"Mad Dog Dave" wrote in message
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"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
link.net...
It's bad enough when the Power Squadron/USCGA types confront you at
every boat ramp and marina for permission to snoop around your boat.
Ok, this has come up twice in this thread...I've been boating all my
life
and have never been "confronted" by anyone from the USCGA or US/PS at
any
time. I have, on occasion, been approached in a polite and neighborly
manner
for boat safety checks. This is absolutley voluntary! In addition to
enhancing everyone's safety, vessels that are found to be properly
equipped
get a decal that gives the regular Coasties notice that you're operating
a
safe boat...thus decreasing your odds of an on the water stop & check.
Where. pray tell, is the problem in that?

James

I see it not much different than inviting the police into your house
so they can look through your rooms, closets and stuff. Besides the
sticker does not ensure you are operating a safe boat. All it states
is that you have certain minimal equipment on boatd. The operation of
a safe boat is entirely up to the vessel's captain.

No big deal. I just say no when approached. It is annoying when the
same guys ask every other weekend, though.

Where ARE these auxiliary guys, anyway? Send them to Irondequoit NY, please.
With breath analysis kits and 1911s equipped with silencers. I'll give them
$100 for every corpse that lands in the water.

Hey DoUg!

I prefer a 37mm myself. It leaves less corpse to deal with.



Capt. Frank

Doug Kanter wrote:

"Mad Dog Dave" wrote in message
om...

"James W. Sloan" wrote in message

link.net...

It's bad enough when the Power Squadron/USCGA types confront you at

every boat ramp and marina for permission to snoop around your boat.

Ok, this has come up twice in this thread...I've been boating all my

life

and have never been "confronted" by anyone from the USCGA or US/PS at

any

time. I have, on occasion, been approached in a polite and neighborly

manner

for boat safety checks. This is absolutley voluntary! In addition to
enhancing everyone's safety, vessels that are found to be properly

equipped

get a decal that gives the regular Coasties notice that you're operating

a

safe boat...thus decreasing your odds of an on the water stop & check.
Where. pray tell, is the problem in that?

James

I see it not much different than inviting the police into your house
so they can look through your rooms, closets and stuff. Besides the
sticker does not ensure you are operating a safe boat. All it states
is that you have certain minimal equipment on boatd. The operation of
a safe boat is entirely up to the vessel's captain.

No big deal. I just say no when approached. It is annoying when the
same guys ask every other weekend, though.


Where ARE these auxiliary guys, anyway? Send them to Irondequoit NY, please.
With breath analysis kits and 1911s equipped with silencers. I'll give them
$100 for every corpse that lands in the water.