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sailing junk
Are you going to be hauling cargo for hire? Or just trading stuff on the sly? probably a bit of both if on the sly you mean taking cargo up to remote places in the arctic for friends that dont have boats to carry bulk goods from the lower 48. ive done that for years. Thats perfectly legal. Alaska is America. Good plan Have you ever taken a cargo boat with stuff in i'ts hold into another country? yep its not to bad as long as you go point to point. stopping in the little ports coast hopping is a good way to go broke. Every inspector expects a bit of ba-keesh. Indeed, stopping anywhere you can expect to toss some lan-yap however Coffee is also a drug smugglers cargo. I have not heard that. Can you poimt to an example of that? True C.A. is full of drug dealers, and thats the closest source of beans, but ive never heard of that. Someone trying to smuggle an ounce on the boat in a coffee can maybe Maybe but if i know it as a rumor im pretty sure the CG and other inspectors will also. IMO the prevention of suspicion is better than the attention of suspicion. i will be getting the eye at any rate; from the various Homeland security folks in the US better to be as safe as i can. Well if you stay in the US and haul for friends you should not have any problems what so ever. oh i plan on getting around a bit more than that. however running cargo out side the US has its attendant difficulties and i will evaluate those as needed. the various bonding is an issue that is easy for a big company and not so for a small guy. wood Doug fir, myrtle wood and PO cedar specifically Ok traditional junk-50 ft= 25 acres of lumber..But the value of the junks in china is the old growth mahogany and teak. very true. however i have the wood here and the milling operations. if i was to get a boat built in china the only way to pay for the whole bang would be to fill the hull with those exotic woods and sail her home then finish the accommodation's. an aside is that i like myrtlewood fir and port orford cedar. its here its handy and its cheap. well, within reason. King crabbing, salmon trolling, Cargo, tendering and oil exploration OBC and streamer. buuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. its not to bad, winter can get a little bleak (I wintered over a couple of times in the high arctic), summer on the other hand is marvelous. i miss the tundra flowering in spring. get this boat done and we can skip the seasons we don't want to deal with |
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