install Keg system on boat

Do Over said:
I love the self righteousness and indignation....cracks me up.

ya gotta love the olworldwideweb :smt101
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Its winter. We have to wait till spring to take off our grumpy pants. Next topic please. I have more rants in me tonight (its going down to minus 25 Celsius here).
 
Get a bigger boat so it wont shake the keg.Perhaps someone should start a thread about d&d while on a boat,if the po or anyone else wants to read it or add to it they can,or cannot.I dont drink at all so i am just trying to preserve the sanctity of the thread.
 
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If your built in generator fails, think a backup honda portable would run ok in the engine room? There is some space for it down there. Just keep the bilge blower going to vent the CO. That should work right :grin:
 
Look, I don't see any issue with people discussing the topic. Don't expect people to sit back and not comment if they see a potential problem. It has nothing to do with being self righteous or indignation. Take all the info as advice and do what you want with it. There is no harm in asking a question, but respect the responses. People took the time to post for a reason.

I'm all for kicking back and having a few cocktails. In a previous life, I was a bartender and a door man. I have an interesting perspective... I just don't think drinking and boat operation mix. When you start talking about what's a reasonable BAC, I look at it like a pilot.

Sec. 91.17 — Alcohol or drugs.

(a) No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft—
(1) Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol;
(3) While using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or
(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

I know I'm pushing this beyond the scope of the OPs question. But, it pertains. If someone sees this thread and makes them think twice, then it's worth it.

Here's a couple links

http://www.news4jax.com/news/fwc-speed-alcohol-factors-in-double-fatal-boat-crash/21146846

Apparently the word from his friends is alcohol was involved.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-Bahamas-vacation-thrown-boat-hit-reef.html


Safe, fun boating everyone...
 
Beerlust said:
Half the time people get busted is when they have beer cans and the like just throw about. At least with a keg each person has their own cup for the cruise. However, it is the job of the captain to always remain in control and handle any liabilities that maybe onboard. Alway be in control.

The only time a captain can be drunk is when docked or beached for the night, being anchored is still considered underway.
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JimT said:
First time I have heard that being anchored is considered underway.
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2014 Minnesota Statutes
86B.005 DEFINITIONS
Subd. 17.Underway or in use.
"Underway or in use" means a watercraft in operation or use unless it is securely fastened to a dock or other permanent mooring.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=86B.005#stat.86B.005.9

Open containers and drinking are allowed even by the operator while underway
 
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Woody said:
2014 Minnesota Statutes
86B.005 DEFINITIONS
Subd. 17.Underway or in use.
"Underway or in use" means a watercraft in operation or use unless it is securely fastened to a dock or other permanent mooring.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=86B.005#stat.86B.005.9

Open containers and drinking are allowed even by the operator while underway
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http://www.ncwildlife.org/portals/0/boating/documents/vog.pdf

"Underway" means a vessel that is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.
 
Virginia

§ 29.1-738. Operating boat or manipulating water skis, etc., in reckless manner or while intoxicated, etc.

..."underway" means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.
 
OldSkool said:
So can I drink my beer while sitting in OldSkool on the trailer and being towed? Am I underway or docked?????
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You know that sounds legit, you'd be okay on the autobahn for sure. But you have to save me a spot, beer and Oh and my dog. So when you thinking?
 
Beerlust said:
You know that sounds legit, you'd be okay on the autobahn for sure. But you have to save me a spot, beer and Oh and my dog. So when you thinking?
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I'll PM you when I get the keg mounted. Couple 2X4's, some bungee cords and a hose on the tapper outlet should do it.
 
I didn't realize boaters drank alcohol ...
 
JimT said:
http://www.ncwildlife.org/portals/0/boating/documents/vog.pdf

"Underway" means a vessel that is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.
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Man I got 100% on that test. However, I was completely incorrect, you can not get a BWI while at anchor. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.

However after looking at the 2015 Minnesota boating guide, NC should be embarrassed of their guide. Thank you all for your patience.
 
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I have purchased 100's of kegs over my lifetime and have had a kegerator @ my home for over 25 years. I have found in these 1/2 barrel kegs (15.5 gallon) that just the loading, short drive to my home and loading in the refer that it can take up to 12 hours for the beer to settle and pour properly without too much head on my beer.

Now with being said, what I do if I want one immediately is fill a pitcher and then pour my glass......:smt038
 
From a practical standpoint I would think you'd find the keg spouting nothing but foam every time you tried to poor yourself a beer. I'd just fill up some growlers with your home brew or favorite local brew and enjoy RESPONSIBLY.
 
Since my prior post about drinking and boating I've kept an eye on this thread but haven't posted because of the sh!t storm I started earlier. As you can tell, I have strong beliefs about people who consume intoxicants then skipper their boats. These feelings didn't come about as a result of the boating accident I posted the pictures of. They were there long before that evening. That accident only served to strengthen my thoughts about drinking and operating a boat.

Don't get me wrong. If people are on my boat and drinking, I have a good time watching out for them and making sure they're safe. The last thing I would want to happen is that someone on my boat get hurt or killed because they were drinking, and I was drinking and not thinking clearly enough to help them or prevent their being hurt.

A classic example of this happened this past summer. We were hosting a charity cruise and had about 16 people on board. They were all drinking and having a good time. Near the end of the day we anchored so they could swim one more time. I was positioning the boat to drop the anchor when several people started yelling that someone was overboard. I was on the fly bridge and couldn't see her. She was behind the boat, and I had been about to back up to set the anchor. In doing that I would surely have ground her up in the props.

Because I hadn't been drinking I had little problem piloting the boat in such a manner that others were able to bring her back on board safely. Had I been drinking along with the others who knows what the outcome might have been.

It's unforeseen situations like that, when they happen suddenly, that require that I have my full faculties about me at all times. A beer or two might not have made a difference in how I reacted to the "man overboard" situation. But it might have, and that's not a chance I'm willing to take.

I hope I didn't offend anyone, and I hope you don't think that I'm trying to push my standards on anyone else. What I was hoping to do was get you to think about how fast sh!t happen on a boat and how much even a few beers affects your ability to respond.

Be safe out there on the water.
 
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