Probably because of so many bad ''Injectors''.......
Boat captains bought 66ft. Vikings when they retired ??? Must have got paid more than me and all the ones I know..
zero blame on the tanker.....Is there a Balize or Bahamian requirement for AIS or radar??The yacht was going fast w/ improper lookouts with...
seen her on her butt when Spencer's lift broke
I ran a 65' MY that chartered back in the 80's....made good $$$ doing it...however every time we chartered there was a requirement ( fuel , crew ,...
see the photos of the fish hanging at Pt. Judith after the USATT was held there....worth zero , no one would eat 'em........now because they...
when I fished Montauk, Carl Darenburg made me tow them back to sea after they took s picture....guess they had no flavor then...
please google ''boat wake damage liability'' read what the entries state, especially the one written by a marine attorney for Sea Worthy...
sounds like that ego question is answered..
no it was not.......what different does it make were I was ,what was I doing , etc. ........a boat made a wake that put another boat in danger...
my damages were cuts and bruises and pain in my new hip from falling to the deck as my chair broke from the violent rolling....also maybe some...
when, how, and why did the thoughts on this change....I put on many miles at the wheel and slowed for anything or anybody that would be affected...
my incident was not a passing situation......I was anchored just out of the channel, fishing a channel marker....the guy passed by about 30 yrds...
what happened to the unwritten law or the courtesy to slow down when your wake could effect a smaller boat....visited N.J. in 1980 after being in...
It's called Postcidus........often contagious.
plus they ate his food on his 8 mill. yacht.......must be a gem to work for if he post that as a complaint....
the first ''yacht'' I ran was a 67' Stevens....we had the boat for 10 yrs and never replaced any of the 8Ds that were 2yrs old when we obtained...
the Prowler should have shown up on radar , and certainly the yacht would show.....if it was foggy or even just dark 3 heads should have been...
I know they made a mold from one and built a few fiberglass boats about 32' LOA
