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Capt. JG wrote:
"Justin C" wrote in message
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In article lutions,
Capt. JG wrote:
Rule 25:

(e) A vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by
machinery shall exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical
shape,
apex downwards. A vessel of less than 12 meters in length is not
required
to exhibit this shape, but may do so.
Those damn rules should be read, read, and re-read. Something new is
uncovered every time. I shan't worry about not displaying my cone in
future!

Justin.

--
Justin C, by the sea.


Yep... I read an abbreviated version of (e) at one point, and I almost
bought a day shape.

The ColRegs do require the inverted cone for all boats, but the Inland
Rules exempt smaller boats. Here in New England, its very common to to
go outside the ColRegs line. In fact, there are lots of moorings within
a few hundred yards of the line. However, I have almost never seen the
cone, with the exception larger commercial sailboats. I would guess
that the majority of 12+ meter boaters have never heard of it. On the
other hand, I've heard that some countries are sticklers for it - My
memory is that Britain is lax but France absolutely requires it.

I can imagine that this is a bit of a non-issue in SF, since many boats
never go outside the line. The same is true for LIS, Chesapeake, etc.

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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:58:25 +0200, "Edgar"
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No it is not. A black sphere signifies that you are at anchor. You should
have said 'cone apex downward'

Then there are two black spheres. Some call them Panamanian running
lights.

Casady

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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:09:00 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

If water is being discharged in the spot where
most boats would assume is where an engine discharges water, then the
logical conclusion would be that my engine is engaged.

The logical conclusion is that a pump is running.

Casady

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"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Capt. JG wrote:
"Justin C" wrote in message
...
In article lutions,
Capt. JG wrote:
Rule 25:

(e) A vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by
machinery shall exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical
shape,
apex downwards. A vessel of less than 12 meters in length is not
required
to exhibit this shape, but may do so.
Those damn rules should be read, read, and re-read. Something new is
uncovered every time. I shan't worry about not displaying my cone in
future!

Justin.

--
Justin C, by the sea.


Yep... I read an abbreviated version of (e) at one point, and I almost
bought a day shape.

The ColRegs do require the inverted cone for all boats, but the Inland
Rules exempt smaller boats. Here in New England, its very common to to go
outside the ColRegs line. In fact, there are lots of moorings within a
few hundred yards of the line. However, I have almost never seen the
cone, with the exception larger commercial sailboats. I would guess that
the majority of 12+ meter boaters have never heard of it. On the other
hand, I've heard that some countries are sticklers for it - My memory is
that Britain is lax but France absolutely requires it.

I can imagine that this is a bit of a non-issue in SF, since many boats
never go outside the line. The same is true for LIS, Chesapeake, etc.


I rarely go past the demarcation, although we do cross under the Gate fairly
regularly.. Haven't had the occasion to go into international this summer. I
might get one for next season, but most of the lessons can be done inside.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:09:00 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

If water is being discharged in the spot where
most boats would assume is where an engine discharges water, then the
logical conclusion would be that my engine is engaged.

The logical conclusion is that a pump is running.

Casady


Right.. but most people would associate that with the engine, especially if
it's pretty constant and puffing steam from time to time.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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H the K wrote:
On 10/20/09 7:46 AM, Jeff wrote:
Bill McKee wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
But what if it wasn't the engine but the genset? What if the engine
was running but the transmission was broken. Or not warmed up enough
to put in gear? If the sail is drawing you have to treat it as a
sailboat. (And yes, I've seen a sailboat powering into the wind with
the sail luffing, insisting the he has right of way over other
sailboats!)

Motor running power boat. Not warm enough engine? Same could be said
for any motor driven boat.

Oh really??? Is it that common for "motor driven boats" to deliberately
leave a slip or mooring before the engine is warmed up?


Actually, yes. I see it all the time.

Please post this a fourth time.

How can you berate others for their newsreader issues, WAFA?

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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:19:15 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:58:25 +0200, "Edgar"
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wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:32:26 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:44:15 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

If I turn on my engine, even if it's in neutral, I consider
myself a powerboat.

That is the way the rules are being taught and interpreted these days.

Not really. Even Americas Cup racers are permitted to run an engine
for charging purposes while racing.

I have an outboard on my boat. If I am just noodling around and not
trying to set any speed records, I may leave the engine in the water
while sailing, even though it is not running. That may look like I'm
motoring to you, but if you don't see a black sphere hanging from my
spreaders, or a steaming light, I'm a sailboat.

That's the LAW.

No it is not. A black sphere signifies that you are at anchor. You should
have said 'cone apex downward'


When I typed that, my brain was idling and not in gear. :- )

Lets's just change it to, "That may look like I'm motoring to you, but
if you don't see a day shape or navigation light indicating otherwise,
I'm a sailboat.

If jon were to find himself in an Admiralty court, and proudly stated
that although he was legally sailing, he was acting as if he was a
powerboat, I think that would open him up to some unexpected
surprises. He would have just admitted that he was not following the
colregs.

One basic problem with his practice is that it leads to confusion by
other vessels, who will be expecting his vessel to act as what it
really is. Not much different from the chucklehead on land who trys
and give the right of way to others at a 4 way stop, when it is his
turn to go. Suddenly, order evaporates and no one knows what to expect
or do. This is followed by all cars lurching and stopping as they play
guessing games in the intersection.

Actually if jon were to find himself in Admiralty Court the first
question that would be asked is "Who took what action to avoid or
prevent the accident". Only after this question is resolved will the
question of what objects were dangling from the forestay arise.

I think that you will find that whether a sailboat, a powerboat or a
row boat, the court will always find against the party who, in the
event evasive action was possible, failed to take evasive action or to
do everything in his/her power to avoid the accident.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:01 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
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I think that you will find that whether a sailboat, a powerboat or a
row boat, the court will always find against the party who, in the
event evasive action was possible, failed to take evasive action or to
do everything in his/her power to avoid the accident.

Problem is, that's usually both parties.

--Vic

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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:21:33 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:09:00 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

If water is being discharged in the spot where
most boats would assume is where an engine discharges water, then the
logical conclusion would be that my engine is engaged.

The logical conclusion is that a pump is running.

Casady


Right.. but most people would associate that with the engine, especially if
it's pretty constant and puffing steam from time to time.

I too would go by the steam and conclude an engine is running, true
enough.

Casady

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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:37:22 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

If water is being discharged in the spot where
most boats would assume is where an engine discharges water, then the
logical conclusion would be that my engine is engaged.

The logical conclusion is that a pump is running.

Casady


Right.. but most people would associate that with the engine, especially if
it's pretty constant and puffing steam from time to time.

I too would go by the steam and conclude an engine is running, true
enough.

Whether or not a sailboat is "sailing" or under power is a judgement
call and has nothing to do with exhaust or water flow. The boat is
probably under power if:

- It is going dead into the wind with sails luffing for some extended
period of time.

- It is making good speed in light air with only the mainsail up.

For the purposes of collision avoidance the boat has to be treated as
under sail regardless, but if I believe a boat is under power I'll
stand on as long as prudent and use horn signals or a radio call if
intentions are unclear.

The real fun starts when a sailboat clearly under power suddenly
alters course and starts to cross your bow from the port side. It
happens more often than you'd think. If admonished, more often than
not the sailboat will repond with a burst of profanity directed
towards power boaters in general.