I don't get up Boston Harbor too much anymore since I keep the boat in the North River but today cruised up there.

What exact job are all the Coon A$$ crew boat guys working on in the harbor or offshore? I think I'll start carrying some grits on the boat for them next time they go by.:conf:

On a serious note I wish they would stay off 68/69. I believe these channels are reserved for us the rec people for what ever....mostly fishing.

They should be working on a "working channel" One of the ones we should be staying off.

I think they must be working out on the LG platform that's going up near Stellwagon. A friend of mine is working on a contract to monitor that they don't turn up old waste that was dumped out there way back when with the massive equipment they use to pour the footings. He's out there a lot taking samples from the bottom. It's not in the sanctuary but pretty close. it's supposed to be a safer way to load/unload LG instead of doing it all in the harbor. I only know what he tells me about the project but it seems massive.

On a serious note I wish they would stay off 68/69. I believe these channels are reserved for us the rec people for what ever....mostly fishing.


You believe wrong, they are they for everybody to use.

haha those accents are hilarious. its a little annoying, there seems to be less chatter on 68.

It just started a couple of weeks ago.
I don't know what to say !!!!!!:huh: :huh:

But it is annoying because its constant. :chatter :chatter :chatter

yet another reason to stay off 68.
Thank god for expandable radios.

:call: No kidding.
all day sunday :call: "Git er done"
You can't understand a word they sayin. I thought i was down on the ByeYoo Yall.
I think there crawfish dredging a little too far north :laughs:

there's a huge ship in stellwagen basin. looks like a spaceship at night.
It's got a website plastered to the side of it but I forgot what it was. looked like some HUGE forms on deck for offshore concrete pouring.

GiTerDone.....

You believe wrong, they are they for everybody to use.

It's the guy on deck talking to the guy in the wheelhouse.
therefore they should be on 13' bridge to bridge.

You believe wrong, they are they for everybody to use.


Your right MM, but they are "working" and have many many channels reserved for them. They should stay off the everybody freqs.

Are they really working or just shotting the breeze? What "working" channels are reserved for them?

Absolutely working MM, Discussing dropping bouys, markers, positoining anchors if there vessel isn't DP etc.

They should use a commercial channel. Non commercial channels are for us. Like 68/69/71/72........Some commercial channels "working" channels are 7/8/10/18/19/67/79/80/88 like I said lots of choices for them. More channels for them than us to "techinically" use.

Are they really working or just shotting the breeze? What "working" channels are reserved for them?

They are annooying, last time I wanted to pull a "Tick off A Trucker" on the water...

Very annoying. I pick them crystal clear from my marina. "pull her up right side ya. Back er down now, Jibajaba the starbord line?"

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Coon A$$

Can you define that? I'm a little lost.

Can you define that? I'm a little lost.

Coona$$ = Cajun; One who will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.

Coona$$ = Cajun; One who will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.

ahh.....makes me feel better. thought he was saying something a little more offensive .

Guys, you need to check out the above link to the website. What they are doing out there is pretty amazing, and the details they are letting us see is truly out of this world. Those are some really BIG ships. Go take a look. Tons of data, graphs, maps and pictures. Not too sure about the freq stuff. Maybe a call to the USCG could clear things up. Maybe the channels used in LA. are different than those here in N.E.

Here is a listof marine vhf and supposed use, 68/ 69 is noncom:

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm




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Channel Number Ship Transmit MHz Ship Receive MHz Use
01A 156.050 156.050 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
05A 156.250 156.250 Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
06 156.300 156.300 Intership Safety
07A 156.350 156.350 Commercial
08 156.400 156.400 Commercial (Intership only)
09 156.450 156.450 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10 156.500 156.500 Commercial
11 156.550 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12 156.600 156.600 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13 156.650 156.650 Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
14 156.700 156.700 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15 -- 156.750 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
16 156.800 156.800 International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel.
17 156.850 156.850 State Control
18A 156.900 156.900 Commercial
19A 156.950 156.950 Commercial
20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000 157.000 Port Operations
21A 157.050 157.050 U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.100 157.100 Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
23A 157.150 157.150 U.S. Coast Guard only
24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28 157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
63A 156.175 156.175 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
65A 156.275 156.275 Port Operations
66A 156.325 156.325 Port Operations
67 156.375 156.375 Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only.
68 156.425 156.425 Non-Commercial
69 156.475 156.475 Non-Commercial
70 156.525 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed)
71 156.575 156.575 Non-Commercial
72 156.625 156.625 Non-Commercial (Intership only)
73 156.675 156.675 Port Operations
74 156.725 156.725 Port Operations
77 156.875 156.875 Port Operations (Intership only)
78A 156.925 156.925 Non-Commercial
79A 156.975 156.975 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
80A 157.025 157.025 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
81A 157.075 157.075 U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations.
82A 157.125 157.125 U.S. Government only
83A 157.175 157.175 U.S. Coast Guard only
84 157.225 161.825 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
85 157.275 161.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
86 157.325 161.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
AIS 1 161.975 161.975 Automatic Identification System (AIS)
AIS 2 162.025 162.025 Automatic Identification System (AIS)
88A 157.425 157.425 Commercial, Intership only.

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NOAA Weather Radio Frequencies

Channel Frequency (MHz)
WX1
162.550

WX2
162.400

WX3
162.475

WX4
162.425

WX5
162.450

WX6
162.500

WX7
162.525


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http://www.jumboship.nl/ here's the ship thats out there

how far out is this? this should be on build it big

Well...
oldport marine in Newport uses all of it's launch traffic on 68. maybe somebody should tell them? I think the guys probably picked a channel to use off the beaten path and grabbed 68.. who knows...

Guys, you need to check out the above link to the website. What they are doing out there is pretty amazing, and the details they are letting us see is truly out of this world. Those are some really BIG ships. Go take a look. Tons of data, graphs, maps and pictures. Not too sure about the freq stuff. Maybe a call to the USCG could clear things up. Maybe the channels used in LA. are different than those here in N.E.

Rick, those ships are hardly big.......
big is the COSCO (read Walmart) container ship that pulled into Harbor on Tue. Had to be 950' easy. I work on a 673 footer and I consider is small;)

i heard them coonasses tonight. pretty funny if you ask me.:D

Most repeated line I've been hearing every night.

"Come on Dave"

"Dave"

"Dave
"Dave"


Dave never answers!