On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:19:14 GMT, in message

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

I apologize in advance if this sounds offensive, but with that size
boat and the potential for incidents like this to happen, laying out a
few bucks a year for towing and ungrounding assistance is essential.

That probably depends on where and how one sails. I'm not shy about
touching bottom gently, but so far have always managed to get out of
things without help. (Knocks on wood...) Eventually I will probably
have a grounding that requires outside assistance that I have to pay
for, but paying out yearly for towing assistance just goes against the
grain of self sufficiency.

Of course, I have the advantage of sailing mostly in deep water...

Ryk