Re: Is this a boat?
Originally posted by Stiff Nibbles:<br /> Where was that Mark42? It's a monster.
It was on the Peconic Bay, NY. Near Sag Harbor and Shelter Island. I often see the large ships go into this bay and anchor then unload the speed boats, jet skis (like 6 or 8 at a time), etc and cut loose! Nothing like having a crane on board to drop and retreive your toys when it's time to go.<br /><br />I think the crew also like the calm water to practice some manuvering because I have seen them just rotating in place very slowly, put anchors down, pull up, put down, pull up, motor back back, motor forward, back again, and so on. Water is about shallow, about 12 - 20 feet deep outside of the channel. When they are done, they motor about 5 minutes back to the Sag Harbor Marina and tie up in a slip. Takes a good 20 minutes to park one of those. And they have fenders the size of mini vans. No kidding.<br /><br />I always feel funny when I launch my 14 footer at the marina and have to motor past a dozen of those behemoths before getting into the bay. People think my boat is the dingy. <br /><br />Here is the gauntlet I have to pass to get into the bay. Rather intimidating lineup. Most of their lifeboats are bigger than my boat. So I truly am the small fish in the pond.<br /><br />
<br /><br />One of these days when I see an open slip between two of these ships I'm going to back into it, and tie up! I got dibs on the slip!
