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2 boats crashed. At night. 1 didn't have lights on..
3 reported dead.
2 boats crashed. At night. 1 didn't have lights on..
3 reported dead.
More bad news: Deadly crash near me:
- Thread starter Rex
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Tonka Boater
Well-Known Member
Very sad. I hate being reminded of the importance of safety at someone else's expense.
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KayKook
New Member
I agree. And espicially this week...........
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]National Safe Boating Week[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]May 16-22, 2009[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]May 16-22, 2009[/FONT]
- Nov 12, 2006
- 5,334
- Boat Info
- 1999 Sea Ray 330DA
Twin 7.4 MPI (310 propshaft HP) V-drives
- Engines
- Twin Mercury Marine marinized 7.4L L-29 V8s
Cast iron block w 4-bolt mains
The fun of boating is being on the boat. So what if slowing down at night costs you a few minutes? You're supposed to be having fun on the water. If it's not fun, stay at the dock! The few minutes of inconvenience is nothing compared to forever dead.
Yeah, I know preaching to the choir. How do we reach those idiots who don't bother to learn from the experience of others?
Best regards,
Frank
Yeah, I know preaching to the choir. How do we reach those idiots who don't bother to learn from the experience of others?
Best regards,
Frank
Tail Chaser 661
Member
- Jan 23, 2009
- 742
- Boat Info
- Furuno Navnet radar/chartplotter, fish finder, bait tank, 85 Gal main fuel tank, 75gal aux tank.
- Engines
- Merc 8.1 Mag 375 HP / Bravo III,4 blade prop. 28mph at 3200rpm.
Kind of nuts cruising with no lights on. :smt021
I'm surprised at how many boaters anchor at night without leaving there anchor light on.
I guess there worried about dead batteries in the morning:huh:
Coming back into the Marina late at night can be fun at times. Doing like 5 kts. Fairly often there's little 15 ft skiffs or Valcos with no lights on board.
My radar pics them up bigtime. But I'm still heading at them from 300' to 500' ft away.
You can tell they are worried about being ran over by the way they start operating there skiffs. :lol:
Can be fun to help a fellow boater realize, They are doing something really dumb :grin:
Watching the fireworks on July 4th, Outside the Marina.
Lots of unlit bogeys. Showing on the radar screen.:wow:
I'm surprised at how many boaters anchor at night without leaving there anchor light on.
I guess there worried about dead batteries in the morning:huh:
Coming back into the Marina late at night can be fun at times. Doing like 5 kts. Fairly often there's little 15 ft skiffs or Valcos with no lights on board.
My radar pics them up bigtime. But I'm still heading at them from 300' to 500' ft away.
You can tell they are worried about being ran over by the way they start operating there skiffs. :lol:
Can be fun to help a fellow boater realize, They are doing something really dumb :grin:
Watching the fireworks on July 4th, Outside the Marina.
Lots of unlit bogeys. Showing on the radar screen.:wow:
