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Boatmen Must Learn to Use Waterway Charts What a road map is to an auto driver, the government chart is to the boatman, only more so. Charts not only show routes from here to there, but also indi cate all the buoys, lighthouses and Other aids to navigation which will help the skipper find his way from place to place. At the aame time rocky shoals, sandbars, submerged wrecks and other obstructions to ?afa paaaage are clearly depicted an these official "road maps of the waterways," as is the depth ?f water every few yarda. these charts are prepared and kept up to date by official agencies of the federal government, depend ing on which particular body you might be navigating. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, De partment of the Interior, is respon sible for charting the coastsl salt waters and rivers and harbors ad jacent to the sea. Their charts are sold at all Coast and Geodetic Sur vey offices and through authorized official agencies in many cities and towns. Inland, the U.S. Lake Survey of the Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army, is responsible for charting the wa ters of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, The New York State Barge Canal, Lake Cham plain and other lakes -connected with the canal. The Lake Survey maintains offices in Detroit, Mich., and Buffalo, N. Y. Mississippi Riv er charts are available from the Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Miss. For offshore, international wa ters on the high seas, a listing of world waterways is issued annually by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington, D. C. World charts, pilot charts, weather sum maries, current tables and wind charts as well as supplemental in formation on various norts can all be obtained from the Hydrographic office or from local authorized agents. The U.S. Coast Guard publishes a very useful volume, "Light Lists for United States Waters," sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, also available are annual tide and cur rent tables for coastal waters. Recreational boats in use last year totaled 7,071,000. Marinas are Happy Harbors Marinas, the modern way to fcertk recreational boats, are springing up in waterfront communities throughout the nation. Some are designed expressly for larger craft, some only for the small outhoards and others, such as this typical one shown here, cater to craft of all slies. Coast Guard Auxiliary Dedicates Itself to Making Boating Safer Dedicated to making recreational boating ever safer and more enjoy able for the millions of Americans who take to the water each year, the 14,000-member U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has a three-point program of education, voluntary inspection and patrol to achieve its overall objective. Members of this civilian arm of the military service, comprised of some 475 local flotillas, teach edu cational classes open free of charge to anyone interested. The members, who volunteer their services and their personal craft for CGA activities, conduct courtesy boat examinations on in vitation of owners to determine seaworthiness and compliance with governmental safety regulations. They also patrol regattas and pop ular boating waters. Last year the auxiliary's educa tional program provided boating instruction for almost 30,000 men, women and children in three dif ferent courses ? an eight-lesson standard course, a three lesson condensed course and a special one lesson outboard course. In addition, as part of its educa- ; tional activity, the auxiliary showed films on safe boat handling i and operation to more than 320,000 persons in schools, church groups, i industrial organizations, fraternal i and social clubs. Owners of approximately 40,000 * private pleasure boats from small outboards to big cruisers and sail- ] ing craft, invited courtesy safety j examinations of their craft, and , about 70 per cent received the CGA ? decalcomania signifying they \ passed the safety examination. < Those who did not were told < what steps were necessary to com ply, and many skippers followed the advice of the auxiliary and brought their craft up to par. Auxiliarists were assigned to pa trol more than 200 motor and sail boat regattas in all sections of the country, supplementing the patrol activities of the Coast Guard. In addition, informal assists were rendered by CGA members to well over 1,300 craft in some form of trouble afloat ? stalled engines, craft aground, out-of-gas and the like. Founded in 1939 as the Coast Guard Reserve, the organization's name was changed during World War II when it was engaged in coastal patrol duty, convoy and How fo Store Boat in Garage The boat owner with a two car garage should not have any stor age problems for his runabout if it is 16-feet in length or less. Ideal storage space is available at the back of the garage and above the hood of the car or cars. Here is how it is done: the storage shelf should run the width of the garage af a width slightly wider than that of the craft. There should be good strong bracers running from the shelf to the floor at both ends of the shelf, next to the garage wall, and two strong stringers in the center. The shelf will also provide stor age room for boating equipment, storm windows or screens and other household items. With the aid of several friends and skids placed at an easy angle from the garage floor to the shelf, the boat can be put up for storage, or brought down far use. The newer types af synthetic rub ber make good chafing gear for boom crotches on sail boats. Avail able in shoe repair stores, this rub ber provides the same smooth sur face as leather and wears Just as long. -J "Handles like a dream!" Down't skid on Hi* hirni ... rldos toft and dry ... and what ip?*d I Has thai "MfG" lopstrako fib?rglat? hull everyone's talking about ? never needs pointing or caulking, and b really tough I Cooiu In two sixes, 11U400I cad 15-foot. And what a bargabil Mem Mart a* low as $295 IfAb. factory). Belter com to a*4 m*?MK T. m? far Mm MriM Nk*> Man M Ciif iwi.) BARBOUR'S MARINE SUPPLY CO. Phooa 2-3311 216 Front St Beaufort, N. C. anti-submarine work. The CGA is open to any Ameri can citizen over the age of 17 with a good working knowledge of boat ing. However, ownership of a boat, airplane, "ham" radio station, or special marine training is pre ferred. Operating in all 12 Coast Guard Districts throughout the United States, the Auxiliary welcomes new members as "provisionals," who i are given one year to qualify for i full membership by passing a >eries of tests prescribed by the Joast Guard Commandant. Sailing Has Lingo All of Its Own Glouiry at tailing terms : Boom Crotch ? ? board with a lotch cut in one end, into which he boom drops snugly. Come Up Into Wind ? steer to ward the direction Irom which the vind i> coming. Cringle ? * ring tewn into the lail through which a line can be Mssed. Halyard ? a line used to raiie he aail. Reef ? the roiled-up part of a lail tied with reef points. Reefing ? reducing sail area. Stop ? a piece of line or a can 'as strap used to tie-up a rolled or lathered sail. When towing a boat on a trailer eraerr.ber the additional feet add id behind the car. It takes more -oom to park, more room to pass ind a greater distance to stop. Uways drive at slow speeds. ? COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ? COSTS VERY LITTLE ? CONSULTATION FREE ? S. A. Chalk Jr. Phone 6-3103 First-Citlrf ns Bank Building Morrfccad City, N. C. Introducing the Newest Fiberglass Boats The M-Foat aid It-Foot Raaaboats Are Made from a Locally Battt Cere Send Model and Maaafactared by Carolina Fiberglaaa Products Co. . of Wilson, N. C. Ureaaed dealer of BEETLE BOAT CO., INC. New Bedford, Mass SEE THE8K DELIGHTFUL RUNABOUTS AND THE FULL LINE OF SAIL BOATS BEFORE YOU BUY M Areaddl SL Pboae ?-57a Sorehead City, N. C.
Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
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