Who will admidt to a BUI ???

Fetch ND

Fetch ND

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220 SunDeck
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I have never been arrested for anything (at least got caught)

I only know one person who has got one & he was a friend of my son's & I think it was the year they turned 21 & they were drunk & riding a jet ski after dark & when they came back to the dock the Game Warden was there waiting for them (thank goodness my son was not driving) :smt038 but they both got tickets for riding at night

Are they strict where you are at ???
 
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As long as your not being an idiot, have all of your safety gear and registration, insurance, etc. up to date. They aren't bad where I am.

They do stop all Jet Ski's with young looking riders to check ID's though wich I don't complain about.

I've been stopped and pulled up to at anchor. As long as you have enough jackets for your passengers and aren't taking slugs out of a bottle of Jack right in front of the guy. They are very fair.
 
I am not a tea-totaler and have certainly killed my share of brain cells but, I have a bit different philosophy when it comes to boating and drinking.

In my mind, I am responsible for all the souls on board my vessel. While cruising, I may enjoy a couple of cold beers enroute during the course of the day but never to excess. To my passengers I say, "You are my guests. Enjoy yourselves, don't do anything stupid and respect my property. I will take care of you."

When the boat is safely anchored or docked for the day, only then do I enjoy my Tanqueray and tonic.
 
i wont drink when i boat, maybe 1 drink ashore for lunch but thats about it for me.
 
I have the right to remain silent and I would recommend exercising this option. Because out there is some Barney Fife-Johnny Law that will use anything they can against you. I would not even post a picture of me on the internet drinking a labeled alcoholic beverage.
 
No, never touch the stuff. Reminds me of the smell in the old "solvent shed" at Allied Chemical.

If you talk with Bob Adriance over at BOAT/US insurance, he'll point out that 80% of claims that involve alcohol were for injuries and deaths to guests. There is no "safe" place on a boat for someone not fully sober. (Reference my 2003 post here. my post and Adriance's post here.)

Best regards,
Frank C
 
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I do not take any alcohol when on the boat. I put in from my back yard and have to run about an hour to St Catherines Sound to the beach on the South end of Ossabaw Island, you donot need to be under the influence when makeing that run. I am a small boat guy so no one needs to be drinking while on board, as we all know, you never know what alcohol will do to your guests. There are a very few that I would allow to bring it aboard. I am out to have fun and enjoy myself and in my area the water can go from glass smooth to 2 to 4 chop in minutes. :grin:
 
I may have a beer or two while anchored and swimming on a beach. But never underway, and no more than one far and in between. Beer tastes greate on a hot summers day, but driving a 68mph jet ski while intoxicated is murder.

I also found a great way to limit my intake, I pack only 2 or 3 beers in my cooler per day. One for early day, after lunch, and an evening swim. If you pack a case, you're going to drink it if thats what is filling your cooler.

We bring plenty of juice, diet sodas, and bottled water.
 
i have a friend that was busted for BUI leaving Red Eye Dock Bar in Kent Narrows, MD after the weekly bikini contest on a sunday, way back in 1993. for those folks who are aware of what goes on at that place on a sunday afternoon, you know that the state budget could be balanced by tickets issued to all boaters pulling away after a day of boozing it up with 50 cent drafts (that's what it was way back when). the police were waiting and pulling EVERYONE over giving "free breathalizers."

interestingly, my buddy had a 1987 22' SR Pachanga!
 
We got pulled over leaving Red Eyes on a Sunday also. Luckily the driver was the only person that doesn't drink.

A friend of mine got a BUI for operating a dinghy in Still Pond. He was just shuttling people a few hundred yards between boats.
 
On the SeaRay and Jetskis. . . sobriety is a must!!
Especially how often I run the SeaRay at night!

I don't even like when my passengers get overly toasted, because then they become more likely to start second guessing the safety regs. That is NOT cool.

So yeah. . .I let them bring their final drink from the house onto the boat, but then the fridge on the boat is loaded with water and soda.

Now. . .the blowboat on the other hand. . .is another story. Hard to get in trouble, even at night, when your max speed is 6 knots and your typical speed is 3 knots.
 
I don't really drink any more so I end up being the designated driver. But I also have to say we only bring one bottle of wine aboard regardless of the number of age appropriate guests.

I guess I'm always reminded that the joke; "What kind of Wood doesn't float" isn't so funny after all.

Henry
 
My wife and I were returning from a nice dinner out one night and we decided to stop in on an old, retired, Coast Guard buddy (windsurfing buddy at age 65!) on his sailboat which was moored up in our sound. He invited us aboard for some rum and a cigar. I'm a light beer drinker. When we left, my wife was in command.

As we arrived at our dock, we had been followed by a marine patrol. He asked for our documentation. I was too stoopid to find it - in the same place we had always kept it. My wife explained that she was in control and that I was normally in control, but not tonight. He told us to keep safe and let us go. We weren't illegal, just non standard.
 
I can't remember the last time I came back to the dock sober! Although, when I hit the point where I feel I will be endangering somoene else I have my wife take over. She is a bit uncomfortable docking, but other than that she is good to go.
 
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I can't remember the last time I came back to the dock sober! Although, when I hit the point where I feel I will be endangering somoene else I have my wife take over. She is a bit uncomfortable docking, but other than that she is good to go.
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Who drives home?:wow:
 
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I didn't know insurance was mandatory?
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I had to have it to lease my slip. I keep a copy of my proof of insurance on the boat. A friend told me you have to have it. I'm in SC so I don't know the rules everywhere.

I don't understand why you wouldn't have it, or why it wouldn't be required.
 
Yep, where I am docked you need to show proof of insurance also. I forgot what the policy is, but it's full coverage and only $140 a year... so why not.

If you have a note, I would imagine that you would be required by the bank to carry insurance also... no?
 
Some good questions here, I do not drink, but on a boat and guests drinking. I am afraid I would be inclined to try and keep a very watchful eye, a very watchful eye indeed.

Now where is this rub chin icon, I guess this one will have to do

:smt017
 
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