wrote in message
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I saw it. Neal use to be somewhat respected among mariners.
And he had a few things positive going on. IIRC he even sat for a 5
ton Capt. ticket.

Me thinks he caught the clap, and now his brain is rotting like
Hitlers did in his last days.

Fred

The Good Captain Neal is still very much respected among mariners. His
accomplishments are legion. His Master Mariner ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman. Proof he http://www.badongo.com/pic/3853394

He e-mails me from time to time and I forward him a large box of his fan
mail. The last box I sent to Cape Town, South Africa. He's going round again
or those are his current plans at least.

Had the skipper of the lost "Red Cloud" procured the services of the Good
Captain on that ill-fated coffee run the Red Cloud would have never
foundered. He's sailed through many a tropical cyclone so some short-lived
little Gulf cold front he would have taken in stride even in a less than
seaworthy such as Red Cloud.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Jun 25, 2:06*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
wrote in message

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*I saw it. Neal use to be somewhat respected among mariners.
And he had a few things positive going on. IIRC he even sat for a 5
ton Capt. ticket.

Me thinks he caught the clap, and now his brain is rotting like
Hitlers did in his last days.

Fred

The Good Captain Neal is still very much respected among mariners.

More like a laughing stock, town clown, puppet show producing wanna-
be.

His
accomplishments are legion.

What French Legion?

His Master Mariner ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman. Proof hehttp://www.badongo.com/pic/3853394

I bet it is to a seaman, but to the Captains out there it is a leaners
permit for a tiny boat. Neal's so pathetic no one would hire him, so
his ticket is useless and by now expired.

I know a fellow who has a Masters degree in electrical engineering but
works as a fireman

He e-mails me from time to time and I forward him a large box of his fan
mail. The last box I sent to Cape Town, South Africa. He's going round again
or those are his current plans at least.

Sure thing Nealbur, and I bet he has one hand tied behind his back
too...right? And he's on a 68 ft Swan named Chippawa just like your
Swan named Chippawa .

Pathetic

Fred


Wilbur Hubbard

On Jun 25, 11:06*am, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

The Good Captain Neal is still very much respected among mariners. His
accomplishments are legion. His Master Mariner ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman.
Proof hehttp://www.badongo.com/pic/3853394

Wilbur Hubbard

My Fellow Marinier:

I can not agree with your opinion that Neal's "...Master Mariner
ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman...."

I do not belive a 25 GRT NCW license supports your claim regardless if
it his 2nd Issue. To paraphrase the USCG licensing site, one day sea
service over 5 GRT will qualify you for a 25 GRT license. So the the
guy self certified he had 360 days NC in 18' skiff and one day getting
drunk on a friend's 6 GRT stinkpot. Not what I would call "most
coveted" nor capable ability............................ :/

Bob

Bob wrote:
....
I can not agree with your opinion that Neal's "...Master Mariner
ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman...."

I do not belive a 25 GRT NCW license supports your claim regardless if
it his 2nd Issue. To paraphrase the USCG licensing site, one day sea
service over 5 GRT will qualify you for a 25 GRT license. So the the
guy self certified he had 360 days NC in 18' skiff and one day getting
drunk on a friend's 6 GRT stinkpot. Not what I would call "most
coveted" nor capable ability............................ :/


This raises a question I've wondered about for a while: Although Neal
clearly doesn't qualify for "near coastal" in the normal sense, even
given the slight laxer rules for the Gulf Coast, how does "sea time" at
anchor in the Bahamas count? Its clearly outside the line for coastal
US waters, but anchored in sight of land really is not the same as
outside the sea buoys (about 15 miles offshore) as most of the the East
Coast requires.

I'm sure that when Neal "self certified" he mis-read the regs as "near
postal," which clearly he qualifies for.

On Jun 28, 7:42*am, Jeff wrote:


This raises a question I've wondered about for a while: Although Neal
clearly doesn't qualify for "near coastal" in the normal sense, even
given the slight laxer rules for the Gulf Coast, how does "sea time" at
anchor in the Bahamas count? *Its clearly outside the line for coastal
US waters, but anchored in sight of land really is not the same as
outside the sea buoys (about 15 miles offshore) as most of the the East
Coast requires.

I'm sure that when Neal "self certified" he mis-read the regs as "near
postal," which clearly he qualifies for.


He there,
The USCG is very specific regarding Qulifying Sea Service. For a day
to count it must be "underway."

But the loop hole is the Small Sea Service Form. People lie when they
self certify their sea service. I was appauled when I discoved that.

But in one way its okay. If all someone is going to do with a Lower
Level license (25-100 GRT) is hang it on the wall and brag....... no
worries!!!
Maybe there should be a new area of operation as you
suggest............ Near Postal Waters (NPW) i like that
Bob

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:06:27 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


wrote in message
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I saw it. Neal use to be somewhat respected among mariners.
And he had a few things positive going on. IIRC he even sat for a 5
ton Capt. ticket.

Me thinks he caught the clap, and now his brain is rotting like
Hitlers did in his last days.

Fred

The Good Captain Neal is still very much respected among mariners. His
accomplishments are legion. His Master Mariner ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman. Proof he http://www.badongo.com/pic/3853394

He e-mails me from time to time and I forward him a large box of his fan
mail. The last box I sent to Cape Town, South Africa. He's going round again
or those are his current plans at least.

Had the skipper of the lost "Red Cloud" procured the services of the Good
Captain on that ill-fated coffee run the Red Cloud would have never
foundered. He's sailed through many a tropical cyclone so some short-lived
little Gulf cold front he would have taken in stride even in a less than
seaworthy such as Red Cloud.

Wilbur Hubbard


And there is Wilbur, The Old Man of the Sea, The Master Mariner, the
individual who specifies the correct length of a set of oars was
"short enough to fit in the boat" and many other gems of nautical
wisdom.

Too bad you have never been in a boat. Maybe you would have learned a
tiny bit about sailing and instead of being the buffoon of RBC you
might be able to scale the heights of being "someone who is not too
bright". Far above being referred to as "Wilbur the Dummy".

Say, for instance, if you had said that "oars should be long enough to
reach the water", people would have thought, "well, he isn't the
brightest light on the Christmas tree" instead of "Stupid old Wilbur
done did it again". One thing I'll give you credit for though. You
really work at being stupid. Nobody could be as dumb as you are
without a tremendous amount of effort.



A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.

"FoolKiller" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:06:27 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


wrote in message
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I saw it. Neal use to be somewhat respected among mariners.
And he had a few things positive going on. IIRC he even sat for a 5
ton Capt. ticket.

Me thinks he caught the clap, and now his brain is rotting like
Hitlers did in his last days.

Fred

The Good Captain Neal is still very much respected among mariners. His
accomplishments are legion. His Master Mariner ticket is the highest and
most coveted of any seaman. Proof he http://www.badongo.com/pic/3853394

He e-mails me from time to time and I forward him a large box of his fan
mail. The last box I sent to Cape Town, South Africa. He's going round
again
or those are his current plans at least.

Had the skipper of the lost "Red Cloud" procured the services of the Good
Captain on that ill-fated coffee run the Red Cloud would have never
foundered. He's sailed through many a tropical cyclone so some short-lived
little Gulf cold front he would have taken in stride even in a less than
seaworthy such as Red Cloud.

Wilbur Hubbard


And there is Wilbur, The Old Man of the Sea, The Master Mariner, the
individual who specifies the correct length of a set of oars was
"short enough to fit in the boat" and many other gems of nautical
wisdom.

Too bad you have never been in a boat. Maybe you would have learned a
tiny bit about sailing and instead of being the buffoon of RBC you
might be able to scale the heights of being "someone who is not too
bright". Far above being referred to as "Wilbur the Dummy".

Say, for instance, if you had said that "oars should be long enough to
reach the water", people would have thought, "well, he isn't the
brightest light on the Christmas tree" instead of "Stupid old Wilbur
done did it again". One thing I'll give you credit for though. You
really work at being stupid. Nobody could be as dumb as you are
without a tremendous amount of effort.



A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.


Did you really breast feed into kindergarten?

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:46:38 +0700, FoolKiller
wrote:


Wilbur Hubbard


And there is Wilbur, The Old Man of the Sea, The Master Mariner, the
individual who specifies the correct length of a set of oars was
"short enough to fit in the boat" and many other gems of nautical
wisdom.

Too bad you have never been in a boat. Maybe you would have learned a
tiny bit about sailing and instead of being the buffoon of RBC you
might be able to scale the heights of being "someone who is not too
bright". Far above being referred to as "Wilbur the Dummy".

Say, for instance, if you had said that "oars should be long enough to
reach the water", people would have thought, "well, he isn't the
brightest light on the Christmas tree" instead of "Stupid old Wilbur
done did it again". One thing I'll give you credit for though. You
really work at being stupid. Nobody could be as dumb as you are
without a tremendous amount of effort.



A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.


Cruel, cruel...
But, very good