Letters/Online Comments

Bosun salary generally ranges between $3.5-$5 per month, but some factors can make that amount vary. For example, a higher-paid Bosun might possess a watersport certification such as diving or kitesurfing credentials and engineering experience or qualifications.

Before ships were equipped with technologies like GPS equipment and computers, the Bosun was required to have technical knowledge about a ship’s geographic positioning and many other essential details. However, after the progression of technological equipment hit the markets, the need for Bosuns to have technical know-how stopped being a mandatory requirement.

RE: Community Q&A (SEPT. 2-15)

“The Sea Ray owner can normally get diesel at Turtle Bay’s fuel pier, about half way down Baja.”

—Capt. Pat Rains

RE: Boatyard Guide 2021 (NOV. 13-29)

“I‘m looking for a California shipbuilder that built a German Frers/ Chad Turner 41’ Sloop back in the 1984. The builder was named „New Orleans Marine & Marina Sailboat Yard California by Nautor, USA (E. Feo & D. Choate)“.

Could you give an indication to who / where this was?

Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you and best regards, Sebastian”

—Sebastian Büttner