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Jet Ski overheating problem
Beat me to it! I hate to join a choir late, but...
Bill McKee wrote: "Matt Colie" wrote in message ... Wow - this is amazing. Terry, my analogy below was bad as it turns out. You might have a better chance getting the pig to sing..... Billy, could you PLEASE give us all some idea of where you might be so I can NEVER go there? Matt Colie - See Prior sig Bill McKee wrote: "next.victim" wrote in message ... Bill McKee wrote: "Matt Colie" wrote in message ... Terry, Very well said, but save your bandwidth. (Teaching a pig to sing and such.) Billy believes he was the right(maybe the requirement) to take any vessel anywhere close aboard at flank speed. He is convinced that, if a vessel has any machinery onboard, it does not qualify as a vessel undersail regardless of the situation. He has proven he is not capable of interpreting Colregs the same way as the OMI to whom I wrote the pages of my license examinations. I just wish he had said where he is so we could all avoid him. Matt Colie - See prior sigs - I'm tired of this. Terry Spragg wrote: at least it was on topic! NI! Terry K Bill McKee wrote: Was on topic, but sailboats can not turn as wanted, the rest of the world be damned. Bill McKee wrote: Throttle off, no control, turning radius about a boat length. Well, if you put it that way, it sounds like it should be right, and logically, it is exactly correct, and if you read what you wrote, you may see why it is so funny, that you bite your own tail. Sailboats can not just turn, (or not turn,) as wanted. They are overpowered by the wind all the time. The wind blows sailboats around like leaves sometimes. As a mariner, you are expected to understand that, anticipate it, and survive the hazards anyway. Overtaking vessels must keep clear, sail or power. If they cannot, they must slow down to a safe speed, even stop. Chewy beans. You are expected and required to understand sail and power, and all their constraints, or stay home. Sailboats flop about out of control from time to time, motor on or off, whenever the sails are up and the wind is alive, it is the nature of the game: 15 HP auxiliary engines, thousand HP wild winds, waves, sails, ropes, winches, flying fish, nature, etc, etc. You understand, don't you? If not, you should not be in command on the water. What you don't seem to grasp is that no one except possibly you, would purposely hit someone with a car or boat, just because they were ****ed off and somehow surmise that they are in the right, have the right of way, and therefore, have a license to kill anyone who does not stay out of your way, regardless. This attitude you seemingly cherish may well cause you to spend the latter years of your life locked in a cell being raped by real nasty *******s with really big muscles and real nasty diseases. On the evidence you provide, I would bet two cents you are prettier than you are smart. On the water, all the regulations in the world are there to settle lawsuits after damages occur, and to impress on mariners that collisions are to be avoided by any means, at all costs, regardless of the causes. The reason why should be obvious. A collision at sea can ruin your whole life. Like being bitten by a dog, it can change your attitude forever, the hard way. Don't feel too bad, even real sea captains sometimes hit other ships, and blow cities like Halifax all to hell, because they make little mistakes early on, and suddenly find they cannot avoid the other guy's similar idiocy. We are all human, right? 'Course, those arrogant guys usually end up losing their nice cushy seat at the Captain's table, and deservedly so. Some commit suicide once their role in disaster becomes obvious. These men have consciences, at least. Some of their very cushy seats disappear below the titanic icy waves as they sit in them, along with thousands of their passengers. Icebergs and the wind just don't care. It is left to us to be responsible, considerate, cautious and courteous. Some grow up earlier than others. Some never make it. Fair winds to you, and the best of luck, for all our sakes. Your skills, knowledge and attitude probably won't help you, your passengers, or locals much. Old sailors would treat you like a rock awash, if you would just keep still. Otherwise, we fear for you. Terry K Bite Me. propulsion motor on, equal power boat. A GIANT NOPE! See (c) below, Read it carefully, it was written by a maritime lawyer. Mr. McKee, I would be forced to determine that what has previously been said is completely accurate, and given this case, I would have to find a judgement against you. Please go to: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule03.htm below is exerted from the above: For the purpose of these Rules and this Chapter [Inld], except where the context otherwise requires: (a) The word "vessel" includes every description of watercraft, including non-displacement craft, WIG craft [Intl], and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. (b) The term "power-driven vessel" means any vessel propelled by machinery. (c) The term "sailing vessel" means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used. Unquote- I find the above parts b & c to be clear and compelling. In the case of being used, the only interpretation possible for “propelling machinery” would be the case that said machinery was actually providing the driving force to propel said vessel. I my have no authority here, but I strongly recommend that you deal with your issues as you have presented yourself to be a clear and present hazzard as the operator of a vessel underpower. Name withheld by authors request And your motor is not propelling machinery? Only if it is engaged and capable of overcoming the power of the wind. So my "power boat" is not a power boat for rules when the motor is turned off and I am drifting? That's right. You become a vessel not under command, I believe. To the outside world, you could be injured, ill, asleep, or having fallen off miles before your boat ran out of gas, a pedestrian. You will be given every consideration and possibly a tow home, a coffee, and a chance to use the head, even a warm berth along with a warm blankey, even a medicinal dose of brandy, splints for your broken bones, even the "breath of life", provided the tanker can get stopped before mashing you. Unfortunately, sailboats probably do not carry enough fuel to replenish your tanks sufficiently to get you home, else you might get some of it, too. At sea, Billy, pedestrians have the absolute, inarguable right of way;-) To run over one, even in the dark, is manslaughter if he dies, even if he does make an unexpected turn in front of you. Negligent manslaughter, if you were not keeping an adequate lookout, or were running at excessive speed under the circumstances, which is almost the same as murder. The regulations govern men, not boats. Those who can manouver best have the most responsibility to avoid hazards. It makes sense, if you think about it, and if you read the rules carefully and with an open mind you will see it plain. You are right, sailing vessels cannot turn whenever they want. Nor can they always prevent turns whenever they want, thanks to the wind and other obstacles. Surely your position is not that sailors do not have the same right to enjoy the water as do power boaters? It is said among sailors that essentially we ignore power boats simply because we have no choise, being at their mercey. We sailors cannot outrun, avoid, or catch high powered boats except possibly double reefed in a steady gale where you might be puking up your guts amidst the rollers, unable to maintain any speed at all whilst struggling to survive in your fair weather speedboat. Circumstances rule boats. Men do what they can. The rest is common sense. The colregs are common sense, written by lawyers, maritime lawyers at that, and are therefore unintelligible to most mere mortal landlubbers. Don't feel bad. Furthermore, the regs have been argued by better men than us, for hundreds of years, and reflect the findings of numerous lawsuits, trials, boards of inquiry, courts martial, et al. They must be read with painful attention to the merest comma. You must realize too, that power boat regulations are somewhat junior to those governing sail, which I gather you could never understand, since you do not appreciate the realities of sail, nor probably of power for that matter. Your jet boat is a dangerous toy. You must understand that sailboats, even with their engines engaged, try as they might, may not actually be being propelled under control of the engine, but may well be in the teeth of the unco-operative wind and may be struggling with control. It is a part of sailing, like rocks awash. Even if they were after you, you could always stay out of reach, eh? Terry K |
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