Joe wrote:
..... 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.


Now that I believe... nobody can tell you anything about any subject


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.

Now that's funny... bragging about your "skill" in maneuvering with
twins! Hot damn, I bet you can even sit in a chair & chew gum at the
same time!!

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)