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Originally Posted by CCMPmonmouth
Sounds like you all should learn how to operate boats safely, I see the way boaters come in the inlet way to fast. you all need to just slow down. And as for the train bridge, inbound traffic doesnt always have right of way. The boats with the tide behind them do. Just because it is not a no wake zone ( Clarks Channel)doesnt mean put the throttle to the pin. Im out on the water in my boat about as much as anybody, never really had a problem with personal watercraft, except be noisy. Most times it is the 30 foot power boats who dont operate safely. BTW all boats are constrained by draft inside the line of demarcation, so your bigger boat doesnt have right of way.
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Boats that are measured by the ton do not stop on a dime and handle differently than their smaller cousins. I take it that your boat is not measured by the ton. None of these replies mention anything about dangers posed by other boaters, even though there are boaters who drive their boats like they're on the Parkway.
To say that you ALL should learn how to operate boats safely is grossly exaggerated and disparaging to those of us who fortunately operate our vessels safely. Given the burgeoning numbers of stand up paddlers and newbie 'yakers and thrill seeking personal water crafters, boat operators have to be extra cautious to avoid accidents instigated by others who are on the water.
