Talk:United States Coast Guard Cutter

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*Definition of "Cutter"[edit]

I have edited the definition of "Cutter" to match the official definition as given in USCG regulations M5000.3B [1]. There is no length restriction stated in the definition and the 65 foot stipulation is in fact not part of the official definition. The U. S. Coast Guard operates several vessels that are over 65 feet in length that are not designated as “Cutters”. Currently there are no commissioned cutters that are under 65 feet, however there have been in the past. The 65 foot stipulation is a common misrepresentation of the official definition and can be found on Coast Guard web pages and training material, it is nonetheless incorrect. BFAyer

While the definition cited above is the "regulations" definition, the common defintion should also be listed in the article as there are a lot more citations to the 65 foot definition than to the regulation definition. Right off the main web site (http://www.uscg.mil) click on About Us and click on Aircrafts, Boats and Cutters and lo and behold, it says 65 foot. The regulations are simply being overridden by usage. As per Wikipedia guidelines, the 65 foot definition is actually better because there are many more sources for it than the "regulations" definition --- Safemariner 01:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paint Schemes?[edit]

Possibly a brief discussion of paint schemes is indicated? Law-enforcement = white, maintenance = black, icebreaker = red? 38.111.35.2 (talk) 14:13, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]