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place where hidden gold was found pre civil war by troups using paddle boats to move supplies?
Sep 29
I just saw this truck on CMT that looks like a custom Dodge Ram convertible with a Chevy Corvetty rear end. The bed was converted into an engine compartment. Looked nothing like a boat but he drove down the road and straight into a lake and took off. Would he technically be illegal to drive his "truck" on the water without a boating license or would his license plates be good enough since it’s arguably enough a truck? Would he need enough life vests for all of his passengers?
Canadian law defines a vessel as "a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water". This would make the truck a vessel when on the water, and as such, would be required to be licenced as a power boat, carry the necessary safety equipment, and for the operator to have a PCOC (boaters competency card). I’m sure this would be open to legal interpretation, maybe ask this again in the law and ethics section. Very interesting question!
I have 2 little kids (3 yr old and 1 yr old) and want to rent a boat for the day…. The boat will be about 20-25 feet long and while it is designed for water skiing, I will not be doing any waterskiing, but rather just boating around Marina Del Rey down to Orange Ccounty and so forth, on the ocean, but not if the water is rough.
What age is safe for kids to be on a boat like this. We wont be speeding but we wont be sailing. And an adult will be holding on to the one year old at all times?
Any other safety tips for a newbie would be most appreciated.
The problem with an operation that you describe is that the ocean does change, and you could have a glassy sea going down, and have to fight 4 foot waves on the way back.
For safety’s sake, you will need life preservers for both children. If you have to buy them to get them, then do so.
Make certain that you have plenty of sunscreen and keep it on both of them. I hope that the boat will have a cabin with a head and bunks for them to sleep on. I looks like you will be making a voyage of 60-100 miles. I suggest that you leave the kids at home. I would. If it is too hot, too cold, too rough, or if they get seasick, it will be the longest day you will ever want.
Regards,
Dan
It’s a 1970′s-era bass boat, and we ripped the entire floor out of it and re-did it, set it all in with new fiberglass. Then we sanded it all down smooth, and used Bondo to fill all the damaged areas and old holes from all the old equipment we took off. Now we’d like to paint it, but are unsure what kind of paint would be easiest to use and yet durable enough… it has to be something we can apply with brushes and/or rollers. Right now we’re only looking to paint the interior, the floor, and the top side of the boat.
as an alternative to gelcoat for the interior floor, you might want to look at something like Interlux Interdeck, which is a rubbery non-skid paint.
For the topsides, you could look at Brightside, which is a one-part polyurethane that comes in a lot of great colors and is much easier to apply and work with than gelcoat. if you want a harder, more durable finish you could try "Perfection" which is a two-part polyurethane that has a nice gloss when dry. Either one of these will provide a durable paint job without the hassle of gelcoat.