matt_unique
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I have a theory that there are more C-Dory owners who are licensed Captains compared to those who own other brands of boats.
How many C-Dory Owners are licensed Captains?
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matt_unique
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OK....hmmm....stupid question....how do I post an actual poll to accept votes, etc. I thought I would see those options after I selected submit....
I read the Help instructions...perhaps I don't have the necessary permissions. If someone with permissions could post the poll I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
I read the Help instructions...perhaps I don't have the necessary permissions. If someone with permissions could post the poll I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
patrick and linda
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HEY CAPT. MATT,
NOT SURE IF ANY POLL COULD DETERMINE THE RATIO BETWEEN USCG LICENSED CAPTAINS PER ONE MANUFACTURED BOAT OVER ANOTHER. HOWEVER, FROM VIEWING OUR C-DORY POST I WOULD EASY SAY THE MAJORITY OF C-DORY OWNERS HAVE A GREATER DEGREE OF SEAMANSHIP, AND KNOWLEDGE OF RULES OF THE ROAD OVER OTHER VESSEL OWNERS.
MAYBE IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE SALTY SAILOR BEING DRAWN TO THE SALTY LOOKING C-DORY.
REGARDLESS, IT'S A GREAT GROUP TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH!
THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
PAT
NOT SURE IF ANY POLL COULD DETERMINE THE RATIO BETWEEN USCG LICENSED CAPTAINS PER ONE MANUFACTURED BOAT OVER ANOTHER. HOWEVER, FROM VIEWING OUR C-DORY POST I WOULD EASY SAY THE MAJORITY OF C-DORY OWNERS HAVE A GREATER DEGREE OF SEAMANSHIP, AND KNOWLEDGE OF RULES OF THE ROAD OVER OTHER VESSEL OWNERS.
MAYBE IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE SALTY SAILOR BEING DRAWN TO THE SALTY LOOKING C-DORY.
REGARDLESS, IT'S A GREAT GROUP TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH!
THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
PAT
matt_unique
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I was thinking the same (BC)...there seems to be a high ratio of licensed Captain's from reading replies. I can think of 5 right off the top of my head and I wouldn't be surprised if there were 20.
I also agree the look/feel/style of the C-Dory would be more appealing to more serious boaters compared to brands with lot's of soft cushions, vinyl, and carpet. One of my first impressions of the C-Dory was from the interior lights..."geez if a light goes out I can actually see and trace the wires instead of pulling out carpet and removing other overlay". I liked the simplicity and "saltiness".
I also agree the look/feel/style of the C-Dory would be more appealing to more serious boaters compared to brands with lot's of soft cushions, vinyl, and carpet. One of my first impressions of the C-Dory was from the interior lights..."geez if a light goes out I can actually see and trace the wires instead of pulling out carpet and removing other overlay". I liked the simplicity and "saltiness".
I'm due to renew my captain's license in the next couple months. I know I will have to go to Houston to be fingerprinted in person (can't use the local PD anymore) and have someone "review" my knowledge. I might have to go through the Chapman's to see if I remember the lights and stuff. :wink:
Have any of you other folks been through the in-person renewal procedure since the new policy? Anything else I should know?
TIA
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Have any of you other folks been through the in-person renewal procedure since the new policy? Anything else I should know?
TIA
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Jack in Alaska
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Before I retired from the Prudhoe Bay oilfield I always intended to do a little chartering just for kicks as well as help pay for my hobby. While leading up to that i was taking out friends and aquaintances (free) and the more i did it the more I wanted to choke the life out of some of them and throw them overboard. That convinced me to back off that and just do it as a hobby.
Consequently i never got my lic. although I had done all of the studying.
My son did get his Capt. license and worked as a halibut charter skipper out of Homer & Ninilchik for 6 yrs. until he got a "real job" related to his masters degree.
A charter skipper has to be of a certain temperament.
Consequently i never got my lic. although I had done all of the studying.
My son did get his Capt. license and worked as a halibut charter skipper out of Homer & Ninilchik for 6 yrs. until he got a "real job" related to his masters degree.
A charter skipper has to be of a certain temperament.
matt_unique
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JamesTXSD":3kpzaifs said:
If you have 365 days of Sea Service Time since your last issue you would not need to take any tests or courses. If not you need to take a course or take a test.
If this was not the case before, I believe you will need to have your prints taken and of course stored electronically.
It is shocking (or perhaps not surprising) that government agencies still do not share resources. USCG MSO Boston took my electronic prints 3 years ago, but this year I had to get a full background check for my work for the government and I had to submit paper prints....nutty.
BTW thanks to whoever setup the poll.
My take is somewhat off topic, but here goes anyway.
We were definitely not among the salty sailors looking for a salty looking boat for the over 20 years in consideration leading up to the purchase of a C-Dory. Knew absolutely nothing about seamanship, rules of the road etc due to there being a lot of knowledge needed to go the places we did on the water, but how to interact with other boats and people was not among them. Now how to handle a very small boat in shallow water, rivers and rough water lakes, when we knew that was no back up help available was immensely helpful toward the seamanship needed to use the C-Dory in the ways we have.. The learning curve around docks and harbors was steep, but we managed without anything worse than a few red face incidences.
We are still somewhat lacking in the rules of the road but keep an abbreviated copy handy when on a cruise and study them thoroughly just before leaving on each cruise.
Don’t mean to ruffle any feathers, but on the salty thing I kind of relate it to the many Hells Angels “want to be” or at least want to appear to be. Hopping on that Harley with black leather may give them the image they crave, but they are still just middle aged or past want a bees. A C-Dory boat is not going to make you Salty unless in your past you already are or you learn to use it up to its design.
That said, I too LOVE the salty C-Dory look.
Jay
We were definitely not among the salty sailors looking for a salty looking boat for the over 20 years in consideration leading up to the purchase of a C-Dory. Knew absolutely nothing about seamanship, rules of the road etc due to there being a lot of knowledge needed to go the places we did on the water, but how to interact with other boats and people was not among them. Now how to handle a very small boat in shallow water, rivers and rough water lakes, when we knew that was no back up help available was immensely helpful toward the seamanship needed to use the C-Dory in the ways we have.. The learning curve around docks and harbors was steep, but we managed without anything worse than a few red face incidences.
We are still somewhat lacking in the rules of the road but keep an abbreviated copy handy when on a cruise and study them thoroughly just before leaving on each cruise.
Don’t mean to ruffle any feathers, but on the salty thing I kind of relate it to the many Hells Angels “want to be” or at least want to appear to be. Hopping on that Harley with black leather may give them the image they crave, but they are still just middle aged or past want a bees. A C-Dory boat is not going to make you Salty unless in your past you already are or you learn to use it up to its design.
That said, I too LOVE the salty C-Dory look.
Jay
I only have an A & P license that I use for work ...which I use it for taxing md11's, md 10's and dc10's from our hanger(echoe14) to satellite.
Oh a Ca driver's license which I use to drive my c-dory to the dock.
& last but not least a Ca. fishing license which I use to kill fish and bugs with!! :moon Gotta go the baby's crying!! :cry
Oh a Ca driver's license which I use to drive my c-dory to the dock.
& last but not least a Ca. fishing license which I use to kill fish and bugs with!! :moon Gotta go the baby's crying!! :cry
Just document your time on the water for the last 5 years. Make sure you show the proper amount of hours. 4 Hours counting as a day. In any kind of boat. In any kind of water. They are not as fussy as they use to be. Be ready to have another drug test. And a physical exam, plus fill out the paper work. Dot all the i's and cross all the t's.
Being a diabetic I was turned down one year because one test was above "9" Quit eating bread for two weeks and got it below "8" they renewed me for another 5 yrs. 100 ton which I have never needed. Maybe some day they will have a mandatory lic for boating and they might exempt lic. capts . :wink:
captd
Being a diabetic I was turned down one year because one test was above "9" Quit eating bread for two weeks and got it below "8" they renewed me for another 5 yrs. 100 ton which I have never needed. Maybe some day they will have a mandatory lic for boating and they might exempt lic. capts . :wink:
captd
patrick and linda
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hi jay,
no feathers ruffled here.
salty is a term used by many but earned by few.
salty is a term given to a seasoned marine or sailer.
i believe, many of the posters to this site, by virtue of their content and accomplishments have earn the title "salty". it is a term which indicates that the recipient has paid his dues!
having an obsessive compulsive, but not pathological, personality, i surely understand the value and appreciation of surrounding oneself with successful individuals, such as those found here.
that's my story and i'm sticking to it!
best regards
pat
"leading the way, at home, at work, on the water and in the gym"
no feathers ruffled here.
salty is a term used by many but earned by few.
salty is a term given to a seasoned marine or sailer.
i believe, many of the posters to this site, by virtue of their content and accomplishments have earn the title "salty". it is a term which indicates that the recipient has paid his dues!
having an obsessive compulsive, but not pathological, personality, i surely understand the value and appreciation of surrounding oneself with successful individuals, such as those found here.
that's my story and i'm sticking to it!
best regards
pat
"leading the way, at home, at work, on the water and in the gym"
matt_unique
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Hunkydory":1xnu98l3 said:
The reality is most boaters have no idea about the Rules of the Road.
Crossing Boston Harbor during the summer for example is like that old Atari game "Leap Frog". The only real Rule of the Road is 'don't crash into something'. Ha ha, this is particularly true among the sailing students. I swear the club tells them "you have right of way" and sends them out. We all "appreciate it" when they change tack right in front of us without looking. They sometimes crash into anchored barges.
Last summer a Captain from the Spirit of Boston (99 ton 100+' large dinner cruise ship) had to radio a club to ask them to suggest to their members they do not sail within 10' of the ship!
It's not just the sailing students though. During the busy summer months it's just collision avoidance.
I votes "yes"......but my sixpac expired years ago.... I never expected to use it....but the Navy sent me to Ocean Masters License School in Seattle in about 1980 to be licensed.... I was working with a group that used captured drug boats as part of our operation..... the navy was concerned that if any of the court cases fell out and we somehow damaged the boats they would be liable...so they insisted... also licensed Chief Engineer....but that was really easy for me.... (retired Senior Chief Engineman) and I enjoyed that.
As a licensed skipper I almost never got topside though.... always some zero who wanted to drive.... fine with me..
Joel
SEA3PO
As a licensed skipper I almost never got topside though.... always some zero who wanted to drive.... fine with me..
Joel
SEA3PO
matt_unique":fev94unm said:
Well, there is the rule that states something along the lines of: when it's apparent that "the Rules" aren't working out, it's still YOUR responsibility to avoid a collision. So, even if you are the stand-on vessel and you don't take action, you will be assigned some percentage of the fault for the accident.
Matt, your description of the sailing students makes me chuckle. Sailors think powerboaters don't know "the Rules"; powerboaters think sailors "zig-zag" all over without reason. Like plenty of others here, we go back and forth between sailing and powercruising. Regardless of the mode, it's up to each individual person to take responsibility and get some boating education. I certainly try to play by the rules, but I also try to keep my head on a swivel to see what others are doing.
Being an "equal opportunity" kinda guy, I will say that we have been waked, cut off, forced to change course, and generally nuisanced (is that a word?) by sailors and powerboaters fairly equally. I laughed out loud this summer when we were waked by kayaks while at anchor... well, it was early, they were talking loud, and came within a couple feet of Wild Blue... it wasn't the wave action as much as the noise that waked us up.
It isn't much different from driving on our roads - plenty of yahoos who run lights, don't stop for signs, speed, drive too slow , swerve between lanes (and down here - drive on the shoulders, including passing :shock: ). Why would you expect these people to behave any different on the water? At least on the road, in order to legally drive a car, a person had to demonstrate some knowledge and ability at one time.
Best wishes and keep a good watch out,
Jim B.
matt_unique
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JamesTXSD":3l9ijxsl said:
Oh absolutely, same with me. I sail very infrequently but I do enjoy it when I have the opportunity.
I was talking specifically about sailing students in the sailing clubs. Power boaters definitely do the same thing and when I say 'most people don't know the rules' I am referring to power and sail for sure.
Captains Cat
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Let's see. Hmmmm... I can drive an Aircraft Carrier, a Cruiser or a Destroyer but I'm not licensed. Was told many years ago that because of my eyesight, corrected to 20/20, I couldn't sit for a USCG license. Don't really need to but it kinda irked me that the Navy would let me drive anything while I was ineligible for a license...
Charlie
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