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Regardless of whether divers use a Jersey up line, one thing I don't understand is why NE dive boats don't carry chase boats. Here in Alaska it's standard practice to carry a skiff or inflatable and you rarely see a commercial fishing boat or pleasure boat that doesn't have a skiff on board or inflatable tied on the roof. The extreme tides and lack of piers in most areas pretty much requires that you use a skiff anytime you want to go ashore. My buddy and I keep an Avon inflatable and small outboard on the roof our dive boat (a 27' cabin cruiser) which we use as a chase boat while wreck diving around here. And we only do this for fun. If I were designing a commercial dive boat for use in Alaska, the FIRST thing I would do is install a boom or deck crane and then build a cradle for a decent sized RIB above the rear deck so that it was out of the way while transiting but could be deployed rapidly. Kent Lind Juneau, Alaska -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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