lehman 80hp, 3800 hrs, Simrad AP20,
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43’ IRWIN Center Cockpit Sloop 1988. Orig owner, all possible
options + bow thruster, pristine. Yanmar, 1400 hrs, 8kw gen, 800
hrs, maintenance log & receipts, all systems A-1. Health forces sale.
$185,000. Miami, FL(305)868-5298 after 6 pm
44’ CUSTOM by Szczeczin 1979. Shorthanded circumnavigator, new
Yanmar dsl, 17 sails, 3 frl solid rods, s/t winches, SSB, A/pilots,
recently refurbished, details: www.SevenOceans.com/Nike. RI, call
Richard Konkolski (401)846-0001
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BOATING CAPITAL OF NORTH CAROLINA. Quaint village on the ICW &
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Realty, P.O. Box 750 Oriental, NC 28571, (800)347-8246, www.orientalncwaterfront.com
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beach w/in easy walk, boaters dream. FL, call Pat (800)342-5586,
www.captivaparadise.com
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FL KEYS VILLA. Pvt, secluded Islamorada house on bay. Lush tropical
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villa@sunsetbay82.com
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dock on bay w/immediate ocean access. FL(954)584-3749. Visit Web
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FLORIDA KEYS. Romantic, cozy 1br/1ba & 2br/2ba conch house.
Central A/C, hot tub, tiki hut, swinging hammocks. Waterfront,
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FLORIDA KEYS/MARATHON. Beautiful oceanside canal front homes,
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Prestegious country club & tropical settings, beaches! Brochure
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losters@ncweb.com
FLORIDA, CAPE CORAL/FT.MYERS. Waterfront wonderland where
boat’s docked behind your home. Quick access to Gulf of Mexico. Call
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www.omegarealty.com
INTRACOASTAL/NORTH CAROLINA. Deep water marina community.
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ISLAMORADA STUDIO APT. Completely furnished, small boat marina,
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ISLAMORADA/FL KEYS Bayside Rental. 2br/2ba cottage in native
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ISLAMORADA/FLORIDA KEYS Bayfront Rental. 2bd/2ba flat, queen
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•Compact, lightweight and extremely stable
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behind
theboat
What ever happened to spring
this year? It seems we’ve jumped
directly into the frying pan of summer
here in the mid-Atlantic. For Lori and I
it’s been a very hectic couple of
months. We have a “new to us” boat
at the dock and, being 10 years old,
there’s an extensive project list. We
have been very fortunate in working
with two excellent yards and the work
list is now very manageable.
This has not always been the
case. Many times spring is a time of
missed deadlines, broken promises,
and costs that always seem to exceed
estimates. It could be the industry is
getting better, or I’m becoming a better
educated consumer or maybe just
dumb luck. Whatever it is, my mood
going into this season is definitely up.
Changing boats is never easy. It
involves at least two negotiations and
lots of paperwork. There is also the “inbetween” factor, which states that the
level of anxiety during the trading up
period is directly related to the amount
of time one has to wait to complete
both transactions. We used a broker
who is also a good friend to take care
of all the details — he kept us focused
on the big picture. In the end, our old
Seaworthy found a good new home in
Colonial Beach, VA, and our new
Seaworthy is looking more at home
next to our dock. Now it’s time to put
our new purchase to good use.
When I was in my 30s, a good
friend and boating mentor gave me a
small plastic sign that said “He who
dies with the most toys wins.” That
seemed like a good philosophy at the
time. We’ve had some great boating
“toys” over the ensuing years.
Now I’m in my 50s, my hair has
turned grey, and I tend to take a more
measured approach to things. So it
was perfect timing last week that he
gave me a new sign which reads, “He
who dies without playing with his toys
loses.”
Boating season is in full swing.
Play with your toys!
—By Jim Ellis
Jim Ellis is president of BoatU.S.
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