Fastwin
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Hey guys! Long-time no type! Work has been UNREAL! I feel like a pizza delivery man on Super Bowl Sunday.
Anyway, I picked up a VHF radio and have learned a lot about the channels and operating procedures. The radio I bough will simultaneously scan 3 channels, 9, 16, and, one of your choice. Does anyone know if barges monitor channel 13 in the gorge which is for large commercial vessels?
I don't see a need to monitor 22a because USGC will announce on 16 that they are getting ready to broadcast a message. What is the best way to hail a barge to communicate my intentions to pass while in the gorge, channel 16 then switch?
Here is something funny I read online:
"What promised to be a sunny day turned to misty rain and low clouds and for the first time since launching we were joined by a three-cruiser convoy. The lead boat captain (43-footer) hailed us on the radio requesting to pass as he was going 13 mph, compared to our 10. His wake rolled us gunwale to gunwale and the other two boats kindly cut their speed. Once passed the convoy came to a near dead stop. So what’s with this cowboy? We repressed the urge to blast them, especially since they had ceased all radio chitchat and instead, we cut our speed and lagged behind.
Our destination was Hales Bar Marina where we passed the convoy docked and having cocktails. It wasn’t until the next morning when we met the “cowboy” that we learned the rest of the story. Capt. Denny wasn’t trying to sink us but was intentionally saving us from becoming target practice. The river narrows in an area known as The Suck and is bordered by homes on both sides. Apparently the locals watch and listen (hence the radio silence) for boat traffic and armed with automatic weapons will fire upon any boat that causes undue waves (wake). Denny has a few friends with bullet holes in their boats."
From http://boatrefit.com/cruising/TRblog/files/7e49d2eae58120579a53cd670422f34d-4.html
Anyway, I picked up a VHF radio and have learned a lot about the channels and operating procedures. The radio I bough will simultaneously scan 3 channels, 9, 16, and, one of your choice. Does anyone know if barges monitor channel 13 in the gorge which is for large commercial vessels?
I don't see a need to monitor 22a because USGC will announce on 16 that they are getting ready to broadcast a message. What is the best way to hail a barge to communicate my intentions to pass while in the gorge, channel 16 then switch?
Here is something funny I read online:
"What promised to be a sunny day turned to misty rain and low clouds and for the first time since launching we were joined by a three-cruiser convoy. The lead boat captain (43-footer) hailed us on the radio requesting to pass as he was going 13 mph, compared to our 10. His wake rolled us gunwale to gunwale and the other two boats kindly cut their speed. Once passed the convoy came to a near dead stop. So what’s with this cowboy? We repressed the urge to blast them, especially since they had ceased all radio chitchat and instead, we cut our speed and lagged behind.
Our destination was Hales Bar Marina where we passed the convoy docked and having cocktails. It wasn’t until the next morning when we met the “cowboy” that we learned the rest of the story. Capt. Denny wasn’t trying to sink us but was intentionally saving us from becoming target practice. The river narrows in an area known as The Suck and is bordered by homes on both sides. Apparently the locals watch and listen (hence the radio silence) for boat traffic and armed with automatic weapons will fire upon any boat that causes undue waves (wake). Denny has a few friends with bullet holes in their boats."
From http://boatrefit.com/cruising/TRblog/files/7e49d2eae58120579a53cd670422f34d-4.html
