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Saw an interesting modification to an 18 Outrage today
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| Fishmore |
Posted on 12/08/10 - 10:19 PM
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Saw this 18 Outrage at the dealer today. What was interesting is it looked like it had sidepipes on it. Kind of unusual so I thought I would share.
[IMG]http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af133/tcorfey/BIG%20Whaler%20pics/18-with-sidepipes3.jpg[/IMG]
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| msd58 |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 3:06 AM
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Looks like something you see on a rescue Whaler
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| pederj |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 3:39 AM
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I think it was either once owned by a fire/police dept as a rescue boat, or was used as a dive boat at one time.
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| Blackduck |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 5:09 AM
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Ugly, and a good way to crack a hull.
Edited by Blackduck on 12/09/10 - 5:12 AM
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| captnickm |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 6:07 AM
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pederj wrote:
I think it was either once owned by a fire/police dept as a rescue boat, or was used as a dive boat at one time.
Thats what I would have to guess as well.
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 7:40 AM
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Those are "Rescue Rails" (add $540 in 1994) a common option on the CPD boats and available on all Whalers 13 feet and up. They are less common on recreational models and these are obviously for SCUBA divers. Note the grab rail in the stern where I am sure there is a boarding ladder.
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| JohnnyCW |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 8:07 AM
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Small rails on either side of the boarding door, full length rail on the starboard side.
[img]http://www.whalercentral.com/images/ppimages/14917/DSC00465.JPG[/img]
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| Binkie |
Posted on 12/09/10 - 6:14 PM
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They remind me of a handicap bar I`ve seen installed in the handicap stall in the men`s room.
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| Ralph Iorio |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 11:38 AM
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Binkie, couldn't agree with you more...we do just as well to recover divers (and drunks) with an ordinary drift line...which also serves to avoid having the boat crack one's head in rough stuff. Sure hope those rails are through bolted...Ralph
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| CES |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 11:46 AM
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I see that's a California registered boat. I bet you could sneak in some serious illegals into SoCal with that thing. Lol.
First thing that came to mind for me as well is that this was probably used as a dive boat.
Edited by CES on 12/10/10 - 11:48 AM
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| Ralph Iorio |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 2:20 PM
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What a dismal method of trolling for the Great Whites I'm told frequent that coast.
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| WhalerDan |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 3:19 PM
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Binkie wrote:
They remind me of a handicap bar I`ve seen installed in the handicap stall in the men`s room.
hahahahahahahahaha
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 6:02 PM
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Binkie wrote:
They remind me of a handicap bar I`ve seen installed in the handicap stall in the men`s room.
I don't think those rails are for handicapped people...
Those rails in the bar bathrooms are for the Drunks...... 
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| Fishmore |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 6:31 PM
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They are through bolted here is a picture of the interior...
[IMG]http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af133/tcorfey/BIG%20Whaler%20pics/18-with-sidepipes.jpg[/IMG]
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| CES |
Posted on 12/10/10 - 6:43 PM
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Joe Kriz wrote:
Binkie wrote:
They remind me of a handicap bar I`ve seen installed in the handicap stall in the men`s room.
I don't think those rails are for handicapped people...
Those rails in the bar bathrooms are for the Drunks......
Hey, I resemble that remark!! lol. 
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| JohnnyCW |
Posted on 12/11/10 - 8:08 AM
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The rails are very effective on our rescue boats. We keep both divers and victims away from the transom for a variety of very good reasons. Drift lines are safety hazards in rescue operations.
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| Ralph Iorio |
Posted on 12/11/10 - 4:27 PM
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Respectful disagreement re the drift line...those rails may be ideal for flat water, but they can kill an adrift individual in 6 to 12 foot waves...USCG and Marine Patrol in my part of the Gulf never put the boat on top of an individual...they run a 25 to 40 foot buoyed drift line to the peson if they are conscious...if unconscious you just put a man overboard to retrieve them. People have been killed by "Rescue" boat strikes...I never heard of a drift line as hazardous...they're lifesaves given correct rigging and approach. There's a reason for maritime law requiring an "approved throwable device affixed to the vessel". There is no such law fo the handicap rail, and don't be fooled because it may have been developed by a local law enforcement supplier...I'm recently retired from career law enforcement, military and civilian...there are some items in use that can kill instead of cure. Let one person get injured by uncertified or otherwise unapproved rails and some lawyer will have him owning a beachfront condo.
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| JohnnyCW |
Posted on 12/12/10 - 12:15 PM
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A drift line is not a manned throw line. I'm in the business of marine rescue and work both with the USCG, Florida DEP and FWC on a regular basis.
Enjoy your retirement and thank you for your service.
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| Jack Jordan |
Posted on 12/12/10 - 7:07 PM
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Quote from Ralph:
"There's a reason for maritime law requiring an "approved throwable device affixed to the vessel".
I know about the throwable device but haven't heard the part about it being fixed the vessel. Can you share some more info.
Have to agree "never put the vessel on top"
My 13' is in rehab for the winter but look forward to Waveland MS to LA marsh by mid spring. Would like to be as safe as possible!
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| Ralph Iorio |
Posted on 12/13/10 - 3:34 AM
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Last time I was boarded (about a month ago) the FL DWR officer told me to tie off my throwable device and to keep it visible at all times (I had it in the anchor locker). I assumed he was telling me regulations. Both tieing it and keeping it visible made sense to me.
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