A six-pack boat in Destin?

[meigs3]

Can anyone suggest one?

 

[mike_s]

PM Sea Yoda. Might might know of some.

Otherwise there are only two dive boat operators that run out of Destin, Scubatech and Emerald Coast. Neither are 6 packs.

There is at least one 6 pack that runs out of Panama City though.

 

[Trever]

Can anyone suggest one?

What is a 6 pack boat?

 

[mike_s]

What is a 6 pack boat?

well when most of us redneck-divers go out... we usually take a 6 pack of PBR with us. (PBR is Pabst Blue Ribbon for those who might be just wunderin')

heh..

Actually a 6-pack boat is any boat that is run under the license of a US Coast Guard commonly called a "6 pack license". So the boats are called "6-pack charters". The difference in this a a bigger charter boat is that a 6 pack license is limited to 6 passengers and the boat is not inspected annually by the USCG. Because of this, it's typically a smaller boat and either either cheaper to charter or since there are max 6 of you, you have more control/say over your sites your visiting.

Officially the real Coast Guard name for the Six-pack is OUPV which stands for "Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel". It is called the 6-pack because you can only take 6 paying passengers or less with this license. It's good for operating vessels up to 100 tons & 65 ft, but the 6 passenger limit still applies.

For lots of charter boats, this is very common. Expecially with fishing, yatch, and sailing charters.

 

[Trever]

Thanks Mike, yeah I have consumed several PBR's in my life. My brother and parents still drink it.