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    Boat rage

    in MarineTalk

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    Fish, I think you still owe me a bottle?, you seem to be missing the point. Jail is not for boat rage incidents. In fact jail is never the solution (see JustSpeak). Lock him up may feel good for you, but for the rest of the community it's a counterproductive kneejerk reaction.

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    Boat rage

    in MarineTalk

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    Mum power!! Love it. Who's the silly pratt who deflated his dinghy and sunk his outboard? And yes I know mum may have been over 5 knots, but this guy deserves his self-inflicted damage.

    newbie question - what is this number?

    in TechTalk

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    from my sailing database:

    Mr Earp gave evidence that he knew of people who started construction on a boat and registered the vessel several years before launching it. The registration is not an annual fee, it is a one off payment. Builders will do this so they can place the number within the hull. The requirements for a metal vessel are that the number needs to be stamped into the hull permanently or welded onto the metal hull or transom and displayed on a continuous beam inside the vessel. The metal plate is about the size of a cigarette carton and has an O.N. O/N or “Official Number”. Mr Earp gave evidence that most people prefer to do this while the vessel is under construction and agreed it would be unusual to do this without there having already been some construction of the boat being undertaken.
    the vessel was constructed structurally to Class 1B of the Universal Shipping Laws Code in 1995. The impact of this, on the value of the boat, is that it is in the region of 20-30 per cent more valuable than a non-approved design. It affects the overall value of the vessel because of the commercial potential. The classification 1B is a passenger going vessel considered to be suitable for offshore operations up to 200 nautical miles from land or safe haven.

    Enfin, Ganley 39

    in MarineTalk

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    For a steel boat survey you must have a “plate thickness meter” and get into every spot. I once helped a friend prepare an old steel boat for the water again. As we were about to relaunch it was discovered by accident that a significant part of the hull was paper thin; it had rusted from the inside. Now I'm older and wiser. Old steel boats have also basically fallen apart after being hauled out for inspection. Don't be afraid to give the steel a good solid whack with the pointy end of a welders hammer. If the steel is in good condition it won't matter a jot. If it's thin, the hammer will go through.   

    Justifiable homicide?

    in MarineTalk

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    Hey bigal. Nice piece of writing. Do you have a blog? I want to see what happened next. You've reminded me of the time my young bro hauled me up to the spreaders, got an override on the winch and couldn't get me down. LOL. No jetskier in sight luckily.

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