"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 15 May 2006 23:37:35 -0700, "
wrote:

You can accumulate an hour a day for a million days, and you won't have
qualifying sea time.

That's true but it will also make you at least 2,740 years old.

The fact is that many, many people who are serious boaters can
accumulate legitimate amounts of sea time without lying about it.


Since I am a part-time serious boater (interest comes and goes), I probably
do not have enough legit hours in the past 3 years to qualify for the
captain's license requirements. A few years ago I did have enough hours
either crewing or piloting and planned to take the course while in Florida
one winter, but decided to forget about it. I was thinking of doing fishing
charters on the Egg Harbor, but was convinced by others that I'd regret it.

I can handle the boats and know the basic rules, but I still consider myself
to be a somewhat "experienced amateur" overall.

RCE