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John Hinshaw

Fri, Jan 12, 2007 3:06 AM

Hi all - last month we had an "in the water" survey done by our insurance
company surveyor, a John Strong, from Seattle. John told me and wrote in his
recommendations to the insurance carrier that it was perfectly acceptable to
him and the Coast Guard and the insurance company (I've not verified this with
the CG) for me to weigh, shake the contents, and write the date, weight and
initial on each extinquisher with permanent ink. This should be performed on
an annual basis, according to Strong.

Seems that we have differences in opinions between surveying companies. I'd be
happy to supple Strong's address and phone numbers off-forum for all who would
like.

John Hinshaw
Astoria

Hi all - last month we had an "in the water" survey done by our insurance company surveyor, a John Strong, from Seattle. John told me and wrote in his recommendations to the insurance carrier that it was perfectly acceptable to him and the Coast Guard and the insurance company (I've not verified this with the CG) for me to weigh, shake the contents, and write the date, weight and initial on each extinquisher with permanent ink. This should be performed on an annual basis, according to Strong. Seems that we have differences in opinions between surveying companies. I'd be happy to supple Strong's address and phone numbers off-forum for all who would like. John Hinshaw Astoria

KB

Kim Boyce & Eric Thoman

Fri, Jan 12, 2007 5:51 AM

Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of
your boat? You do not see them on new boats. Are they no longer required?
I like the salty looks and have several times told Kim that we "need" one.
Her response (when she thinks that she needs to respond) is that someone
will sneak aboard and use it to chop us into pieces while we sleep. That is
often followed by a conversation about the effectiveness (or lack thereof,
in her opinion) of our Security Officer, the ship's German Sheppard. So, my
latest thought is to compromise and just paint a big red ax on the side of
the boat. It would look cool and no harm could come from it. I have
approached a friend with this idea. He likes to pretend to be an authority
figure and responds with something like: "Son, that there ax is a little
thinner than code allows. Code says your ax must be at least 4 centimeters
wide. Yours is 3 mils. I am gonna have to write-chu-up."

So, this project never gets off the ground...

Eric Thoman
Abyssinia

Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of your boat? You do not see them on new boats. Are they no longer required? I like the salty looks and have several times told Kim that we "need" one. Her response (when she thinks that she needs to respond) is that someone will sneak aboard and use it to chop us into pieces while we sleep. That is often followed by a conversation about the effectiveness (or lack thereof, in her opinion) of our Security Officer, the ship's German Sheppard. So, my latest thought is to compromise and just paint a big red ax on the side of the boat. It would look cool and no harm could come from it. I have approached a friend with this idea. He likes to pretend to be an authority figure and responds with something like: "Son, that there ax is a little thinner than code allows. Code says your ax must be at least 4 centimeters wide. Yours is 3 mils. I am gonna have to write-chu-up." So, this project never gets off the ground... Eric Thoman Abyssinia

KD

Kirwood Dirby

Fri, Jan 12, 2007 2:31 PM

well,
I dont know the requirment, but I know that I have one on my boat and
I find it very useful during a clambake. :)

On 1/12/07, Kim Boyce & Eric Thoman kimeric@gocarefully.com wrote:

Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of
your boat? You do not see them on new boats. Are they no longer required?
I like the salty looks and have several times told Kim that we "need" one.
Her response (when she thinks that she needs to respond) is that someone
will sneak aboard and use it to chop us into pieces while we sleep. That is
often followed by a conversation about the effectiveness (or lack thereof,
in her opinion) of our Security Officer, the ship's German Sheppard. So, my
latest thought is to compromise and just paint a big red ax on the side of
the boat. It would look cool and no harm could come from it. I have
approached a friend with this idea. He likes to pretend to be an authority
figure and responds with something like: "Son, that there ax is a little
thinner than code allows. Code says your ax must be at least 4 centimeters
wide. Yours is 3 mils. I am gonna have to write-chu-up."

So, this project never gets off the ground...

Eric Thoman
Abyssinia

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well, I dont know the requirment, but I know that I have one on my boat and I find it very useful during a clambake. :) On 1/12/07, Kim Boyce & Eric Thoman <kimeric@gocarefully.com> wrote: > Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of > your boat? You do not see them on new boats. Are they no longer required? > I like the salty looks and have several times told Kim that we "need" one. > Her response (when she thinks that she needs to respond) is that someone > will sneak aboard and use it to chop us into pieces while we sleep. That is > often followed by a conversation about the effectiveness (or lack thereof, > in her opinion) of our Security Officer, the ship's German Sheppard. So, my > latest thought is to compromise and just paint a big red ax on the side of > the boat. It would look cool and no harm could come from it. I have > approached a friend with this idea. He likes to pretend to be an authority > figure and responds with something like: "Son, that there ax is a little > thinner than code allows. Code says your ax must be at least 4 centimeters > wide. Yours is 3 mils. I am gonna have to write-chu-up." > > So, this project never gets off the ground... > > Eric Thoman > Abyssinia > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > -- PaulC http://www.teampaulc.org/

KR

Kevin Redden

Fri, Jan 12, 2007 3:12 PM

-----Original Message-----
Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of
your boat? You do not see them on new boats.

There is no requirement in the US for a fire ax on recreational vessels.

Fire axes are required on larger commercial vessels, as described in 46CFR.

Kevin Redden

> -----Original Message----- > Does anyone know what the regs are about having a fire ax on the side of > your boat? You do not see them on new boats. There is no requirement in the US for a fire ax on recreational vessels. Fire axes are required on larger commercial vessels, as described in 46CFR. Kevin Redden

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Lee Licata

Fri, Jan 12, 2007 3:38 PM

I understand that it is required by Canadian Maritime Regulations but
not US regs.

Lee

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I understand that it is required by Canadian Maritime Regulations but not US regs. Lee [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pkcs7-signature which had a name of smime.p7s]

PB

Peter Bennett

Sat, Jan 13, 2007 12:57 AM

Friday, January 12, 2007, 7:38:46 AM, Lee wrote:

LL> I understand that it is required by Canadian Maritime Regulations but
LL> not US regs.

LL> Lee

Canadian pleasure craft over 12 metres (39'4") in length require one
fire ax.

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Friday, January 12, 2007, 7:38:46 AM, Lee wrote: LL> I understand that it is required by Canadian Maritime Regulations but LL> not US regs. LL> Lee Canadian pleasure craft over 12 metres (39'4") in length require one fire ax. -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI Vancouver, B.C., Canada Lien Hwa 28 (AKA Polaris 30) "Sea Spray" GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

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