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I am generally courteous to law enforcement people cuz if they want
they can always find something to cite you for so you might as well get
on their good side. This has worked most of the time for everybody
except the local marine patrol officials who just seem to be ****ed
about life. Fortunately,I never fish (my 9 yr old daughter did two
days ago) so they cannot hassle me about that and never have fishing
gear aboard my sailboat. I also think they tend to stop powerboaters
more as I have never been stopped while on open water.
However, I am building a powerboat (A Tolman Skiff) and I know very
little about power boats. Worse, my daughter now wants to take up
fishing so I may have to do so for awhile. So, although I plan to take
the Power Sqdrn course, I just expect to get hassled. So, how do you
get on their good side (do they have one?) Are my bad experiences with
them just really bad luck or are they generally nasty when they stop
you?

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I am generally courteous to law enforcement people cuz if they want
they can always find something to cite you for so you might as well get
on their good side. This has worked most of the time for everybody
except the local marine patrol officials who just seem to be ****ed
about life. Fortunately,I never fish (my 9 yr old daughter did two
days ago) so they cannot hassle me about that and never have fishing
gear aboard my sailboat. I also think they tend to stop powerboaters
more as I have never been stopped while on open water.
However, I am building a powerboat (A Tolman Skiff) and I know very
little about power boats. Worse, my daughter now wants to take up
fishing so I may have to do so for awhile. So, although I plan to take
the Power Sqdrn course, I just expect to get hassled. So, how do you
get on their good side (do they have one?) Are my bad experiences with
them just really bad luck or are they generally nasty when they stop
you?

Have your daughter smile and wave. They like kids.

Also, if you have an attractive wife or girlfriend, keep them out of sight
if they're wearing a bikini. The LEO's like to stop boats for bikini checks
under the guise of a safety check.

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On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:36:42 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Also, if you have an attractive wife or girlfriend, keep them out of sight
if they're wearing a bikini. The LEO's like to stop boats for bikini checks
under the guise of a safety check.

================================

Yep, even the USCG on the Caloosahatchee River. The bad news is we
got stopped, the good news is that we had attractive ladies on board.

The other good news is that they couldn't find anything to cite us for
although we did have to scramble around for a few seconds to find a
"throwable device".

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Darn if your going to troll at least hang some bait good bait.

"Wayne.B" wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:36:42 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Also, if you have an attractive wife or girlfriend, keep them out of sight
if they're wearing a bikini. The LEO's like to stop boats for bikini checks
under the guise of a safety check.

================================

Yep, even the USCG on the Caloosahatchee River. The bad news is we
got stopped, the good news is that we had attractive ladies on board.

The other good news is that they couldn't find anything to cite us for
although we did have to scramble around for a few seconds to find a
"throwable device".

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:36:42 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Also, if you have an attractive wife or girlfriend, keep them out of sight
if they're wearing a bikini. The LEO's like to stop boats for bikini
checks
under the guise of a safety check.

================================

Yep, even the USCG on the Caloosahatchee River. The bad news is we
got stopped, the good news is that we had attractive ladies on board.

The other good news is that they couldn't find anything to cite us for
although we did have to scramble around for a few seconds to find a
"throwable device".


A few years ago (2001, actually), I had just purchased a 16' Boston Whaler
and had launched it for the first time. It came with the basic mandatory
safety equipment but I had also purchased a few extras at West Marine,
including a flare gun kit of a new type that I had never seen before. I put
it, along with all the other gear, in the center console locker.

Anyway, I had my youngest son with me and he was driving the boat through
Scituate harbor. The Coast Guard decided to board and inspect us (they seem
to do this often early in the boating season) and since my son was the
"captain" at the time, I figured it would be a good experience for him to go
through the inspection routine. After the standard questions about firearms,
etc. and checking my registration, they asked my son for the standard list
of safety equipment. Everything went fine until they asked for the flares.
My son produced the still plastic wrapped case and the inspecting Petty
Officer asked him if he knew how to use them. My son's face went blank and
he nervously answered, "No".
The Coastie then handed the unfamiliar case to me and said, "Show him, Dad".

Wise ass, but we all had a laugh.

Eisboch

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wrote in message
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I am generally courteous to law enforcement people cuz if they want
they can always find something to cite you for so you might as well get
on their good side. This has worked most of the time for everybody
except the local marine patrol officials who just seem to be ****ed
about life. Fortunately,I never fish (my 9 yr old daughter did two
days ago) so they cannot hassle me about that and never have fishing
gear aboard my sailboat. I also think they tend to stop powerboaters
more as I have never been stopped while on open water.
However, I am building a powerboat (A Tolman Skiff) and I know very
little about power boats. Worse, my daughter now wants to take up
fishing so I may have to do so for awhile. So, although I plan to take
the Power Sqdrn course, I just expect to get hassled. So, how do you
get on their good side (do they have one?) Are my bad experiences with
them just really bad luck or are they generally nasty when they stop
you?

Down here in the Bayport/Hernando Beach area the Florida game and fish
people ahve always been very courteous and professional. I ahv ebeen
checked several times as I came up the Weeki Wachee River and all have been
good experiences.

CG is a differnt story !!! Mix the arrogance of youth with too little
training (IMHO) and too much authority and there are porblems. One time I
was asked if I had a horn and I rlied yes and was told to blow it. It was a
compressor driven airhorn and his head was inches from it. I tried to
suggest he moved but he refused and said blow it. So I did. He probably
recover in 7 to 10 days but m8ight ahve sustained permanent damage.

My motto is be courteous to those in authority and they are usually couteous
in return. Fred

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On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:24:53 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:36:42 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Also, if you have an attractive wife or girlfriend, keep them out of sight
if they're wearing a bikini. The LEO's like to stop boats for bikini
checks
under the guise of a safety check.

================================

Yep, even the USCG on the Caloosahatchee River. The bad news is we
got stopped, the good news is that we had attractive ladies on board.

The other good news is that they couldn't find anything to cite us for
although we did have to scramble around for a few seconds to find a
"throwable device".


A few years ago (2001, actually), I had just purchased a 16' Boston Whaler
and had launched it for the first time. It came with the basic mandatory
safety equipment but I had also purchased a few extras at West Marine,
including a flare gun kit of a new type that I had never seen before. I put
it, along with all the other gear, in the center console locker.

Anyway, I had my youngest son with me and he was driving the boat through
Scituate harbor. The Coast Guard decided to board and inspect us (they seem
to do this often early in the boating season) and since my son was the
"captain" at the time, I figured it would be a good experience for him to go
through the inspection routine. After the standard questions about firearms,
etc. and checking my registration, they asked my son for the standard list
of safety equipment. Everything went fine until they asked for the flares.
My son produced the still plastic wrapped case and the inspecting Petty
Officer asked him if he knew how to use them. My son's face went blank and
he nervously answered, "No".
The Coastie then handed the unfamiliar case to me and said, "Show him, Dad".

Wise ass, but we all had a laugh.

Eisboch


Nice story. Thanks, E.

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

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I am generally courteous to law enforcement people cuz if they want
they can always find something to cite you for so you might as well get
on their good side. This has worked most of the time for everybody
except the local marine patrol officials who just seem to be ****ed
about life. Fortunately,I never fish (my 9 yr old daughter did two
days ago) so they cannot hassle me about that and never have fishing
gear aboard my sailboat. I also think they tend to stop powerboaters
more as I have never been stopped while on open water.
However, I am building a powerboat (A Tolman Skiff) and I know very
little about power boats. Worse, my daughter now wants to take up
fishing so I may have to do so for awhile. So, although I plan to take
the Power Sqdrn course, I just expect to get hassled. So, how do you
get on their good side (do they have one?) Are my bad experiences with
them just really bad luck or are they generally nasty when they stop
you?


I have a big NRA sticker on the side of the boat, and I look at all the cops
like I am a little crazy - disturbed. This has worked for me. They leave me
alone quickly.

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Keep the boat Bristol, and the probability of getting a boarding goes WAAY
down. They aren't dumb, they know they boater who keeps the boat Bristol
is likely to be a waster of their time. Much easier pickings from the ratty boats.
And a Courtesy Marine Exam decal doesn't hurt.


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I am generally courteous to law enforcement people cuz if they want
they can always find something to cite you for so you might as well get
on their good side. This has worked most of the time for everybody
except the local marine patrol officials who just seem to be ****ed
about life. Fortunately,I never fish (my 9 yr old daughter did two
days ago) so they cannot hassle me about that and never have fishing
gear aboard my sailboat. I also think they tend to stop powerboaters
more as I have never been stopped while on open water.
However, I am building a powerboat (A Tolman Skiff) and I know very
little about power boats. Worse, my daughter now wants to take up
fishing so I may have to do so for awhile. So, although I plan to take
the Power Sqdrn course, I just expect to get hassled. So, how do you
get on their good side (do they have one?) Are my bad experiences with
them just really bad luck or are they generally nasty when they stop
you?