// News

Vessel Assist San Diego salvages multiple boats as 50 knot winds hit San Diego Bay
By Robert Butler
[December 14, 2009|No Comment]

Winds clocked at over 55 knots, water spouts, and heavy rain hit San Diego bay blowing boats aground. Vessel Assist San Diego deployed three salvage teams throughout the bay in efforts to salvage vessels before they broke apart on San Diego beaches and jetties. Captain Tony Olson was the on-water salvage coordinator aboard [...]

// Resources

How far will your boat travel on a tank of fuel?
By Robert Butler
[June 15, 2009|No Comment]

Walking around boat shows these days I see plenty of boat dealers boasting about the 400 and 500 mile range of the boats that they’re selling. I’m sure that with new technology and modern hull designs they are pretty close but how can you be sure of what your fishing or cruising range really is?
The [...]

// Product Reviews

Ford, Chevy, or Dodge?
By Robert Butler
[June 10, 2009|No Comment]

Part of my task of testing the Rescue 21 system has been to trailer my 28’ Vessel Assist Zodiac all over the country. In doing so I have been able to use three different diesel trucks.

1. 2006 2wd Dodge 2500 Mega Cab
2. 2008 4wd Ford F-250 Crew Cab
3. 2009 4wd Chevy 3500 crew Cab

To be fair the dodge is only a two wheel drive and is not equipped with the Smog restraints that the Ford and Chevy are, but I did come up with a point system that through my own personal experience…


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