[C320-list] Boarded by the Coast Guard

[Pat Ireland]

Anyone been boarded with a current CGA sticker?

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Ray Durand <durand.mail at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> > Fire extinguishers
> >
> > Flares (they checked the dates)
> >
> > Bilge
> >
> > Placards re oil and trash disposal
> >
> > Registration
> >
> > ID (driver license)
> >
> >
> >
> > They also wanted to see that my holding tank through hull valve was
> closed.
> >
> >
> >
> > Last time this happened to me, my flares were out of date.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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ray Durand, #822
> >
> > Marina del Rey, CA
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