"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in
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D.Duck wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in
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harry krause wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

I will tell you, that unlike you, I didn't feel like I was going to
crap in my pants.

If you haven't been scared on occasion while boating in the ocean then
you either haven't been boating in the ocean, or your actual time
boating in the ocean has been minimal. The only experienced seaman who
haven't been frightened on occasion by the ocean either are really
stupid or dead.
I don't think I have ever felt like I am going to crap in my pants for
any reason, on the sea or on land.

Then you must have never had a colonoscopy! :-)

I actually have, but I just took a little nap.

It is the lead up to the scoping that makes you wonder if you are going to
C.Y.P. I have boated most of my life on the ocean and the only real scary
boat trip weather wise was in my 14' boat across Franks Tract in the
Sacramento Delta. People have died in similar weather out there, and after
I was 1/2 way across, I had a real pucker factor. Problem was I was 1/2 way
either way. A few times in the ocean I would have preferred death I think.
When I was about 15 my brother and I were out on a 43' dry stack diesel
boat. 11 people, 9 smoking cigars and the diesel exhaust blowing down on us
and about 12' swells. No breeze, so just big swells and no wind waves.
Sick? SICK! And in those days I normally did not get seasick.