On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:27:50 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:

I have no problem with little boats (and pontoons) running at "headway
speed" with a load of beer and good old boys with fishing poles aboard.
HOWEVER... I'm all for throwing the book at BUI's up on plane. All the
Marine Patroll has to do is look for "strange behavior" in order to get the
real assholes off the water. Not some bull**** PR stunt, a "sweep" like that
is waste or resources and money. (but it looks good in print)

Ah - I get it.

Slow drunk boaters are better than fast drunk boaters.

Unbelievable.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:27:50 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:

I have no problem with little boats (and pontoons) running at "headway
speed" with a load of beer and good old boys with fishing poles aboard.
HOWEVER... I'm all for throwing the book at BUI's up on plane. All the
Marine Patroll has to do is look for "strange behavior" in order to get
the
real assholes off the water. Not some bull**** PR stunt, a "sweep" like
that
is waste or resources and money. (but it looks good in print)

Ah - I get it.

Slow drunk boaters are better than fast drunk boaters.

Unbelievable.

I'll take 50 slow drunk boats to one fast one anyday.
Unless you're suspending all the laws of physics (like mass and inertia)
then yes.. I'd say the above statement is a no brainer. Quite believable.
In fact, if they are at anchor and stopped (with the light on) they can be
passed out on the boat for all I care - they are harmless and moot. The
bigger the boat and the faster it's going - the more potential problem it
becomes. Simple math.

Small drunk boats trolling (or paddling) around (on closed lakes) are very
unlikely to cause any real trouble. IMHO the biggest risk they face is not
having the Situational Awareness (SA) to react in time to power up to get
out of the way of the *real* problem... the drunks who are driving the boats
at normal speeds or faster.

Like I said.. back "in the day" Charlie and I spent many a night on Little
Sebago in poor condition. What scared *me* was the idiots running too fast
and some without the lights on. Even hearing a boat coming caused us to get
nervous.

-W