'Duck boat' design flaw flagged years ago

S #218

Totally.

Ever seen Tiger Woods' yacht?

It's huge, weigh bigger than my house.

I've been aboard yachts before, beautiful craftsmanship (pun intended?). I went below deck, & it dawned on me, my boat would fit in here.

iirc in the '60's one of the Rockefeller's (possibly David) used to dock his boat on the Hudson, at Tarrytown, at the East end of the Tappan Zee bridge, near the lighthouse.

I think it was a converted PT boat.
 
sear said:
S #218

Totally.

Ever seen Tiger Woods' yacht?

It's huge, weigh bigger than my house.

I've been aboard yachts before, beautiful craftsmanship (pun intended?). I went below deck, & it dawned on me, my boat would fit in here.

iirc in the '60's one of the Rockefeller's (possibly David) used to dock his boat on the Hudson, at Tarrytown, at the East end of the Tappan Zee bridge, near the lighthouse.

I think it was a converted PT boat.
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I have never seen his yacht. The ships I command, we call yachts speed bumps........
 
Sailor said:
Oh, you mean like Moon. Love to imply it, would never have the balls to try it. Like that?
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I'm not sure what you are implying about Moon. Are you calling him a Nazi or a Jewish supremacist? I don't pay a lot of attention to Moon because he is a one-trick pony. I've never detected any indication that he wants either you or me dead.
 
Sailor said:
Stretch, your Dad was awesome! And his children prove it.
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Just me, one daughter, but he taught me a lot with kind, calm patience. Early in the morning before the passengers would arrive we'd go to the fuel dock in the marina. Starting around age 9 he'd let me take her back to the dock teaching me how to dock only using the throttles and gears, adjusting for wind and current, etc. Always learning SOMETHING. He indulged me. Always handed me the binoculars to look at the clearance table by an upcoming causeway and hoping the tide was up so I could blast the horn at the bridge tender to open up. Incorrigible kid. :laugh:
 
Stretch said:
My dad (the long-legged seaman as Sailor puts it, LOL) loved the last 25 years of his life after the war peacefully cruising through the Intercoastal 6 days a week from 8 to 5 working for Gold Coast Cruises Sightseeing. They had a fleet of 6 boats if I remember correctly including one double decker glass bottom boat. Those boats' hulls were converted PT boats, shallow draft, steady and safe. In those days all the captains had come out of the Navy or Merchant Marines with licenses in glass frames posted somewhere at the helm. As time went on I actually don't know what qualifications might have been needed. Each boat embarked with a captain and 2 crew members. There was no radar on these boats then, but I always remember dad being on the ship-to-shore a couple times a day just checking on any weather or a quick chat.

A little sample of the hulls...(I think it was most similar to the Higgins or Huckins)

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We also had our own boat in the 50's, looked a LOT like this photo I found in a Bing search...

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How cool is that!? Do you still get out and enjoy the water?
 
Stretch said:
Just me, one daughter, but he taught me a lot with kind, calm patience. Early in the morning before the passengers would arrive we'd go to the fuel dock in the marina. Starting around age 9 he'd let me take her back to the dock teaching me how to dock only using the throttles and gears, adjusting for wind and current, etc. Always learning SOMETHING. He indulged me. Always handed me the binoculars to look at the clearance table by an upcoming causeway and hoping the tide was up so I could blast the horn at the bridge tender to open up. Incorrigible kid. :laugh:
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Nice! His spirit lives through you Stretch. And that is a really, really good thing for everyone.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
How cool is that!? Do you still get out and enjoy the water?
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I wish!!!!
I'm now a landlocked land shark in Ocala. I miss the Atlantic coast and that constant aroma of salt in the air. I have a couple friends on one the lakes here though and they have some "water toys" to play with when I'm over...row boat, 2 seater paddle boat, jet ski...not quite the same. And, a farrrrrr cry from the Cigarette boats I use to "play" with when I worked at Cigarette Racing Team in the late 80's back in Miami. :eek:
 
Stretch said:
I wish!!!!
I'm now a landlocked land shark in Ocala. I miss the Atlantic coast and that constant aroma of salt in the air. I have a couple friends on one the lakes here though and they have some "water toys" to play with when I'm over...row boat, 2 seater paddle boat, jet ski...not quite the same. And, a farrrrrr cry from the Cigarette boats I use to "play" with when I worked at Cigarette Racing Team in the late 80's back in Miami. :eek:
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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Stretch said:
I wish!!!!
I'm now a landlocked land shark in Ocala. I miss the Atlantic coast and that constant aroma of salt in the air. I have a couple friends on one the lakes here though and they have some "water toys" to play with when I'm over...row boat, 2 seater paddle boat, jet ski...not quite the same. And, a farrrrrr cry from the Cigarette boats I use to "play" with when I worked at Cigarette Racing Team in the late 80's back in Miami. :eek:
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Oh WOW. Just wow. You had a need for speed, didja?
 
Actually, I've always been happy on a blow boat OR cruiser OR power boat. But, I won't lie...it WAS fun going out on those sea trials at CRT . More learning you see.........now it was all about poker runs and trim tabs and throttles...gotta know when to bring those tabs in or let'm out to get a smooth ride and turning on a dime without tossing everybody else out of the boat at 100+ mph. A whole new world, LOL!

Here's a pretty smooth ride example in the Top Gun at Haulover Cut:

 
Stretch said:
Actually, I've always been happy on a blow boat OR cruiser OR power boat. But, I won't lie...it WAS fun going out on those sea trials at CRT . More learning you see.........now it was all about poker runs and trim tabs and throttles...gotta know when to bring those tabs in or let'm out to get a smooth ride and turning on a dime without tossing everybody else out of the boat at 100+ mph. A whole new world, LOL!

Here's a pretty smooth ride example in the Top Gun at Haulover Cut:

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Nice Stretch!
 
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