Article Archive for Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Vessel Assist Shelter Island runs 80 miles south of San Diego to assist boaterPosted in All Posts, News on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Vessel Assist “Shelter Island” , the most powerful commercial assistance vessel in the area, took off with its crew at 0400 today to tow a disabled 42′ yacht stranded 80 nautical miles south of Point Loma. This leads us to the big question: how much will an 80 mile tow cost?…
Ford, Chevy, or Dodge?Posted in All Posts, Product Reviews on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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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…
