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WHO'S LIABLE IF I DO GET HIT?
Not as much of an option as you'd think. You generally don't know your tank is full until gas comes out of the overflow which, of course, is over the water. Some gas is spilled more often than not. Gas evaporates pretty quickly and such small amounts don't last long enough to be a significant problem. Lee after 40 years you would think the installation of a sight glass would occur to you. or simply dipping the tank and having a relatively good idea of how much fuel you need, or a spill pan around the fill, or any of the several other ways to stop overflow problems. it only took me one fill to figure out a sight glass on the Terry L, from that experiance every ship or boat I get on gets a deck visible sight glass. saves me from those pesky $5,000 fines. |
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Rod wrote
gas Dock attendant, when you are paying 1200 dollars to fill up, someone hands you the hose My tanks don't get that empty, but they could. The weekend fuel bill was a modest $341.00. They handed me the hose too. |
#73
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Why the Law of the Sea has to be the Law of the Jungle?
On Aug 14, 1:09*pm, "Lee Bell" wrote:
While it is possible that the boater chose to make it a close call, that's not certain at all, However, given the world in which we live, it's highly probable. As a new boat owner whose future father in law is a past Power Squadron District Commander, and usually within visual distance on his own boat when I'm piloting mine with his daughter on board, I scrupulously recite the rules of the road and how they apply to every other boat I see out there - fewer than 10% follow them, and at least another 10% demonstrate the sort of asinine contempt that can only be explained by the choice described above. I never thought I'd find a higher asshole density than I do on the roads, but the waterways have exceeded my worst expectations. "Against stupidiy, the gods themselves contend in vain" - Isaac Asimov "My dear sir, 95% of EVERYTHING is crap" - Theodore Sturgeon |
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Why the Law of the Sea has to be the Law of the Jungle?
While it is possible that the boater chose to make it a close call, that's
not certain at all, However, given the world in which we live, it's highly probable. As a new boat owner whose future father in law is a past Power Squadron District Commander, and usually within visual distance on his own boat when I'm piloting mine with his daughter on board, I scrupulously recite the rules of the road and how they apply to every other boat I see out there - fewer than 10% follow them, and at least another 10% demonstrate the sort of asinine contempt that can only be explained by the choice described above. I never thought I'd find a higher asshole density than I do on the roads, but the waterways have exceeded my worst expectations. 10% is not highly probable. The assholes on the water here are not higher density than those on the roads, but they don't have to be to be a problem. Lee |
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Hey, I've thought this thread was dead... Yes, I assumed you
acknowledged that the Law of the Jungle was the law of the sea. But it turns out someone mention bikes and I've got carried away, and went to fight the land predators... http://forums.miamibeach411.com/inde...hread/3039/P0/ But this philosophy of "big fish vs. little fish," I have learned recently, carries over to where you can keep you kayak or motorboat. This lady told me that the selective tenants of her upper scale condo don't want kayaks there... but welcome yachts. "NO BLACKS" have been changed to "NO BIKES, NO KAYAKS." |
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But this philosophy of "big fish vs. little fish," I have learned
recently, carries over to where you can keep you kayak or motorboat. This lady told me that the selective tenants of her upper scale condo don't want kayaks there... but welcome yachts. Money talks. The managee protection plan for S. Florida includes limits on boat slips, which is driving owners of larger boats to look for places to keep them. This, in turn, is creating an opportunity for those with docks to make a lot of money by providing those spaces. Kayaks don't generate income. Yachts do. It's a fact of life. Small kayaks can probably be stored inside a condo or apartment. Larger ones can't. Anything that is stored in common areas, that does not generate income, is going to be less welcome than things that do generate revenue. Blame all the Yankees that moved here for the congestion or blame all the refugees that came from the south and east. Just don't blame those of us that were born here. "NO BLACKS" have been changed to "NO BIKES, NO KAYAKS." There have long been restrictions on motorcycles. Back 25 years ago, when I lived in Jacksonville, I was required to keep my motorcycle out of sight. Then I was required to keep it away from the building due to fire regulations. Lucky for me, I had a ground floor apartment with a storage room big enough to hold my bike. It was illegal, but out of sight was out of mind. By the way, you left trucks, boats on trailers, any kind of trailer, any kind of motor home and vehicles with advertising on the side, all of which are limited to one degree or another, by local laws and/or deed restrictions. In my neighborhood, for example, which is not gated and is in Davie, long considered Cracker territory, it is not legal to leave a trailer of any kind where it can be seen from the street, it is not legal to park a motor home in your driveway and it is not legal to have any vehicle with advertising on it in your driveway on a permanent basis. Other communities in the area go so far as to ban pickup trucks completely. It's a crazy world. Lee |
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On Sep 3, 10:52*am, "Lee Bell" wrote:
But this philosophy of "big fish vs. little fish," I have learned recently, carries over to where you can keep you kayak or motorboat. This lady told me that the selective tenants of her upper scale condo don't want kayaks there... but welcome yachts. Money talks. *The managee protection plan for S. Florida includes limits on boat slips, which is driving owners of larger boats to look for places to keep them. *This, in turn, is creating an opportunity for those with docks to make a lot of money by providing those spaces. *Kayaks don't generate income. *Yachts do. *It's a fact of life. Well, I don't see much of an argument here. The same thing happened to me with a motorcycle. That reason being that the kickstand could make a hole on the pavement, serious. The signs may as well say, "Yachts and SUVs welcome, kayaks and bikes are not." I meant bicycles but it applies to both motorized and non motorized. I go all the time into my girlfriend's hotel with a bicycle and I have fun seeing the security guards follow me and ask me all kinds of questions, "Chief, what are you doing here?" Then I tell them the apartment number and they have to shut up. Today I got even. I went in the back door, and when the guard thought he finally caught me slipping in, I produced the key and said, "What's up chief?" He still followed me but only saw me taking my mail and walking out. You know, the usual routine. The moral of this story is that monkeys in bikes or kayaks are not welcome everywhere. |
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Why the Law of the Sea has to be the Law of the Jungle?
On Sep 25, 10:22 am, "Patrick, Whit" wrote:
I am a retired Coast Guard officer who has taught the COLREGS and Inland Rules. I suggest that all of you study and learn the Inland Rules of the Road. These are available at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm In Part A, click on the "Inland" link and just progress through the rules using the "Next Rule" link following the text. If you are doing any open water crossings or are paddling in the area of Block Island, Dry Tortugas, etc. you will also need to know the International Rules. This whole discussion has demonstrated the lack of knowledge the paddling community has regarding the rules of our own hobby/avocation. WCP Oregon On 8/14/08 8:25 AM, in article , "ComandanteBanana" wrote: Well, I'm not going to speak in defense of the sardine in their eternal quest to survive the big fish... The issue here is, WHY A KAYAK OR CANOE MUST GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE MOTORBOATS? Every weekend the intracostal waterway of Miami becomes a parade of motorboats of all sorts, from the very big (the owners of this town) to the very small (the noisy jet skis), often driven by intoxicated drivers (I guess you call them "drivers," though seldom they are accountable to the standards as vehicle drivers, like DUI), and almost always running (or should I say "flying"?) up and down (again, with no speed limit restrictions like regular drivers). So the task of crossing these sea highways by paddle becomes something like a duck crossing the hunting grounds, and you are the sitting duck... But the ocean is also hunting ground. The other day (it was weekday, hardly any boats out there), I went to out in my tandem kayak, which I chose as bright as it could be (sunrise) with the paddles to match (they could be more visible than the kayak itself), and out of nowhere came this boat that passed us right in front, so much so that my partner stopped paddling. The ocean was absolutely flat and it was a nice sunny day, so the driver must have chosen to make it a close call... It wasn't a surprise for me though. The cigarette boats routinely roar close to the beach to signal who the seas belong to. Hey, it belongs to the big fish! NOTE: The attendants of this West Marine store I went to to get a flag for the kayak told me of the motorboats, "Hey be careful. They don't care." WELCOME TO BE JUNGLE (beware of the big fish) http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote WHY THE BANANA REVOLUTION? (the sardine revolution) http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution ya but then to yet again post the link to the the regs shows you didn't read the whole thing. so what do we take as true? |
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