[C38] flare guns

[Jeffry Matzdorff]

Another sailing, flare gun ending movie-

Dead Calm

Jeffry Matzdorff
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> On Dec 28, 2014, at 6:41 PM, "Donald Strong" <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> 
> When I was a kid, a rough friend showed       up with an old brass flare gun into which he shoved a 12 gauge shell, birdshot.
> He set it off. and it exploded to lacerate his arm. Lots of screaming and wrapping handkerchiefs around the wound. In the 
> 70's I recall a great B grade movie in which a husband and wife pair of sailors was accosted by a horrid crew of a shrimpboat,
> off Louisiana or Florida. The pair saved themselves by firing a flare from the orange pistol into the face of one of the 
> malefactors. The woman then throttled the other bad guy with a line around his neck. She wrapped the loop around a winch and cranked.
> Great sailing movie, better than Captain Ron; I can't find it on youtube. 
> Those orange guns intrigue me. I am thankful never have had to use one, in any capacity.
> Don
> 
>> On 12/28/14 5:25 PM, Steve Smolinske wrote:
>> Tom,
>>  
>> The guy at West Marine did say that the state was looking into fixing the problem.   You would think they would learn, a few years ago they passed legistaltion that banned traps for hunting, well little did they know it also included mouse and mole traps, it took a few years to straighten that out all the while soccer fields and parks were unusable because of the rampant mole damage. 
>>  
>> Steve
>>  
>> From: Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Tom T.
>> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 11:44 AM
>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>> Subject: Re: [C38] FYI
>>  
>> I wonder if the brilliant legislators put in a provision to amend this law after a certain number of boaters end up dead or injured and numbers of vessels lost from lack of proper emergency flares?  From what history has shown us, legislative stupidity is often eternal.  May God help us!
>> 
>> Since carrying flares is a federal requirement, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
>> 
>>  Less we get smug, I don't think any state has a monopoly on stupidity. We all need to keep an active roll in our state and federal laws to protect our boating rights.  Elections have consequences.  Right now, Florida is still fighting boaters on anchoring rights and the local communities are fighting the state government on a state wide agreement.  Good luck on that one!
>> 
>> Tom Troncalli
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>> On 12/28/2014 1:56 PM, Max Soto wrote:
>> So, I should forget about buying them               online????
>> 
>> Max Soto 
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>> Alajuela, Costa Rica 
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>> On 26/12/2014, at 22:26, Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I pass this along not as a political statement of support for one view or the other but just as information that boaters should be aware of so they can plan accordingly.
>>  
>> Today I went to West Marine to purchase replacement flares for my ski boat.  Last election cycle Washington voters approved strict new gun laws.   Well it seems that West Marine in Washington State no longer can sell flare “guns” because they are not an authorized firearms dealer, and in order to buy one a person needs to go through a background check and waiting period.  Also included in the ban are the rocket type flares because they also “fire” a projectile.   I wonder if the USCG will give me a pass for not having flares onboard?  (I am grinning ear to ear thinking of Larry’s reaction as he reads this)
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>> Steve
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