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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:52:41 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 8:35:19 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:48:07 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8:33:51 PM UTC-6, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 1/14/2017 7:54 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:34:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/14/2017 12:27 PM, wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:01:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I've been on enough cruises to last me, courtesy of Uncle Sam. It is not quite the same but I understand the sentiment. When Judy was in the AC biz, cruises seemed to be the sales prize of choice and she won a bunch of them. True. The only time I had an authorized drink aboard ship was when the Captain ordered "Splice the mainbrace" following an arduous underway replenishment and refueling in the middle of the winter. On the CG ocean stations they roll out a keg of beer on "hump day" the middle of a 4 week patrol. It ends up being just about enough for everyone to get one of those big navy coffee mugs full. The cutter my grandson is assigned to just returned from a drug interdiction patrol during which they seized 90 million dollars worth of cocaine. The drugs were confiscated from four, high speed outboard powered boats. They launch a helicopter from the flight deck that goes out and fires on the outboard engines, disabling them and then an armed boarding team takes over. Goodie for 'em! === Yes indeed, those drug busts got a lot of publicity here in FL last week. Unfortunately it's just a drop in the bucket. I'd be willing to bet that there are another bunch of speedboats and submarines out there right now. Oh Im sure there's several but they get what they can and that shows their doing something. === It would be very cool to have a video of those helicopters zooming in for the engine kill. I wonder what kind of armament they use. |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:48:42 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 1/15/17 7:45 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:57 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. I don't know how many hours these guys had on them but this was a 20 year old Coast Guard boat. Fortunately the BM1 and the MM1 fixed these things for a living and worked in a shop at IH. They did talk Norfolk into hauling and painting it before we got it and it did make it up to DC although it may have limped in on one engine. (rumors vary). It took us a few weekends to get it going and god only knows how many hours the guys spent on the engines but it was running good when I left. If the CG had let me stay on the boat, I may have retired from the reserve but some bean counter decided I was supposed to be in the electronics unit, not the "deck" unit. I left shortly after that. Wow...you and the lads protected the mighty Anacostia River from...from what? The godless communists of course! The *******s never made it past the Wilson Bridge on our watch .... unless they were elected. Realistically we did assist a number of boaters on the river, hauled out hazards to navigation other things the other agencies did not care to do. With no LE powers at all we were just putting a friendly face on the Coast Guard. We were only there to help. (no boardings, no inspections, no hassles) |
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On 1/15/2017 9:26 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:57:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/15/2017 3:25 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. Just about broken in, huh? === Almost. :-) At age 36 they now into middle age. They will probably out live me. I have a friend who's father bought a 38 foot Hatteras back in the early to mid 70's. (actually he won it in a poker game but that's a different story). It was originally equipped with a pair of gas engines and my friend's father replaced them with DD6-71s. The boat is still being used every year although the old man can't boat anymore. The only problem with the swap to the diesels was the change in weight distribution. A Hat is a heavy to begin with and with the added weight of the DD671's located too far aft, it just squats and can't climb up to plane. Doesn't matter because they use it mostly for slow trolling while fishing. |
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On 1/15/2017 10:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:52:41 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 8:35:19 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:48:07 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8:33:51 PM UTC-6, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 1/14/2017 7:54 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:34:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/14/2017 12:27 PM, wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:01:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I've been on enough cruises to last me, courtesy of Uncle Sam. It is not quite the same but I understand the sentiment. When Judy was in the AC biz, cruises seemed to be the sales prize of choice and she won a bunch of them. True. The only time I had an authorized drink aboard ship was when the Captain ordered "Splice the mainbrace" following an arduous underway replenishment and refueling in the middle of the winter. On the CG ocean stations they roll out a keg of beer on "hump day" the middle of a 4 week patrol. It ends up being just about enough for everyone to get one of those big navy coffee mugs full. The cutter my grandson is assigned to just returned from a drug interdiction patrol during which they seized 90 million dollars worth of cocaine. The drugs were confiscated from four, high speed outboard powered boats. They launch a helicopter from the flight deck that goes out and fires on the outboard engines, disabling them and then an armed boarding team takes over. Goodie for 'em! === Yes indeed, those drug busts got a lot of publicity here in FL last week. Unfortunately it's just a drop in the bucket. I'd be willing to bet that there are another bunch of speedboats and submarines out there right now. Oh Im sure there's several but they get what they can and that shows their doing something. === It would be very cool to have a video of those helicopters zooming in for the engine kill. I wonder what kind of armament they use. ..50 cal precision guns. http://14544-presscdn-0-64.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hitron_gunner_with_tools_of_the_trade.jpg |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:57 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. Do you think those are better than the twin Volvo diesels Harry has on his trawler? |
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 07:46:38 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 1/15/2017 10:22 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:52:41 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 8:35:19 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:48:07 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8:33:51 PM UTC-6, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 1/14/2017 7:54 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:34:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/14/2017 12:27 PM, wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:01:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I've been on enough cruises to last me, courtesy of Uncle Sam. It is not quite the same but I understand the sentiment. When Judy was in the AC biz, cruises seemed to be the sales prize of choice and she won a bunch of them. True. The only time I had an authorized drink aboard ship was when the Captain ordered "Splice the mainbrace" following an arduous underway replenishment and refueling in the middle of the winter. On the CG ocean stations they roll out a keg of beer on "hump day" the middle of a 4 week patrol. It ends up being just about enough for everyone to get one of those big navy coffee mugs full. The cutter my grandson is assigned to just returned from a drug interdiction patrol during which they seized 90 million dollars worth of cocaine. The drugs were confiscated from four, high speed outboard powered boats. They launch a helicopter from the flight deck that goes out and fires on the outboard engines, disabling them and then an armed boarding team takes over. Goodie for 'em! === Yes indeed, those drug busts got a lot of publicity here in FL last week. Unfortunately it's just a drop in the bucket. I'd be willing to bet that there are another bunch of speedboats and submarines out there right now. Oh Im sure there's several but they get what they can and that shows their doing something. === It would be very cool to have a video of those helicopters zooming in for the engine kill. I wonder what kind of armament they use. .50 cal precision guns. http://14544-presscdn-0-64.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hitron_gunner_with_tools_of_the_trade.jpg === Thanks. Here's a fairly good video: https://youtu.be/cBOGJFvBqw0 |
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:09:53 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:57 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. Do you think those are better than the twin Volvo diesels Harry has on his trawler? === Real engines are always better than their imaginary counterparts, and DD 6-71s are about as real as you can get - real big, real heavy, real noisy, real old, etc. :-) |
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On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 7:50:24 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:09:53 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:57 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. Do you think those are better than the twin Volvo diesels Harry has on his trawler? === Real engines are always better than their imaginary counterparts, and DD 6-71s are about as real as you can get - real big, real heavy, real noisy, real old, etc. :-) I whole-heartedly agree! |
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