Gilligan wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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Only a fool wants to be hit by cold waves and spray..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPYod...elated&search=

Joe


Real men don't need or want pilot houses:

http://www.comlay.net/tilman/bill_tilman.html

Yeah right. Gilligan I gave up the 100 ton boats because of thousands
of hours standing out in the cold, in the middle of the gulf, soaked in
salt spray chapped by freezing 20+ kt bone chilling winds off loading
cargo at drilling rigs dripping mud, drillwater, caustic soda, black
magic, ect.... ect ect...you can not tell me squat about manning the
helm out in the elements.

This is a 50 ton twin screw...see the outside stern controls?
http://www.damcomarine.com/boats/ima...boat_deck5.jpg

FN SUCKS, but the boats are a blast, nimble fast, exciting..I can make
them dance.
http://www.carlmaples.com/oil_field_...bg_thun_bt.jpg

I'd much rather stand in a warm glass box a couple stories above the
bad weather and sip hot Coffee.
http://english.people.com.cn/200505/29/images/boat.jpg


Joe