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Robski97

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OK so I got my renewal from the coast guard ..

Im supposed to verify the info on the paper is correct. Other then the name of the boat and my doc #'s I dont know what the rest of the numbers mean. I dont see the length , and type of propulsion listed but yet it states i should verify there correct... What am i missing ...

Thanx

Rob
 
If it look just like last years or the original you are good to go.
 
The renewal form assumes all of the information concerning the boat remains the same and it normally would unless you stretched or shrunk your boat. Thus, the only possible change if you still own the boat is your address. Check the box that says everything is the same and mail it. It is really that simple.

Gene
 
Ditto what Gene said. Not much is rreally changeable except your contact info.
 
Thanx guys ... for once i actually read something but none of the info i was supposed verify was recognizeable
 
Rob,

Can anyone explain the gross and net tonnage figures on their documentation. Rob's is 30 gross and 24 net....that's 30*2000lbs = 60,000 lbs gross. My 34' Silverton is listed as 20 gross (16 net) tons, yet its dry weight according to the Silverton web site is 13,500 lbs.
 
if you peek at mine, you'll see a both GRT and NRT are 7 and we're a 26' cat. It's all air but due to the displacement hull configuration, they count it all as floatation space. Don't ask ... that's as much as I understood from the factory so I just said "OK" and submitted it.
 
Hay Gary:

I thought it was based on how many Hog's Heads could be carried inside the vessel. Another one of those less than modern terms we use such as Starboard and Port. I'm still working on figuring out "topside" and why an opening window is a "port" but a sealed one is a "portlight."

Gene
 
Gross tons is, eventually, derived from 'tuns', which, apparently, are some sort of barrel.

I kid you not.
 
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Originally posted by November Charlie

Gross tons is, eventually, derived from 'tuns', which, apparently, are some sort of barrel.

I kid you not.

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Must have been RUM barrels
 
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