It was great seeing the Pt. Stuart again! Sad she and her Sister's are gone now. I was an ET at Group, Loved my time at Ballast Point With the Brower, Bridge and Stuart. We also supported the Pt. Hobart. I truly loved our 82's❣🤜🤛SEMPER PAR Boy's!!!
Point Winslow 1971, watching this vid brought back some 50 year old memories. Ya '82s could swing port to starboard pretty good or bad depends on how you look at it. The only thing worse, scary wise was riding a 44' across the bar on a bad day.
An 82 footer is the worst thing for sure when it comes to the ride. 6 footers is a nice day compared to up in the Northern Atlantic though. I'm proud to say that only the Master Chief and I never threw-up. He's right, even the hardiest of motion sickness immune people will likely get sick in rough seas on an 82 footer. But sish, I remember being bounced around in 20-25 foot seas getting just beat-up.
USCGC Point Verde (WPB 82311) Home port Dauphin Island Alabama then after hurricane Frederick moved to Pensacola Yacht Club followed by Naval Air Station Pensacola. Great memories. Wild experiences including deployment for Mariel Cuba exodus.
It usually took me a can of Coke and my second trip down to the 113 + degree stinky diesel smelling engine room to cure my seasickness. Which I never suffered until I got on that boat. We had a hatch on the forward bulkhead of the engine room we used to a, get right. It was good duty, we cooked out next to the boat in the evenings and on weekends. Good times!
Was aboard Point Bridge (82338) at MDR in '73-'74. Grew up on displacement hulls and never thought much about the ride. Didn't seem that bad. Stuarts electronics are miles ahead of the gear we had back then! And we had Cummins power. Other than that, pretty much the same boat.
This is all screwed up. Charts, you gotta be the oldest PO3 in the CG. I count 2 PO3’s here. On my boat, there were no 3rd class billets. When I made BM3, I begged to stay, but no way. Shipped me off to a Station. We had 2 Seaman, 2 Fireman, 3 PO2’s, a BM1, Chief, and a JG was skipper. The best boats had a Master Chief skipper. Good times!
My boat had a Master Chief (Point Baker 82342) all enlisted. I noticed right away that 99% of the officers we ran into took a very respectful tone with the Master Chief. The shots of those interior spaces brought me right back to 1980 and Port A.
I was on the 82324 out of the 5th district, Norfolk/Portsmouth, 1962. No officer as the Captain was a Master Chief Bosun's Mate, from the Outer Banks of N.C.! Same manning as the Chief was an E-7 Engineman!
It was great seeing the Pt. Stuart again! Sad she and her Sister's are gone now. I was an ET at Group, Loved my time at Ballast Point With the Brower, Bridge and Stuart. We also supported the Pt. Hobart. I truly loved our 82's❣🤜🤛SEMPER PAR Boy's!!!
I was assigned of that exact boat in the Late 80s early 90s and I was green in the gills 24/7 on that cutter, the ride was indeed hell
Point Winslow 1971, watching this vid brought back some 50 year old memories. Ya '82s could swing port to starboard pretty good or bad depends on how you look at it. The only thing worse, scary wise was riding a 44' across the bar on a bad day.
Spent 18 months on a 95- Cape Falcon, fantastic memories!
An 82 footer is the worst thing for sure when it comes to the ride. 6 footers is a nice day compared to up in the Northern Atlantic though. I'm proud to say that only the Master Chief and I never threw-up. He's right, even the hardiest of motion sickness immune people will likely get sick in rough seas on an 82 footer. But sish, I remember being bounced around in 20-25 foot seas getting just beat-up.
USCGC Point Verde (WPB 82311) Home port Dauphin Island Alabama then after hurricane Frederick moved to Pensacola Yacht Club followed by Naval Air Station Pensacola. Great memories. Wild experiences including deployment for Mariel Cuba exodus.
Enjoyed my time on the Point Baker WPB82342 early mid 90s Sabine Pass, Texas....
It usually took me a can of Coke and my second trip down to the 113 + degree stinky diesel smelling engine room to cure my seasickness. Which I never suffered until I got on that boat. We had a hatch on the forward bulkhead of the engine room we used to a, get right.
It was good duty, we cooked out next to the boat in the evenings and on weekends. Good times!
Seems like a particularly good crew on that '82 from the Commander all the way down.
Was aboard Point Bridge (82338) at MDR in '73-'74. Grew up on displacement hulls and never thought much about the ride. Didn't seem that bad. Stuarts electronics are miles ahead of the gear we had back then! And we had Cummins power. Other than that, pretty much the same boat.
Loved my time on the 82'
This is all screwed up. Charts, you gotta be the oldest PO3 in the CG. I count 2 PO3’s here. On my boat, there were no 3rd class billets. When I made BM3, I begged to stay, but no way. Shipped me off to a Station. We had 2 Seaman, 2 Fireman, 3 PO2’s, a BM1, Chief, and a JG was skipper. The best boats had a Master Chief skipper. Good times!
My boat had a Master Chief (Point Baker 82342) all enlisted. I noticed right away that 99% of the officers we ran into took a very respectful tone with the Master Chief. The shots of those interior spaces brought me right back to 1980 and Port A.
About boats with Master Chiefs, you are correct sir.
I was on the 82324 out of the 5th district, Norfolk/Portsmouth, 1962. No officer as the Captain was a Master Chief Bosun's Mate, from the Outer Banks of N.C.! Same manning as the Chief was an E-7 Engineman!
You're right about both....the Master Chief is a better Skipper and the billets.
I got seasick just watching the horizon go up and down behind the interviewees... : §
What's your Armament 7.62 or 50 cal?