SV Seeker

[Diarmuid]

This is looking like a British Leyland engineering exercise from the 70s, if our kluge doesn't work we'll add another one on top of it until it does

It's kludges all.the.way.down.

 

[Sail4beer]

I watched a YouTube video yesterday where a guy seeded an area of seabed with iron shavings and life began to thrive there for a number of reasons. I’ll have to find the video and share it. That said, Doug has probably washed many pounds of aluminum and steel overboard. Had he vacuumed it all up, he could have sold it as scrap for some real income.

 

[Sail4beer]

Maybe Doug is pioneering this process on the Panhandle.

 

[Rasputin22]

Seems to be photoshopped - someone clearly removed the "c" from the jar of canal lube. It'll come in handy when Seeker attempts a Panama transit.

Who knew?

 

[Rasputin22]

Who knew?

Does this product come in 55 gallon drums?

 

[climenuts]

While I'm not sure what the law actually says, I do know that it is common word of mouth knowledge that the CG or local law enforcement does not board a live-aboard or other boat that is in a slip or on a mooring when there is not anyone on board (apparently only the fire department routinely does that). I have observed on a number of occasions in the USVI the local Marine Police & CG in an anchorage head to a specific boat for a MSDS or 'USVI sticker' or safety check, only to have the individual on board suddenly decide to go for a swim to shore. I have yet to see them board the boat in question, but have watched them hide & wait for the owner to return and once noticed the local Marine Fire Dept. show up because someone called in a report of fire on the boat in question; Once they were on board the local law enforcement guys also boarded and discovered no fire but quite a lot of drugs. It would be interesting to know if anyone out there has had the CG or Marine Police board when 'no one was home'? Any active CG comments?

USCG can board any US flagged vessel anywhere in the world or any vessel in US waters at any time. They do not need probable cause, warrants, the owner to be on board, etc. It's in the US Constitution.

 

[opcn]

Maybe Doug is pioneering this process on the Panhandle.

The key is low fertility areas. The gulf of mexico is a high fertility area with the american midwest draining farm runoff into it.

 

[epoxypete]

Seems to be photoshopped - someone clearly removed the "c" from the jar of canal lube. It'll come in handy when Seeker attempts a Panama transit.

Are you certain the photo shop was about the"c"?

 

[opcn]

 

[low bum]

USCG can board any US flagged vessel anywhere in the world or any vessel in US waters at any time. They do not need probable cause, warrants, the owner to be on board, etc. It's in the US Constitution.

I don't doubt this, but is it really in the Constitution? Granted "I ANAL" (I am not a lawyer...in the spirit of this thread.)

 

[chester]

Who knew?

Doug knew, that's who.

 

[kent_island_sailor]

I don't doubt this, but is it really in the Constitution? Granted "I ANAL" (I am not a lawyer...in the spirit of this thread.)

Not really, but when people got annoyed at the USCG boarding them with no warrant the case made it to the Supreme Court and the Supremes ruled that this was legal, so it is constitutional, if not spelled out word for word in the Constitution.
This case was back around 1798 FYI.

 

[epoxypete]

I can see clearly now, the jar is gone! Thanks!

 

[fukupananvil]

Epi-Pen

Helium balloons?

 

[low bum]

I can see clearly now, the jar is gone! Thanks!

Can you see all obstacles in your way??

 

[epoxypete]

Can you see all obstacles in your way??

Gone is the jar shot, that had me so fooled.

 

[Zonker]

What could this object #30 be? Good job labelling them all with a number.

How mindless do you have to be to write "BOX" on all them in case of any doubt what they are

And not to realize that sailboats heel over.

 

[epoxypete]

What could this object #30 be? Good job labelling them all with a number.

How mindless do you have to be to write "BOX" on all them in case of any doubt what they are

And not to realize that sailboats heel over.

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Really testing his manly memory by only labeling the lids but not the boxes. He is my hero.

 

[Jim in Halifax]

Cumon, he was a cubicle jockey - he knows how to file stuff!

 

[See Level]

So the escape route from the bunk room
Is through the "sculpted steel with sharp edges" watertight door mechanism, past the welding and propane bottles, go around the 400lb welder on wheels, through the unsecured box alley way and up the ladder?