My inspection ... when that big pile of snow out in the laneway finally
melts, I will go and check that the boat is still there.


"Dr. Dr. John Smith" wrote in message
...
How many people have a formal annual boat inspection and what do you
include
in your inspection?

The problem below shows what can happen when you ignore basic
maintainance.



"Steering Cables"
A policeman on routine patrol in the Texas Gulf was tossed out of his boat
when the steering cable broke suddenly and the boat spun out of control.
He
was wearing a PFD, fortunately, but the boat circled back and the prop put
a
terrible gash in his leg. He was picked up a few minutes later by another
police officer and eventually recovered. The example is telling because
the
police officer had no idea the seven-year-old cable was deteriorated or
even
that it could deteriorate.