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Ive missed Skips 4000 word posts so much i thought I would start one
of my own self serving and humilating diarys. I made it to Morgan City. Looked around for that skilled captain Joe of the Red Clown. I thought he might be here cause he was a crewboat captain. I was going to buy him a coffee. Humm, havent been able to find the old salt. Im sure he is working hard as a skilled mariner someplace. What next, oh yea.......... Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Bob |
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Bob wrote in news:e7ba2cc3-ef58-46f8-b5e6-04eaf46e2141
@a12g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Diesel tank must be empty....or the beer cooler...(c;] |
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:23:04 +0000, Larry wrote:
Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Diesel tank must be empty....or the beer cooler...(c;] It has to be warmer and drier there than the PNW. |
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On Feb 16, 8:48 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:23:04 +0000, Larry wrote: Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Diesel tank must be empty....or the beer cooler...(c;] It has to be warmer and drier there than the PNW. warmer maybe but i would doubt drier. not to mention crappy food and a foreign language. Morgan city is not a treat at the best of times. good on ya Bob, try western Geophysical (or what ever it is called now). I figure the Kenda is likely in port. |
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On Feb 16, 9:56*pm, Bob wrote:
Ive missed Skips 4000 word posts so much i thought I would start one of my own self serving and humilating diarys. I made it to Morgan City. Looked around for that skilled captain Joe of the Red Clown. I thought he might be here cause he was a crewboat captain. I was going to buy him a coffee. Humm, havent been able to find the old salt. Im sure he is working hard as a skilled mariner someplace. What next, oh yea.......... Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Bob Good Luck Bob. Let us know when you land a gig. IIRC you called non- union workers in the oilfield "Slaves". I guess all that union bull**** you were bragging about did not get you anywhere huh? They took your money, and now you are down in the oil patch looking for a boat. Go figure.. Try Cameron with McCall, he has the best crewboats, then Bruce Boats in Patterson. But then again Crewboats are a young mans game, you may want to stick to the work and siesmic boats... better ride and more comfort. Infact just starting out like you are, avoid the work boats, the cement an mud tanks will kill you. Don't even think about anchor boats. You may want to find a nice standby boat. Lots of fishing and reading on a slow boat. Joe |
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On Feb 16, 9:56*pm, Bob wrote:
Ive missed Skips 4000 word posts so much i thought I would start one of my own self serving and humilating diarys. I made it to Morgan City. Looked around for that skilled captain Joe of the Red Clown. I thought he might be here cause he was a crewboat captain. I was going to buy him a coffee. Humm, havent been able to find the old salt. Im sure he is working hard as a skilled mariner someplace. What next, oh yea.......... Im gonna look for a job. Ill let ya know when I get one. Bob PS Candy is hiring so is Breaux...Candy took delivery of some sweet 165 foot crewboats. Stay away from Co-Mar. Joe |
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Two meter troll wrote in news:dbbcce34-20ac-4dff-8142-
: crappy food That depends on which Cajuns you can befriend..... |
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On Feb 17, 7:18 am, Larry wrote:
Two meter troll wrote in news:dbbcce34-20ac-4dff-8142- : crappy food That depends on which Cajuns you can befriend..... in morgan city i found very few cajuns and a whole lot of Missippi mud mouths and texas tinkerbells. of all the ports i never wish to return to the south contains most of them. at least when the Cajuns pick a fight they stand up for more than one hit and dont cry to the cops that the bad man broke them. the south was like nothing ive ever seen; populated by folks with hummin bird asses and alligator mouths. better to stick to the north coast climes better food, no glorified shrimp boat skippers, sailors who know the job, fewer winers, good ice, and folks will leave a man alone with a bottle. |
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Stay away from Co-Mar. Thanks ! Joe Hey Joe: Thanks for the info. I knocked on four doors in two days but today drove up to Lafaette. Each HR says its wierd slow and heard of some layoffs. Im gonna follow up on a deckhand job on a mini supply on friday. They offered it. The only porblem is $140-$150/day for unlicensed deck jobs. Ugg! but I can up grade my license to a 100 ton in 60 days IF a 3rd capt job is open payin $240/day and even thats low compared to AB pay ($250-$305 day). Time to look at 100 ton boats. I am eager to start sweeping floors and scrubbing heads. On another note. Last time iwas down here was 1981-1983. The biggest differnce is the lack of industry now! MC was a true boom town then. Now it seems almost civil with half the jobs............ At night I can hear utility/crew boats off in the distance. They all sound like there running Detroits still. Whod a thought? Oh, RV Campground $100/week for a tent. Includes showers/laundry/30 Ah. 100+ RV spaces open. Underutilized Bob HEY......... WERE IS SKIP??????? |
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:28 -0800 (PST), Bob
wrote: Stay away from Co-Mar. Thanks ! Joe Hey Joe: Thanks for the info. I knocked on four doors in two days but today drove up to Lafaette. Each HR says its wierd slow and heard of some layoffs. Im gonna follow up on a deckhand job on a mini supply on friday. They offered it. The only porblem is $140-$150/day for unlicensed deck jobs. Ugg! but I can up grade my license to a 100 ton in 60 days IF a 3rd capt job is open payin $240/day and even thats low compared to AB pay ($250-$305 day). Time to look at 100 ton boats. I am eager to start sweeping floors and scrubbing heads. On another note. Last time iwas down here was 1981-1983. The biggest differnce is the lack of industry now! MC was a true boom town then. Now it seems almost civil with half the jobs............ At night I can hear utility/crew boats off in the distance. They all sound like there running Detroits still. Whod a thought? Oh, RV Campground $100/week for a tent. Includes showers/laundry/30 Ah. 100+ RV spaces open. Underutilized Bob HEY......... WERE IS SKIP??????? If the RV campgroupd is that empty, maybe you should do a little negotiating. |
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On Feb 20, 5:12*am, wrote:
If the RV campgroupd is that empty, maybe you should do a little negotiating. Good idea but I guess I wont need to now. Arrived in Morgan CIty on Tuesday. Offered a job on Thursday. Accepted job Friday. Il be working on a dive support vessel as an unlicensed deckhand until they ahve an open AB spot for me. Im good with that. Heck im good with that. Physical on Monday Orientation/Training T-F Catch the boat on Su/M. To all those RBC readers just treading time until who knows what is suppose to happen: Exercize daily Eat your veggies Get you Sea Service in order Go to work on a boat. Even sweeping and scrubbing heads on a vessel is more honerable than sitting at home wishing or tied to a dock. Have fun....... I am 55 years old and Im gonna have some fun! bob |
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On Feb 20, 8:23 pm, Bob wrote:
On Feb 20, 5:12 am, wrote: If the RV campgroupd is that empty, maybe you should do a little negotiating. Good idea but I guess I wont need to now. Arrived in Morgan CIty on Tuesday. Offered a job on Thursday. Accepted job Friday. Il be working on a dive support vessel as an unlicensed deckhand until they ahve an open AB spot for me. Im good with that. Heck im good with that. Physical on Monday Orientation/Training T-F Catch the boat on Su/M. To all those RBC readers just treading time until who knows what is suppose to happen: Exercize daily Eat your veggies Get you Sea Service in order Go to work on a boat. Even sweeping and scrubbing heads on a vessel is more honerable than sitting at home wishing or tied to a dock. Have fun....... I am 55 years old and Im gonna have some fun! bob all right Bob! have fun and be safe. |
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On Feb 20, 10:32*pm, Two meter troll wrote:
all right Bob! have fun and be safe.- Hide quoted text - Hey 2M. I always enjoy an encouraging word. Thanks ! Ya Im stoked! should be fun to be doing the industrial stuff agin. Sides I have to make sure I have a bigger license than SKip and WIlbur. Look out... 500 ton Master is on the horizon. God then ill really become an intollerable horses ass. If anybody here would like the detail on how to make this happen for yourself send me an email to freya2go AT yahoo.com Ill make sure I craft a supportive and polite reply ;) bob |
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On Feb 20, 10:23*pm, Bob wrote:
On Feb 20, 5:12*am, wrote: If the RV campgroupd is that empty, maybe you should do a little negotiating. Good idea but I guess I wont need to now. Arrived in Morgan CIty on Tuesday. Offered a job on Thursday. Accepted job Friday. Il be working on a dive support vessel as an unlicensed deckhand until they ahve an open AB spot for me. Im good with that. Heck im good with that. Physical on Monday Orientation/Training T-F Catch the boat on Su/M. To all those RBC readers just treading time until who knows what is suppose to happen: Exercize daily Eat your veggies Get you Sea Service in order Go to work on a boat. Even sweeping and scrubbing heads on a vessel is more honerable than sitting at home wishing or tied to a dock. Have fun....... I am 55 years old and Im gonna have some fun! bob exercizing is for people who do not sail. Anyway, do you know what the dive work is? Walking pipelines? Removing well heads, what? Good luck with the physical Joe |
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On Feb 21, 9:03*pm, Joe wrote:
exercizing is for people who do not sail. Humm, well im not sure how to reply to that one. Roger sails maybe thats why he has the back of a 30 yo ;) Anyway, do you know what the dive work is? Walking pipelines? Removing well heads, what? THe only thing I know now is the boat is set up with a 4 point anchor system and can deliver a diver to 300' on gas. So i imagin all that sorta stuff including shooting stubs, scrapping, liveboating, anode jobs, n all that diver sorta stuff. Good luck with the physical Joe Thanks im off to Houma monday early for the phys. I heard there is a cardic stress test involved. Times have changed from the turn your head and caugh and ur god to go. So Joe are you still in the area or someplace more sutible for normal life forms? bob |
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On Feb 22, 12:57 pm, Bob wrote:
On Feb 21, 9:03 pm, Joe wrote: exercizing is for people who do not sail. Humm, well im not sure how to reply to that one. Roger sails maybe thats why he has the back of a 30 yo ;) Anyway, do you know what the dive work is? Walking pipelines? Removing well heads, what? THe only thing I know now is the boat is set up with a 4 point anchor system and can deliver a diver to 300' on gas. So i imagin all that sorta stuff including shooting stubs, scrapping, liveboating, anode jobs, n all that diver sorta stuff. Good luck with the physical Joe Thanks im off to Houma monday early for the phys. I heard there is a cardic stress test involved. Times have changed from the turn your head and caugh and ur god to go. So Joe are you still in the area or someplace more sutible for normal life forms? bob Hmm Bob since you are from the north and its been a tad chilly you might want to take a few hours and go swimming in a local pool. and then take some time in the sauna with a cold dip in between. sounds odd but i found that the cardiac test went better for me when i had cleaned some of the winter garbage out of my system. course when i did it i had just flown in to the south from -50 deg in st paul island. |
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On Feb 22, 3:20*pm, Two meter troll wrote:
Hmm Bob since you are from the north and its been a tad chilly you might want to take a few hours and go swimming in a local pool. Heck 2M Ive been running 3-4 days a week since 1994. Still grasping at the straws of youth. Arrgg! course when i did it i had just flown in to the south from -50 deg in st paul island Ugg Saint paul.... never a more bleak wind sweep rock ive seen. Oh, youll love this story...... SO there i was in saint paul some october in the late 80s. Im walking the beech and two 4 wheelers zoom up. Two 23 yo white women.. Im think theyre all 10s up here and go ugly early but these girls are cute :) but damn they were both cuties even in the lower 48! They were both teachers one from washington i think and the other from Flordia. I asked the Flordia teacher why she chose this place as her first teaching job. She looked at the ground and said, the recruiter told me he had a really great teaching job on a beutiful island in the pacific.......................... she forgot to ask just exactly were. This is so wrong on so many levels. Besides not in the pacific yad think a teacher might have a sense of geography. She said she thought she was going to some tropical paradice like Hawaii :/ She still didnt think anything was wrong when the tickets said ALASKA cause maybe it was a stop over to that beautiful tropical island! Well got to stop smoking pot n doin meth for the night. I got a UA 2maro at 0800! Bob |
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"Bob" wrote in message ... On Feb 22, 3:20 pm, Two meter troll wrote: Hmm Bob since you are from the north and its been a tad chilly you might want to take a few hours and go swimming in a local pool. Heck 2M Ive been running 3-4 days a week since 1994. Still grasping at the straws of youth. Arrgg! course when i did it i had just flown in to the south from -50 deg in st paul island Ugg Saint paul.... never a more bleak wind sweep rock ive seen. Oh, youll love this story...... SO there i was in saint paul some october in the late 80s. Im walking the beech and two 4 wheelers zoom up. Two 23 yo white women.. Im think theyre all 10s up here and go ugly early but these girls are cute :) but damn they were both cuties even in the lower 48! They were both teachers one from washington i think and the other from Flordia. I asked the Flordia teacher why she chose this place as her first teaching job. She looked at the ground and said, the recruiter told me he had a really great teaching job on a beutiful island in the pacific.......................... she forgot to ask just exactly were. This is so wrong on so many levels. Besides not in the pacific yad think a teacher might have a sense of geography. She said she thought she was going to some tropical paradice like Hawaii :/ She still didnt think anything was wrong when the tickets said ALASKA cause maybe it was a stop over to that beautiful tropical island! Well got to stop smoking pot n doin meth for the night. I got a UA 2maro at 0800! Bob I still think that St. Paul, MN should be referred to by it's original name: "Pig's Eye." |
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On Feb 22, 4:35 pm, Bob wrote:
On Feb 22, 3:20 pm, Two meter troll wrote: Hmm Bob since you are from the north and its been a tad chilly you might want to take a few hours and go swimming in a local pool. Heck 2M Ive been running 3-4 days a week since 1994. Still grasping at the straws of youth. Arrgg! course when i did it i had just flown in to the south from -50 deg in st paul island Ugg Saint paul.... never a more bleak wind sweep rock ive seen. Oh, youll love this story...... SO there i was in saint paul some october in the late 80s. Im walking the beech and two 4 wheelers zoom up. Two 23 yo white women.. Im think theyre all 10s up here and go ugly early but these girls are cute :) but damn they were both cuties even in the lower 48! They were both teachers one from washington i think and the other from Flordia. I asked the Flordia teacher why she chose this place as her first teaching job. She looked at the ground and said, the recruiter told me he had a really great teaching job on a beutiful island in the pacific.......................... she forgot to ask just exactly were. This is so wrong on so many levels. Besides not in the pacific yad think a teacher might have a sense of geography. She said she thought she was going to some tropical paradice like Hawaii :/ She still didnt think anything was wrong when the tickets said ALASKA cause maybe it was a stop over to that beautiful tropical island! Well got to stop smoking pot n doin meth for the night. I got a UA 2maro at 0800! Bob LOL hey the elbow room in dutch had palm trees ;) |
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On Feb 20, 10:32*pm, Two meter troll wrote:
all right Bob! have fun and be safe. State of the Art Review of GOM Mariner Training. I spent 3 hours in a classroom learning about water safety and the other 5 hours in a pool doing practical water safety/survival stuff. During the 8 hour Morgan City training I compared it to the 4 day Life Boatman and 5 day Basic Safety Training (STCW-95) held at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR. This is what I learned: 1) The Astoria training stressed the absolute importance of Immersion Suit (IS) proficiency. We spent at least 10 hours demonstrating in- pool Immersion Suit skills. 2) My GOM Morgan City Immersion Suit training totaled maybe 15 min with the instructor teaching four unsafe practices. the over all attitude was, ya these things are important but ya really dont needed em in the GOM cause none of the boats or rigs have them besides the SAR protocol plans on a 1.5-3.0 hour rescue response. I asked what the water temp was in the GOM. Instructor reply was, " 40 F to 80 F." ****, the GOM water temp is colder than it is in the PNW ! ! ! I wonder why nobody uses (IS) down here when the water temp gets that low and ya might have to spend 3 plus hours in 40 degree water?!?!?!?? Oh ya, its the gulf and they dont give a ****. 3) The highlight was the helicopter ditch simulator. The simulator was lowered into the pool. It held 4 mariners and 2 instructors. We got to escape through four different windows. So imagine this. Your buckled into a seat sitting there in coveralls and shoes. The helo drops into the water and now the cabin is completely filled with water. Then it inverts and goes turtle. Now there you are hanging upside down in a cabin filled with water. Your task is to remove the window, unbuckle, and swim out. We did that 6 times from different seats. Of course each seat had a different type widow to remove. This was by far the best event of the day. In summary, I learned several things. A)When taking survival training find the most badass weather area you can find and attend only the highest quality instruction available in that region. The “cold water” survival training in Morgan City was a dangerous joke. B) For all the recreational mariners….. get off you sedentary ass and take in-water training from somebody who offers top notch USCG courses. And NO I don’t mean USCG Aux Boater Safety courses. You may have to drop $1000 but it will be well worth your time. I have “Safe Gulf” later. Will advise. Bob Arrgg! |
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On Mar 3, 10:43 pm, Bob wrote:
On Feb 20, 10:32 pm, Two meter troll wrote: all right Bob! have fun and be safe. State of the Art Review of GOM Mariner Training. I spent 3 hours in a classroom learning about water safety and the other 5 hours in a pool doing practical water safety/survival stuff. During the 8 hour Morgan City training I compared it to the 4 day Life Boatman and 5 day Basic Safety Training (STCW-95) held at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR. This is what I learned: 1) The Astoria training stressed the absolute importance of Immersion Suit (IS) proficiency. We spent at least 10 hours demonstrating in- pool Immersion Suit skills. 2) My GOM Morgan City Immersion Suit training totaled maybe 15 min with the instructor teaching four unsafe practices. the over all attitude was, ya these things are important but ya really dont needed em in the GOM cause none of the boats or rigs have them besides the SAR protocol plans on a 1.5-3.0 hour rescue response. I asked what the water temp was in the GOM. Instructor reply was, " 40 F to 80 F." ****, the GOM water temp is colder than it is in the PNW ! ! ! I wonder why nobody uses (IS) down here when the water temp gets that low and ya might have to spend 3 plus hours in 40 degree water?!?!?!?? Oh ya, its the gulf and they dont give a ****. 40 degrees? What in a 2 ft deep cove in the middle of January maybe. Here Bob http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/wgof.html current and past temps. The rigs are closer to the offshore bouys, and the exciting work is over 200 miles out in 80 degree water. If it's the Gulf and they dont give a ****, I suggest you run back home and find a job where they give a ****. In fact as a professional Mariner you should never leave the dock if you feel you do not have the proper safety and survival gear on board. I suggest you drop a dime to the USCG as soon as you get on a boat without survival suits for all. 3) The highlight was the helicopter ditch simulator. The simulator was lowered into the pool. It held 4 mariners and 2 instructors. We got to escape through four different windows. So imagine this. Your buckled into a seat sitting there in coveralls and shoes. The helo drops into the water and now the cabin is completely filled with water. Then it inverts and goes turtle. Now there you are hanging upside down in a cabin filled with water. Your task is to remove the window, unbuckle, and swim out. We did that 6 times from different seats. Of course each seat had a different type widow to remove. This was by far the best event of the day. If you worked ever in the gulf you would know there is very little chance of going in the water on a chopper. Everyone dies when they crash trying to land on the rigs and fall 100 ft or so. For a while everyone used the slogan "Fly PHI and Die" after two PHI choppers tried to land on the same rig, not knowing the other was landing also..everyone died. if you are not in a pressurized 76 with two pilots then the best thing you can do is make sure the pilot is aware of his surroundings. Sit up front and pay attention. In summary, I learned several things. A)When taking survival training find the most badass weather area you can find and attend only the highest quality instruction available in that region. The “cold water” survival training in Morgan City was a dangerous joke. I hope you informed your instructors and the USCG about the "four unsafe practices". Only with positive feedback can the instructor improve what they are teaching. If you truly feel they are teaching unsafe practices than you owe it to your fellow mariner to speak up. B) For all the recreational mariners….. get off you sedentary ass and take in-water training from somebody who offers top notch USCG courses. And NO I don’t mean USCG Aux Boater Safety courses. You may have to drop $1000 but it will be well worth your time. Bob you just need to get offshore, thats where you will learn. Sheeze you're not even an AB and think you know it all. I have “Safe Gulf” later. Will advise. Joe Bob Arrgg! |
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"Joe" wrote in message
... snip In fact as a professional Mariner you should never leave the dock if you feel you do not have the proper safety and survival gear on board. I suggest you drop a dime to the USCG as soon as you get on a boat without survival suits for all. Such sensible things like an easily-fitted emergency tiller, for example? Such necessary things like a complete set of storm sails, for example? Such prudent things as an extra high pressure diesel pump? Such required things as bilge pumps that can handle a couple of one-inch holes? Such mandatory things as thick tempered glass in pilothouse windows and a pilot house structure strong enough to handle a wave or two? Such seamanlike things as shipping an experienced and hardened crew that doesn't fake sprained ankles out of fear? Such manly things as leaving the pooch ashore with the womenfolk? Enquiring minds wish to know . . . Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Mar 4, 9:56*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 :) Time for bed Bob |
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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 |
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On Mar 6, 9:59*pm, Bob wrote:
Day one.................... operated chipping hammer and grinder for 9 hours. Painted for 4 hours. Sorry no sweeping floors or scrubning heads.......... yet :) Time for bed Bob You should have found a new boat Bob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=botoKoYkKZ8&NR=1 No Chipping needed...yet. Joe |
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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 |
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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 |
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"Bob" wrote in message ... 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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:04:51 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote: On Mar 19, 8:10Â*pm, Bob wrote: Supply boats have cement and mud tanks Bob. I warned you! It's good to get that kind of "inside" info. Knew a guy who signed on with a company because they were going to send him to Hawaii on a 6-month contract - this is computer stuff. He calls me a few weeks later from New Jersey. I ask why is he in New Jersey. He says that's how this company spells Hawaii. --Vic |
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On Mar 20, 9:20*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:04:51 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote: On Mar 19, 8:10*pm, Bob wrote: Supply boats have cement and mud tanks Bob. I warned you! It's good to get that kind of "inside" info. Knew a guy who signed on with a company because they were going to send him to Hawaii on a 6-month contract - this is computer stuff. He calls me a few weeks later from New Jersey. I ask why is he in New Jersey. He says that's how this company spells Hawaii. --Vic Bob might get lucky and get a supply boat working production. But if they are working with a drilling rig, deck hands work can be grueling. 100 degree days inside a 120 degree steel tank shoveling cement into bucket after bucket, and pulling it up 15 feet and dumping it over the side, times 6-8 tanks can make for a very long day. And mad can be a deckhands worst nightmare depending on the wind and the mix. It's good work if you are not on deck anymore. He's got his AB so only another what..1100 days at sea and he can get his 1,600 ton masters ticket. Better late than never if thats your dream. Myself I'd find a nice deep water standby boat, or a utility boat and get into fishing Red Snapper, ling and grouper. Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message
... Bob might get lucky and get a supply boat working production. But if they are working with a drilling rig, deck hands work can be grueling. 100 degree days inside a 120 degree steel tank shoveling cement into bucket after bucket, and pulling it up 15 feet and dumping it over the side, times 6-8 tanks can make for a very long day. And mad can be a deckhands worst nightmare depending on the wind and the mix. It's good work if you are not on deck anymore. I can tell YOU haven't set foot aboard a workboat for at least twenty years, Joe. Nowadays they use pumps to transfer the contents of mud tanks. Get a clue, dude. Pumps work MUCH CHEAPER than a deck monkey. Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Mar 20, 11:19*am, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Joe" wrote in message ... *Bob might get lucky and get a supply boat working production. But if they are working with a drilling rig, deck hands work can be grueling. 100 degree days inside a 120 degree steel tank shoveling cement into bucket after bucket, and pulling it up 15 feet and dumping it over the side, times 6-8 tanks can make for a very long day. And mad can be a deckhands worst nightmare depending on the wind and the mix. *It's good work if you are not on deck anymore. I can tell YOU haven't set foot aboard a workboat for at least twenty years, Joe. Nowadays they use pumps to transfer the contents of mud tanks. Get a clue, dude. Pumps work MUCH CHEAPER than a deck monkey. Wilbur Hubbard Neal you strupid turd munching Putz! Mud tanks have to be cleaned between different formulas of mud. You could be sued for cargo loss if you containmate a mud batch. So you have to suit up and go inside the tank with fire hoses and have any traces washed out and sucked up on to a recovery truck. Now if the people on the drilling rig care less about the boat they are likely to vent mud & cement tanks onto the boat, it's a several hour scrub job on a hot summer day to get all the mud off the boat, and can be a total nightmare when cement is vented on a boat covered with morning dew.. Cement is complety different, but the tanks have to be cleaned between batches for the same reasons. It involves bucketing out by hand all the cement that can not be blown off the boat. if you have a good engineer most except the last 10 to 15 sacks can be blown over while heading to the beach, vibrators need changing often, and if you have a really really bad day (leaking hatch) nothing but jack hammers and a weeks hard duty will fix the mess. Are you so stupid as to think that they ever transferred mud or cement by hand? Were talking 8000 sacks a trip Nellie, and up to 20,000 gallons of mud costing up to 16.00 a gallon in the late 90's. Stick to stuff you read on the internet, thats the only way you can be seen as knowledgeable in anything related to maritime activities. Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message
... snippage Mud tanks have to be cleaned between different formulas of mud. You could be sued for cargo loss if you containmate a mud batch. So you have to suit up and go inside the tank with fire hoses and have any traces washed out and sucked up on to a recovery truck. Now if the people on the drilling rig care less about the boat they are likely to vent mud & cement tanks onto the boat, it's a several hour scrub job on a hot summer day to get all the mud off the boat, and can be a total nightmare when cement is vented on a boat covered with morning dew.. Cement is complety different, but the tanks have to be cleaned between batches for the same reasons. It involves bucketing out by hand all the cement that can not be blown off the boat. if you have a good engineer most except the last 10 to 15 sacks can be blown over while heading to the beach, vibrators need changing often, and if you have a really really bad day (leaking hatch) nothing but jack hammers and a weeks hard duty will fix the mess. Are you so stupid as to think that they ever transferred mud or cement by hand? Were talking 8000 sacks a trip Nellie, and up to 20,000 gallons of mud costing up to 16.00 a gallon in the late 90's. Stick to stuff you read on the internet, thats the only way you can be seen as knowledgeable in anything related to maritime activities. Well, excuuuuse me. Your illiterate writing style made it sound like mud was transferred by bucketing it out of tanks. Next time do a better job explaining you were talking about *cleaning* the tanks. Duh! And, I bet those idiot captains on these workboats know NOTHING about the laws and federal regulations concerning enclosed spaces safety. I wonder how many of them do the proper atmospheric testing and how many of them maintain the required rescue harness, breathing apparatus etc.? Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Mar 20, 3:32*pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message ... snippage Mud tanks have to be cleaned between different formulas of mud. You could be sued for cargo loss if you containmate a mud batch. So you have to suit up and go inside the tank with fire hoses and have any traces washed out and sucked up on to a recovery truck. Now if the people on the drilling rig care less about the boat they are likely to vent mud & cement tanks onto the boat, it's a several hour scrub job on a hot summer day to get all the mud off the boat, and can be a total nightmare when cement is vented on a boat covered with morning dew.. *Cement is complety different, *but the tanks have to be cleaned between batches for the same reasons. It involves bucketing out by hand all the cement that can not be blown off the boat. if you have a good engineer most except the last 10 to 15 sacks can be blown over while heading to the beach, vibrators need changing often, and if you have a really really bad day (leaking hatch) nothing but jack hammers and a weeks hard duty will fix the mess. Are you so stupid as to think that they ever transferred mud or cement by hand? Were talking 8000 sacks a trip Nellie, and up to 20,000 gallons of mud costing up to 16.00 a gallon in the late 90's. Stick to stuff you read on the internet, thats the only way you can be seen as knowledgeable in anything related to maritime activities. Well, excuuuuse me. Your illiterate writing style made it sound like mud was transferred by bucketing it out of tanks. Next time do a better job explaining you were talking about *cleaning* the tanks. Duh! *And, I bet those idiot captains on these workboats know NOTHING about the laws and federal regulations concerning enclosed spaces safety. I wonder how many of them do the proper atmospheric testing and how many of them maintain the required rescue harness, breathing apparatus etc.? Wilbur Hubbard- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I did not make it sound like that, you assumed. And yes a proper breathing apparatus (forced air hoods) are required in the mud tanks as most mud is petro based. I said you have to "Suit up" to go into the tanks bonehead, pay attention Im not talking about a gray pin stripe. If you were not so involved in changing your name all the time wilbur, now greg, Neal you might be able to follow along. Oh what a tangled web you weave. Joe I'm glad you were able to find something on the internet related to the subject. |
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"Joe" wrote in message
... snippage I'm glad you were able to find something on the internet related to the subject. I know all that confined space safety stuff without having to search it on the Internet. I've been to classes on confined space safety and even got certified in the calibration and use of the confined space gas monitors. Wilbur Hubbard - a man of many personalities and talents. |
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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:28:22 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Joe" wrote in message ... snippage I'm glad you were able to find something on the internet related to the subject. I know all that confined space safety stuff without having to search it on the Internet. Jail cell |
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