On a percentage basis sailboats are rescued much more than power boats.
There should be some mechanism to charge sailboat owners for this higher
risk. What should be taxed?

Midas

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:00:01 -0400, "Midas Mulligan"
wrote:

On a percentage basis sailboats are rescued much more than power boats.
There should be some mechanism to charge sailboat owners for this higher
risk. What should be taxed?

The wind?

I'd like to see where you get your figures that sailboats are rescued
more than powerboats on a percentage basis. When I was docked next to
a Seatow boat, I talked to him about just this and he said he rarely
had to go rescue sailboats, maybe one a year. But he was rescuing
powerboats every day.

Also remember that most larger sailboats are powerboats also. So if
they need rescueing because the aux engine has failed, what category
does that fall into?

Steve

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On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:00:01 -0400, "Midas Mulligan"
wrote:

On a percentage basis sailboats are rescued much more than power boats.
There should be some mechanism to charge sailboat owners for this higher
risk. What should be taxed?

The wind?

I'd like to see where you get your figures that sailboats are rescued
more than powerboats on a percentage basis. When I was docked next to
a Seatow boat, I talked to him about just this and he said he rarely
had to go rescue sailboats, maybe one a year. But he was rescuing
powerboats every day.

Also remember that most larger sailboats are powerboats also. So if
they need rescueing because the aux engine has failed, what category
does that fall into?

Steve


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When I was docked next to
a Seatow boat, I talked to him about just this and he said he rarely
had to go rescue sailboats, maybe one a year. But he was rescuing
powerboats every day.

Where was this, and define "rescue".

It's one thing for a tow service to bring in a powerboat with a failed
engine. It's another thing entirely for the USCG to have to send a
helicopter to rescue an inept sailor.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:47:56 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wrote:

When I was docked next to
a Seatow boat, I talked to him about just this and he said he rarely
had to go rescue sailboats, maybe one a year. But he was rescuing
powerboats every day.

Where was this, and define "rescue".

This was along the coast of New Jersey. My definition of Rescue, in
this case, is one party having to render assistance to another party
who's caught in a situation they can't handle on their own where the
party needing assistance may now be in danger or will be in danger in
the future if assistance is not provided. How's that for a
definition?

It's one thing for a tow service to bring in a powerboat with a failed
engine. It's another thing entirely for the USCG to have to send a
helicopter to rescue an inept sailor.

They're both rescues. The USCG having to send a helicopter to rescue
an inept powerboater is also a rescue.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:39:25 GMT, Steve wrote:

I'd like to see where you get your figures that sailboats are rescued
more than powerboats on a percentage basis.

Likewise.

When I was docked next to
a Seatow boat, I talked to him about just this and he said he rarely
had to go rescue sailboats, maybe one a year. But he was rescuing
powerboats every day.

Large numbers of lubbers in powerboats run out of fuel. This would
seem less likely with a sailboat. given the low, relative to tank
size, fuel consumption. In other words, endurance in hours Is greater
giving more margin for the unexpected. Many powerboats cannot handle a
day of waterskiing, say, without refueling. My 22 foot cuddy has 175
HP and a 52 gal tank[s]. And it is a guzzling gasser, not a thrifty
diesel. Someone makes a 80 foot expedition type power boat with a 1200
foot Genoa, just in case the single engine takes a dump.

Also remember that most larger sailboats are powerboats also. So if
they need rescueing because the aux engine has failed, what category
does that fall into?

Less likely. Even if the owner just doesn't like sailing much and
powers everywhere, the sails are there if the motor quits.

Casady

On 2008-04-11 22:00:01 -0400, "Midas Mulligan" said:

On a percentage basis sailboats are rescued much more than power boats.
There should be some mechanism to charge sailboat owners for this higher
risk. What should be taxed?

Their FUEL!

(yeah, I know this was a troll, but I couldn't resist.)

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