Why we have bad knees, back, hips and ankles

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Why we have bad knees, back, hips and ankles

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I so do not miss the weather aspect of the job...at least in the engineroom you didn't see how nasty it was. Just hung on for limbs and life.

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Naw, that's part of the fun
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I have to admit that these small boats can be a pain in lumpy water. Much better to have a hull which covers at least 3 wavetops.
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Tanker Mode was always a relief
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60ft LOA, 6ft Draft, flat bottom, through the Bearing Sea. Dutch Harbor straight up through the straight, wave to Putin, then turn right through the Beaufort to NWT.
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