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Question on Towing
Bruce in Alaska wrote:
In article , Matt O'Toole wrote: On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:44:56 +0000, wrote: Hello; Love this forum, and I've been reading it for a while. I own a 24' Bayliner which has a 50 gallon gas tank in the stern engine area. I wonder - can additional fuel be towed on a large inflatable, like a Zodiac? Adding larger fuel tanks is not a good idea - it diminishes performance. But I wonder if with a raft - you could tow along a large fuel supply? Say another 300 gallons or so? Towing a load in a Zodiac will diminish performance a lot more, plus adding potential points of failure and safety problems. One thing you fellows should really look at in this "Towing" business is that if you tow ANYTHING, and your vessel is 26 Ft (7.8 Meters) overall length, or over (or larger), then you are REQUIRED to comply with the Bridge to Bridge RadioTelephone Act. CFR47 Part 80 Subpart U. It doesn't matter if your non-commercial, commercial, pleasure, or whatever, if your are US Flagged, over 26Ft and Towing, you are REQUIRED to comply. I'm curious, where do you get this? In 47cfr the phrase "towing vessel" refers to a commercial tow. |
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