There are many places where small vessels are the
rule rather than the exception. Take the Florida
Keys, for example. There are small head boats,
ecotour boats, snorkel/dive boats, water taxis,
etc. that average thirty feet or less. There are
a couple of head boats in the fifty foot range
that require a 100GT or greater license but
those are few and far between. The greatest
number of charter boats are those used for
'back country' fishing trips. These are outboard
powered skiffs and captain hired by rich folks
who like to fish. The Six Pak license is ideal for
this. Fact be known more dollars are earned here
under the auspices of the OUPV than all the other
licenses combined.

What does that make your license? Unnecessary and
of little use.

S.Simon


"otnmbrd" wrote in message link.net...


Joe wrote:



Even the yacht harbor water taxi's I've seen, won't hire anyone with less than
a 100 tn license. Your license is nothing, if you can't use it.


Lots of fishing outfits in the gulf hire 25gters to run party boats.
Why a water taxi would need a 100 ton captian is beyond me. Must be a
supply and demand thing
G Either you've got a bunch of real small "party boats" down there, or
some N.A.'s who really know how to play the GT game.