All of that cargo is completely unsecured. What boat is that considered okay on? He even has tapped hard points in the floor to thread bolts into to hold onto straps (or presumably a cargo net) but he'd just leaving what is probably thousands of pounds of gear and junk loose in the hold to slide across the floor.
Doug laughs...he see's your/our doug derangement syndrome has us just where he wants us. We sometimes slip and acknowledge his design/build prowess but choose to see the current state as a failure. Doug is the master of energy economy, why would he bother securing the load when he his securely laying at incredible home built anchor? Do you think he was raised by a woman? Soon Doug will spring the trap...tomorrow or a month from tomorrow, only Doug knows, he'll dinghy over 4 bright eyed, well funded researchers, they'll strap the load down, hoist full sail and blast out into the Gulf, next stop Cancun. He will post a parting video chiding mother-loving internet trolls; Spittoon will post that he told us so. The next video will be their triumphant arrival in Mexico where we learn that at least one of the researchers is a fetching 20-something post doc with a penchant for tiny bikinis. We will be finally humbled.
No, it's not and Doug will thank you to stop.
WTF is "1294896" on the remnant of the I-beam?
It matters not the slightest whether it is really smart or not. What counts is that Dugg likes that. Why? Because he is a man possessed of deep knowledge in all things maritime, including but not limited to, engineering, naval architecture, finite material analysis, design and sunsets. He reaches out to aquatic life and forges instant life-long bonds with all creatures large and small, even those inhabiting his shroud and rudder. Dugg has not seen a boat yet on the water whereby all the crew are granted immediate friend status, and all this without once exchanging a single spoken word. Hardly a day passes when Dugg does not share with us his enviable vision of the world and its inhabitants. He is truly a mans man.
Is this Dugg pretending to have a registered vessel or a series of magic numbers dredged up from a failed course in numerology? Hope springs eternal!
Make an offer but that's the lowest he'll go.
Thanks for that answer.
Indubitably
Indeed not. After all, what would you know about designing boats? 😁
That is the USCG documentation number. While he might have it documented as an inspected passenger vessel, I doubt he actually has a certificate of inspection (COI). Those unsupported wiring runs and wire nuts by themselves are a fail, not to mention other issues a plenty.
He has it documented as an inspected passenger vessel?? WTAF? There's no way in hell that it has ever passed an inspection and has a valid COI - I can't even imagine how badly that inspection would go given Doug's antipathy to authority and disregard for rules.
