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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:23:01 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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You don't need to sit through hours of courses to learn one rule.


I think it's quite safe to assume that if you don't know that one
rule...


Gee....ya think? Nothing like a blinding flash of the obvious. I asked
about
the rule, so obviously I did not know it.

You with me so far?

As far as safety, I've was handling a 47 foot boat quite nicely when I was
16 years old. Took all the courses, etc etc. My current boat was boarded a
couple of years ago, and I was given a ticket for not having a piece of
equipment NOT required by the CG. I ended up helping some young guy learn
the rules, with the help of his CO.


Somehow, you've completely failed to convince me of your competence.
If a newcomer to this group were to ask the same basic question you
asked, there would have been 20 responses advising you that you need
to take a safe boating course. My advice that you seriously need to
take a safety course stands, and your "know-it all" responses only
re-inforce that opinion.



Why do I need to convince YOU?


Within 1/2 a degree Fahrenheit, what is the temperature of the water in your
water heater RIGHT NOW? Not last time you checked it, but RIGHT NOW.