[C320-list] Boarded by the Coast Guard

[Ray Durand]

Didn't say what they were looking for.  Oil or fuel is a good guess.
Fortunately my bilge only had a small amount of fresh water from overfilling
my water tanks.

One more thing they checked for that I forgot to list: operating air horn or
other form of audible warning device.

Ray Durand, #822

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jason
Alexander
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 5:29 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Boarded by the Coast Guard

What were they looking for in the bilge.  Just to make sure it wasn't filled
with oil and fuel?

Jason

On May 8, 2011, at 11:58 AM, "Ray Durand" <durand.mail at verizon.net> wrote:

> As I was leaving Avalon Harbor (Catalina Island) a few days ago, I noticed
a
> Coast Guard boat just outside the breakwater.  Sure enough, a dinghy with
4
> or 5 guardsmen approached our boat and they asked when was the last time I
> had been inspected.  It was about 4-5 years since this last happened to
us.
> Two guardsmen came aboard.  FYI - here's what they wanted to see:
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> Fire extinguishers
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> Flares (they checked the dates)
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> Bilge
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> Placards re oil and trash disposal
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> Registration
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> ID (driver license)
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> They also wanted to see that my holding tank through hull valve was
closed.
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> Last time this happened to me, my flares were out of date.  They wrote me
up
> and I had to send in proof that I had purchased new flares.  There wasn't
> any penalty associated with this.
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> 
> Ray Durand, #822
> 
> Marina del Rey, CA 
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