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07-23-2014, 09:39 AM
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City: Delaware City, DE
Join Date: Jul 2014
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And So It Begins
Greetings All,
I just joined up today. I am 6 years from my 2ed retirement. 1st was 20 years in Uncle Sam's canoe club. The wife and I have a plan to sell the house and downsize. We want to start the process of getting a boat to cruse the ICWW and do the loop. I told her about living on a boat, at least my experiences with it. But she is really excited to do this. We are newbees at this although I have worked around large boats and ships for a good part of my life. I will be asking lots of questions. And using the "search" function.  Wish us luck in our endeavor. We will need it. Lots to learn over the next few years starting with Trawler Fest in Baltimore in Sep.
Aloha
Tom S.
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07-23-2014, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Welcome aboard!
Dave
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07-23-2014, 10:25 AM
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City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Trawler Fest Baltimore is a good place to launch, and there are gobs of great boats on and around the Chesepeake. Wonderful cruising grounds too.
Welcome to the forum.
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"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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07-23-2014, 12:58 PM
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City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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07-23-2014, 01:00 PM
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City: Santa Cruz, CA
Vessel Name: Concerto
Vessel Model: 1980 Cheoy Lee
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,531
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Welcome!
This forum has been a great resource many people, including myself. Best of luck to you!
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07-23-2014, 01:03 PM
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Guru
City: Inside Passage Summer/Columbia River Winter
Vessel Name: Alaskan Sea-Duction
Vessel Model: 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Welcome Tom. Have fun planning and getting ready. I have 76 Mondays to go for my 2nd retirement too. Thanks for your service.
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07-23-2014, 01:32 PM
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City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
Join Date: May 2012
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Welcome. 
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07-23-2014, 04:24 PM
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City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
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You need to start chartering different boats and sizes of boats to get a real feel for what you need in a boat.
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07-23-2014, 04:55 PM
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City: Mooloolaba
Vessel Name: Flora
Vessel Model: Timber southern cray boat
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Welcome Tom,
Years of experience on the big boys sure helps.
I have been at sea nearly all my life (Merchant Marine) as you guys call it.
All ways had fishing boats, small , then one day decided to build the boat I wanted. That was 20 years ago.
Still have the same boat but over the years it has evolved as my needs changed.
A boat is never a completed project.
After a while you will know what suits you , then go for it.
Enjoy the experience and soak up the knowledge from on the forum.
Cheers
Benn
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07-24-2014, 06:22 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Delaware City, DE
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Thanks for the warm welcome and the advice. The plan is to look and learn all I can from as many sources as I can find. thanks again.
Aloha
Tom S.
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07-24-2014, 06:34 AM
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City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Greetings from SJ. I agree with chartering a 32-36 ft trawler to help figure out what you want. The Chesapeake Bay is a great place to start and close to home.
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Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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07-24-2014, 12:42 PM
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City: Delaware City, DE
Join Date: Jul 2014
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We are looking into the charter thing. I like the Idea of a combined charter and training that Blue Goose does down in Baltimore. High Wire do you know of any charter / training outfits in south Jersey?
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07-25-2014, 03:34 AM
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Guru
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twidget
We are looking into the charter thing. I like the Idea of a combined charter and training that Blue Goose does down in Baltimore. High Wire do you know of any charter / training outfits in south Jersey?
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There's no charters that I know of in SJ. There are very few trawlers here either.
As far as training goes, what is your small boat experience? Before paying for hands on training, have you attended any basic safe boating courses? Advance courses? NJ requires completion of a proctored test for a Boating Safety Certificate which is required for NJ residents to operate a powerboat in NJ. It makes sense to get the classroom training done first. US Coast Guard Auxiliary and US Power Squadrons offer classroom training everywhere. BOAT/US Boating Safety Courseline http://www.boatus.com/courseline/ will help you find courses near you.
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Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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07-25-2014, 07:11 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Delaware City, DE
Join Date: Jul 2014
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That is the exact information I need. I was not sure where to start. Thank you so much. 
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07-25-2014, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
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07-25-2014, 08:30 AM
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Veteran Member
City: La Petite Mort
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Welcome Tom!
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07-26-2014, 12:25 AM
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Guru
City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
Join Date: May 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by High Wire
There's no charters that I know of in SJ. There are very few trawlers here either.
As far as training goes, what is your small boat experience? Before paying for hands on training, have you attended any basic safe boating courses? Advance courses? NJ requires completion of a proctored test for a Boating Safety Certificate which is required for NJ residents to operate a powerboat in NJ. It makes sense to get the classroom training done first. US Coast Guard Auxiliary and US Power Squadrons offer classroom training everywhere. BOAT/US Boating Safety Courseline Courseline - Foundation - BoatUS will help you find courses near you. |
I noticed course time is 900.Is that 900 hours?Seems a bit much.
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07-26-2014, 06:16 AM
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Guru
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ben2go
I noticed course time is 900.Is that 900 hours?Seems a bit much.
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Which course? It must be a typo.
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Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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07-26-2014, 01:13 PM
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Guru
City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by High Wire
Which course? It must be a typo.
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OrganizationUSCG Auxiliary - CloverCourse TypeBoating Safety Courses (NASBLA and/or State approved)Course TitleAbout Boating SafelyCourse LocationRiver Hills Marina 54 Marina Dr Lake Wylie -- River Hills Clover, SC 29710Course Date8/16/2014Course Time900Course Cost$35Classes1ContactFred ThompsonRick Croasdale
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07-26-2014, 01:41 PM
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Guru
City: Trenton
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,458
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I think they mean 9:00am starting time.
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