GL: Coast Guard / vessel name and home port on dinghy bottom

[Skipper Bob]

In 8.5 years it never happened to us and we were boarded about 12 or 15 
times, even though we had the sticker every year.

Elaine
Skipper Bob Publications
SkipperBob at att.net
Http://SkipperBob.home.att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles and Pat Culotta" <charlesculotta at gmail.com>
To: "John & Judy Gill" <twojscom at quadnet.net>
Cc: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:46 PM
Subject: GL: Coast Guard / vessel name and home port on dinghy bottom


> John,
> I regret that you took offence at my EXPERIENCE.
>
> I did not  and do not speak to the " regulations" whatever they are.
> I related only what I experienced and have experienced on someone else's
> boat that I happened to be on when it was boarded by USCG.
>
> My boat, that I have had for 22 yrs has a current CG Aux VSC sticker as it
> has for the vast majority  of the 22 yrs and the dinghy has been on the
> stern  about 1/2 that time.
>
> Again that is my experience and as I said YMMV.
>
> I guess a survey is in order.
> With the thousands of boats out there carrying the dinghy on the transom
> blocking the name and hailing port painted on the transom  WITH the vessel
> name and hailing port painted on the bottom of the dinghy. Those who have
> been cited and or fined please let us know.
>
> CCC
> CHARLES C., JR. & PAT CULOTTA
> SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
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> PATTERSON, LA.
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