On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:59:18 -0800 (PST), Bob
wrote:

On Mar 4, 9:56Â*am, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message


Enquiring minds wish to know . . .

Wilbur Hubbard

Dear Willbut:
Be kind.

Day one.................... operated chipping hammer and grinder for 9
hours. Painted for 4 hours. Sorry no sweeping floors or scrubning
heads.......... yet

Joined the Navy, eh?

--Vic

On Mar 6, 10:08*pm, Vic Smith wrote:

Joined the Navy, eh?

--Vic-


Youll love this. Got to put top coat on today. Captains
orders............ if its gray paint it! Hummm well decks are gray...
bulwarks are gray.......... luck its only a 145' boat.

Time for bed.
Bob

On Mar 6, 10:08*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:59:18 -0800 (PST), Bob



Got on my new boat. Its a 145' dive support boat. After a relaxing
first evening I woke up at 0500 and after a sleepy cup of coffee I
went to the bridge at 0545. The capt says, come here.

The wheel house is dark, its still night on the water. He asks are you
an AB? I say yup. Good. Then he points to some things and says: this
is the big radar its set at 6 miles, this is the small radar its set
at 3 miles, that indicates how many turns the shaft is turning, thats
the AIS and that is us, thats the the rudder indicator. That radio is
on ch 16 and that one is on 13. Im going to get some coffee. If
anything gets close give me a call.

! ! !! ! ! ! !! !!
Bob

"Bob" wrote in message
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On Mar 6, 10:08 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:59:18 -0800 (PST), Bob



Got on my new boat. Its a 145' dive support boat. After a relaxing
first evening I woke up at 0500 and after a sleepy cup of coffee I
went to the bridge at 0545. The capt says, come here.

The wheel house is dark, its still night on the water. He asks are you
an AB? I say yup. Good. Then he points to some things and says: this
is the big radar its set at 6 miles, this is the small radar its set
at 3 miles, that indicates how many turns the shaft is turning, thats
the AIS and that is us, thats the the rudder indicator. That radio is
on ch 16 and that one is on 13. Im going to get some coffee. If
anything gets close give me a call.

! ! !! ! ! ! !! !!
Bob

Beats swabbing out the heads any day, Bob. How did you get onto the fast
track for promotion?

On Mar 15, 3:06*am, "Edgar" wrote:
"Bob" wrote in message


Beats swabbing out the heads any day, Bob. *How did you get onto the fast
track for promotion?

DAMN ! Im cleaning toilets today cause the night guy left! Oh well...
did get to do other sailor things though Arg

Lesson learned even a 55 year old can kick but on a workboat. I
recomend it highly if anyone wants a radical diversion to typing and
talking about other people who post on discussion boards.
ARRG!
bob

On Mar 15, 3:06*am, "Edgar" wrote:



Beats swabbing out the heads any day, Bob. *How did you get onto the fast
track for promotion?

WHat does a loser RBC wanna be yachtie do on a work boat? Oh yes,
today I drove the boat for 4 hours weaving through the rigs. later
spliced more eyes in 3 inch line. ate like a king and later cleaned 3
heads. gota stay humble ya know.

I hear im set to go to a 1600 ton boat in a week or so. Something
about me having an AB rate
Arg!
bob

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:10:42 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

On Mar 15, 3:06*am, "Edgar" wrote:



Beats swabbing out the heads any day, Bob. *How did you get onto the fast
track for promotion?

WHat does a loser RBC wanna be yachtie do on a work boat? Oh yes,
today I drove the boat for 4 hours weaving through the rigs. later
spliced more eyes in 3 inch line. ate like a king and later cleaned 3
heads. gota stay humble ya know.

I hear im set to go to a 1600 ton boat in a week or so. Something
about me having an AB rate
Arg!
bob


Not to be too noisy but what is the pay scale on a work boat? A day
rate for days worked? Or hourly? Monthly?

On the rigs it was a day rate for every day, or part of a day, on the
rig. Didn't make any difference whether you were hiding down in the
engine room or working 24 hours straight cause something broke - same
rate.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Mar 19, 11:30*pm, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:


Not to be too noisy but what is the pay scale on a work boat? A day
rate for days worked? Or hourly? Monthly?


I was hired as an OS at $150/day. From what I understand that is
typical pay for unlicensed people.

ABs get $240-$320 per day

I was told Im off to another boat and will be filling an AB spot
there. I guess they wanted to see if an old guy could cut it. guess I
did.


Ill be starting $260/day as AB with this company

Bob

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:33:20 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

On Mar 19, 11:30*pm, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:


Not to be too noisy but what is the pay scale on a work boat? A day
rate for days worked? Or hourly? Monthly?


I was hired as an OS at $150/day. From what I understand that is
typical pay for unlicensed people.

ABs get $240-$320 per day

I was told Im off to another boat and will be filling an AB spot
there. I guess they wanted to see if an old guy could cut it. guess I
did.


Ill be starting $260/day as AB with this company

Bob


How does that compare with say, an engineer?

Just trying to get an idea of relationship of pay there to pay here.
Of course here there would be no foreign AB's but there might be a
foreign engineer.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Mar 19, 8:10*pm, Bob wrote:
On Mar 15, 3:06*am, "Edgar" wrote:

Beats swabbing out the heads any day, Bob. *How did you get onto the fast
track for promotion?

WHat does a loser RBC wanna be yachtie do on a work boat? Oh yes,
today I drove the boat for 4 hours weaving through the rigs. later
spliced more eyes in 3 inch line. ate like a king and later cleaned 3
heads. gota stay humble ya know.

I hear im set to go to a 1600 ton boat in a week or so. Something
about me having an AB rate
Arg!
bob

You mean a 300 ton boat right? A supply boat? Do you know the name of
the boat?
I can't think of any 1,600 ton boats working in the Gulf, unless your
going to work for NOAA, or on a semi underway or perhaps a smaller
drill ship.

What's the name of the boat you are on now? Who's it buildt by? Who
you guys working for?

Supply boats have cement and mud tanks Bob. I warned you!

Joe