I can't take it anymore, there are to many people out on the water who don't have any respect and or knowledge of the NAV rules.
I haven't gone a single day yet where someone hasn't waked us out while we are working ATON, for YOU at that.
These arrogant boaters are putting my crew and myself in danger. Do you know how dangerous of an evolution it is to hoist a 3000 to 5000lb buoy connected to a 4k cement rock with 90 feet of 7/8" chain in a strong current with 20knt winds and our wire ropes are only rated for so much of a working load limit, and then a wake approaches and we go down in a swell and come back up it puts a SHOCK LOAD on the whips whi
ch in turn can part, then a 5000 lb buoy can fall onto someone or damage the boat, or 90 feet of chain can go wild off the boat and bring somebody with it. I've seen these whips part a few times already, (nobody got hurt), (except the boat) so I know what its like.
Other times we get dropped off onto buoys, thats right a man jumps from the boat to the buoy, climbs to the top and starts to troubleshoot and fix the complicated lighting system. Its a wild ride in the firest place, but when Joe Boater comes flying by with no regard, WOW.
Another one is when you see any CG Buoy tender or small boat tied to a light with our RAM DAYSHAPES flying high, please slow down, because we are most likely raising and lowering gear and parts that can weigh up to 80lbs from the boat to the structure, already trying to keep our balance.
So hears the scoop:
Black hulled buoy tender
Ball Diamond Ball in the daytime
Red White Red at night
SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW DOWN!!!!!!!!
The sad part is there are still some who don't even know what the above means, hopefully these Boater Safty Courses are teaching this. But even if you don't know the rules, its pretty much common sense is you see someone hanging off a light or a buoy or hoisting huge objects 12 feet out of the water (especially a huge 5foot round by 11 feet high buoy), how dumb are you, or do you just not care. I bet your the same person who doesn't put the shopping cart back in the parking lots, so that it can slam into another persons car.
To the majority who do slow down, THANK YOU.
To the 3 boats that flew by us today while we were hoisting buoys between Longport #'s 1 and 7
[email protected]#$%^&$$+)(*&^%$#@#$%^&$$(*&^%$#@$%^&* YOU
How could you not of seen us waving our arms trying to get your attention, or did you????
I thought I would put this up, if it makes one person slow down for us, then it was worth it.
BTW, did any of the guys on the Longport jetty catch anything, that wind was howling wasn't it.
I haven't gone a single day yet where someone hasn't waked us out while we are working ATON, for YOU at that.
These arrogant boaters are putting my crew and myself in danger. Do you know how dangerous of an evolution it is to hoist a 3000 to 5000lb buoy connected to a 4k cement rock with 90 feet of 7/8" chain in a strong current with 20knt winds and our wire ropes are only rated for so much of a working load limit, and then a wake approaches and we go down in a swell and come back up it puts a SHOCK LOAD on the whips whi
ch in turn can part, then a 5000 lb buoy can fall onto someone or damage the boat, or 90 feet of chain can go wild off the boat and bring somebody with it. I've seen these whips part a few times already, (nobody got hurt), (except the boat) so I know what its like.Other times we get dropped off onto buoys, thats right a man jumps from the boat to the buoy, climbs to the top and starts to troubleshoot and fix the complicated lighting system. Its a wild ride in the firest place, but when Joe Boater comes flying by with no regard, WOW.
Another one is when you see any CG Buoy tender or small boat tied to a light with our RAM DAYSHAPES flying high, please slow down, because we are most likely raising and lowering gear and parts that can weigh up to 80lbs from the boat to the structure, already trying to keep our balance.
So hears the scoop:
Black hulled buoy tender
Ball Diamond Ball in the daytime
Red White Red at night
SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW DOWN!!!!!!!!
The sad part is there are still some who don't even know what the above means, hopefully these Boater Safty Courses are teaching this. But even if you don't know the rules, its pretty much common sense is you see someone hanging off a light or a buoy or hoisting huge objects 12 feet out of the water (especially a huge 5foot round by 11 feet high buoy), how dumb are you, or do you just not care. I bet your the same person who doesn't put the shopping cart back in the parking lots, so that it can slam into another persons car.
To the majority who do slow down, THANK YOU.
To the 3 boats that flew by us today while we were hoisting buoys between Longport #'s 1 and 7
[email protected]#$%^&$$+)(*&^%$#@#$%^&$$(*&^%$#@$%^&* YOU
How could you not of seen us waving our arms trying to get your attention, or did you????
I thought I would put this up, if it makes one person slow down for us, then it was worth it.
BTW, did any of the guys on the Longport jetty catch anything, that wind was howling wasn't it.
