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"You THINK !?"
Sometimes we run across interesting situations and will share them with you
if they are related to safety. The title of this segment "You think
!?" comes from an incident I witnessed some years ago. The
conversation was something like...."Man oh man, I guess I should have tied
the anchor to the boat first..." The retort from his spouse was
"You THINK !?"
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The boat being towed ran out of fuel. Fortunately,
the owners of the gasless boat had some friends nearby who were willing to
provide a tow.
Always use the 1/3 rule. Use
no more than 1/3 of your available fuel on the way out from port.
That will always leave you with 2/3's for bad weather...or giving someone
else a tow. |
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I don't know, maybe the owner of this boat wanted to be grounded, but
there are better ways of getting out of the water.
Check the most recent tide charts. |
| This is the worst use of an aide to navigation we have ever
seen. The pilot of this speed boat hit the marker "dean
on" almost splitting the entire front half of the boat in
two.
Have a sober, reliable look out at all times. |
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