Keith wrote:
I fly one to and from the Contraband days festival over in Lake
Charles, LA every year on my trip from Houston. I was flying it when a
Navy ship passed us... didn't seem to bother them. Matter of fact, I
imagine the bridge crew got a chuckle out of that. Same with the USCG
escort boats. We didn't get any more or less attention from them
either.


People do all sorts of goofy thing in conjunction with festivals and
parades. That's different.
Around here we have "decorated boat parades" on Opening Day, and people
apply piles of cardboard, inflatable structures, etc to boats to create
every sort of effect imaginable.
One year, the boat that won first prize in the parade was dolled up to
look like a bordello with "soiled doves" waving from every window.

In a parade context that's one thing, but if one ran across a boat just
cruising around with cardboard facades to make it look like a
whorehouse we'd be having the same debate here.
Me on one side stating that such a person would likely be a frivolous
or inexperienced boater, and a few guys on the other side claiming that
whores have long been associated with the waterfront and martime
history and therefore are a fun aspect of recreational boating.

Adults are capable of disagreeing without resorting to personal
attacks. Thanks for the congenial nature of your remarks. :-)