On Feb 16, 11:32*pm, WaIIy wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:32:33 -0800 (PST), Bob
wrote:

On Feb 16, 9:25*pm, Messing In Boats wrote:

I wrote a letter to my Senators and congresswoman complaining about
how ridiculous it is for us to be required to pay either $102.25 or
$132.50 to haul folks around for hire on our own boats.

Wel, what did the Repubilcans say? Oh, yes.......

KEEP BIG GOVERNTMENT OFF OUR BACK AND OUT OF OUR POCKET...

I guess the Republicans sorta for got about that along with defict
spending.

Bob

Oh boy, that damned republican congress.

Oh wait......

Oh, yea how loong has that TWIC been in the pipe??? 2001 and DHS
pushed by the president's appointees.
and why has the USCG all but abandon life boat build infavor for 600'
cutters and riggid inflatables??? I guess we need to gaurd the Iraq
coast with 4400-600' cutters and keep all thoese ALREADY liscensed
mariners and card carying harbor workers identified as wel.

In all seriousness, resaearch the USCG vessel build program and how
the money is alocated by vessel type. the commercial finsermen and
offshore recreational boater are not going to rely on our loved
coasties there to do their resuce mission.

For example............... Newprot, OR USCG Yaqyina bay Station. There
are the following boats:
2) 47' life boats able to operate in 20-25' seas.
1) maybe 2) 20 foot somthing foot zip around ridigid inflatables for
running around the bay and out to the bar (jety entrance).

1) 52' beautiful life boat. Biuilt about 1950. She is a displacment
hull able ot conduct resuce mission in 25-30' seas.

Moral of story: when its too bad to send a helo, and too bad for the
planning hull fast 47 footer to go out........... you sorry ass is
floating around in 30' seas hopping your immersion suit will last
longe enough in 50 F water for a 58 year old boat to sholder its way
to you. The last line of hervy weather rescure is dependant on a FIFTY
EIGHT YEAR OLD boat.

I under stand there are onl three left in service.......... such a
sham. And so beautiful. Queen of the Fleet truely . Yes slower but
able to get the job done when a life depends on it.

But in all the wisdom of buget allocation our coast guard is getting
turned into a stepchild of the USN to fight a war. thank your
Republicans for that!
Bob




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