Specifically those two up in Maine. What kind of work do you do over the summer? How much ATON vs LE? Just wondering. Thanks.

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I didn't know there were any 65's in Maine


Actually - there are 3

They do a lot of hull ppp, aids to navigation, search and rescue, towing, training, l/e, and whatever new requirements for homeland security ... like the other 65 footers in their aor's I suppose. Oh, and have a cold one once in a while too.

Why?

--Jim
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Nevermind ... I take that back, I just checked your profile. Although you are anonymous, if any of your hardware is for real, I know why. I also know the BMC on the SHACKLE (So Portland), used to know the BMC on TACKLE (Rockland), not sure who is on BRIDLE (SWH) ...

--Jim
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Ohmigawd, pass up WYTL's at all cost ... they're nothin' but workin' and slavin', slavin' and workin'. It was HORRIBLE, I tell ya'. Blisters to calluses, rocks'n'shoals justice.

It was Wray's first underway OinC job; so he was just gettin' rollin' ...

We worked 0700 to 1300, with duty about 1 in 6 or so ... can you just imagine the misery? (Did I tell ya' about our great small boat?)

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........

Tim, we better not tell 'em about Fred...

Wray...

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Oh, and have a cold one once in a while too.

Boy is that an understatement...

Tim, care to qualify that one????

Wray...

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Originally posted by Wray:

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Oh, and have a cold one once in a while too.

Boy is that an understatement...

Tim, care to qualify that one????

Wray...

Wray,

Well, I've never served on a 65'. Been on many rides, but always as a passenger. Although OIC was one of my career goals, my timing was always off. The hardest steaming I did in my brief 23 years was during my boot BM1 tour on the SMILAX (WLIC 315) in Brunswick, GA. THAT is where I lived and learned about 'work hard and play hard'.

So, the short answer is that I am not qualified to say it any other way.

--Jim
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btw, it's Jim. Sometimes these screen fonts make the J look like a T.

By virtue of size, mission, crew and having a good AOR to work, those WYTL's, for a while at least, just had to be the dream jobs.

It had a lot of funny advantages ... you worked pretty hard, but not that hard ... until it was time to WORK HARD, as in, the stuff hits the fan. Having that AOR to service and work exposed us to all kinds of stuff ... supporting VIP details, hazards to nav, icebreaking, plus a healthy share of SAR, just a pleasant mix.

I wouldn't know anything about having a cold one, as imbibing on board is against CG regulations, but one totally memorable night for me was July 4th in the Washington, D.C. Potomoc basin ... the galley sink was unavailable for service that night.

But just about every time we got u/w, a friendly boater would invite us to inspect and review their yacht club moorings ... they were always VERY HOSPITABLE ...

"btw, it's Jim. Sometimes these screen fonts make the J look like a T."

Jim, I know that .. BUT.....

SociallyAutistic was an MK aboard CAPSTAN with me, and his name is TIM.... I was asking him about qualifying your statement.. We had a few "regular" yacht clubs we would visit, and lets just say their hospitality was overwhelming...

Hope that clears things up.....

BTW, when I was about ready to PCS, while visiting one of those "yacht clubs", my crew came marching in with the wooden wheel I had purchased for CAPSTAN. They presented it to me, which hangs on my wall to this day... Good thing I still had that old aluminum one down in my stateroom...
(they had already bought another wooden one....) Needless to say that was a long night at the clubhouse...

Wray...

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I wouldn't know anything about having a cold one, as imbibing on board is against CG regulations, but one totally memorable night for me was July 4th in the Washington, D.C. Potomoc basin ... the galley sink was unavailable for service that night.

Good answer.. did you fix the sink? I don't remember anything about it... (the sink) I do have recollections of the July 4th events....

Wray...

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Originally posted by Wray:

Jim, I know that .. BUT.....

I thought that too, but when I checked his profile, it says his first name is Jj ...

--Jim
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