While monitoring the marine radio we heard a distress call from a boat just
off the shoreline by the new inlet in Scituate. A scuba diver had become
detached from his flag lanyard and was missing in rough seas. Scituate
harbormaster boats, local Coast Guard, Environmental Police and State Police
assisted by Coast Guard choppers conducted a two day search that was
officially called off today. Local boaters in larger boats also aided in
the search. I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

Don't know all the details. Rumor has it that he was diving alone. You
could sense the desperation in the voice of the guy that was running the
boat from which he was diving.

Eisboch

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

While monitoring the marine radio we heard a distress call from a boat just
off the shoreline by the new inlet in Scituate. A scuba diver had become
detached from his flag lanyard and was missing in rough seas. Scituate
harbormaster boats, local Coast Guard, Environmental Police and State Police
assisted by Coast Guard choppers conducted a two day search that was
officially called off today. Local boaters in larger boats also aided in
the search. I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

Don't know all the details. Rumor has it that he was diving alone. You
could sense the desperation in the voice of the guy that was running the
boat from which he was diving.

Eisboch



Damn shame. There's probably a dozen things they were doing wrong, but it's
still a shame.

In your case it sounded like discretion was the better part of valor.
--
John H

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

While monitoring the marine radio we heard a distress call from a boat just
off the shoreline by the new inlet in Scituate. A scuba diver had become
detached from his flag lanyard and was missing in rough seas. Scituate
harbormaster boats, local Coast Guard, Environmental Police and State Police
assisted by Coast Guard choppers conducted a two day search that was
officially called off today. Local boaters in larger boats also aided in
the search. I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

Don't know all the details. Rumor has it that he was diving alone. You
could sense the desperation in the voice of the guy that was running the
boat from which he was diving.

That sucks.

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)


Not only that, but you probably don't have the "wave-wind chart" one of
Chuck's commercial sponsors imprints. Without that chart, you couldn't
possibly judge the height of waves and of course there are no wave,
wind, current, tidal or other conditions that might produce variations
not on that chart.

On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:59:43 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)


Not only that, but you probably don't have the "wave-wind chart" one of
Chuck's commercial sponsors imprints. Without that chart, you couldn't
possibly judge the height of waves and of course there are no wave,
wind, current, tidal or other conditions that might produce variations
not on that chart.

Should've known you'd jump on that one!
--
John H

On Sep 3, 5:59?am, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)

Not only that, but you probably don't have the "wave-wind chart" one of
Chuck's commercial sponsors imprints. Without that chart, you couldn't
possibly judge the height of waves and of course there are no wave,
wind, current, tidal or other conditions that might produce variations
not on that chart.

You ought to be the master of wave knowledge, you lying sack of dung.
115 hours on the water over 4 years, with the caveat that if the
weather isn't pleasant enough for your wife to wear her bathing suit
you sit at your computer and post lies to a variety of newsgroups
instead.

Oh, I forgot---- your 115 hours was just on the Parker. I guess you
spend most of your time on the water on your lobster boat, on your
wife's center console, and certainly before that on your Hatteras mega-
yacht.

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Sep 3, 5:59?am, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).
According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)
Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)
Not only that, but you probably don't have the "wave-wind chart" one of
Chuck's commercial sponsors imprints. Without that chart, you couldn't
possibly judge the height of waves and of course there are no wave,
wind, current, tidal or other conditions that might produce variations
not on that chart.

You ought to be the master of wave knowledge, you lying sack of dung.
115 hours on the water over 4 years, with the caveat that if the
weather isn't pleasant enough for your wife to wear her bathing suit
you sit at your computer and post lies to a variety of newsgroups
instead.

Oh, I forgot---- your 115 hours was just on the Parker. I guess you
spend most of your time on the water on your lobster boat, on your
wife's center console, and certainly before that on your Hatteras mega-
yacht.



Heheheh. Tell us how you really feel, Chuck. Don't hold back.

You are right about one thing, though. My wife doesn't like to boat in
crappy cold rainy weather. Neither do I. But up where you live, that
seems to be the norm.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).

According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)

Somewhere I have some pictures taken during my Navy days aboard a 318 ft
Destroyer Escort at sea in the North Atlantic in February. If I can find
them and scan them, I'll post the on my website.

Maybe seeing the ship's hurricane bow completely submerged and 25 ft waves
crashing on the fantail will convince him.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:58:24 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I attempted to go out in the little Boston Whaler to help but
quickly determined that I'd probably just add to the problem as another
possible casualty due to the sea state we've had up here for the past few
days. (3-5 footers in close chop).
According to Chuck, those don't exist in the North Atlantic. And we
wouldn't be able to properly judge sea state anyway because "most" of
us are bozos with no experience in judging wave action. :)

Only the Manly Men of the Great Pacific North West can properly judge
sea states. :)

Somewhere I have some pictures taken during my Navy days aboard a 318 ft
Destroyer Escort at sea in the North Atlantic in February. If I can find
them and scan them, I'll post the on my website.

Maybe seeing the ship's hurricane bow completely submerged and 25 ft waves
crashing on the fantail will convince him.

Eisboch




I don't recall Chuckster spending much time out in the ocean, or at
least offering up purple prose about it. Isn't he more of a protected
waters bloater, er, boater?