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Converting commercial trawlers
Larry wrote: Wayne.B wrote in : On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:02:11 GMT, "Cap'n Ric" wrote: Do you have a 100 Ton Masters License? Didn't think so. You'll also need one of those to operate this vessle in the US. Not true unless your insurance company insists on it or you are carrying passengers for hire. I was wondering about that, myself. All it takes is money....lots of money. Here in N. FL. the shrimpers are being driven out of business by cheap imported shrimp. I cannot decide whether to think cheap imported shrimp is good dor bad but it is driving many shrimpers out of bus. Given that shrimping has been of low profitiabiluity in the past few years, the shrimp boats are in poor repair. I saw one boat here that had a large sheet of plywood screwed over a large hole in the side and she has been out shrimping many times like this. Some are just being allowed to sink at their berths....sorta sad. Larry -- Extremely intelligent life exists that is so smart they never called Earth. |
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