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It's that time of year again. It is a phenomenon that FReepers are among the most astute people around, yet FReepers are such lousy boaters. And to all you weekend warriors, scurvy scoundrels, sunburned scallywags, assorted sea lubbers, pirates, buccaneers, privateers, and fly-over-country deplorables, pay attention to item #7. And yes, this is a re-post because it needs to be repeated.
1 posted on 05/29/2023 1:19:56 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator
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2 posted on 05/29/2023 1:22:17 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Tell me about it. I lost my entire gun collection in a tragic boating accident.


3 posted on 05/29/2023 1:22:59 PM PDT by Thilly Thailor
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FReepers are such lousy boaters

How do you reach that silly conclusion - I spent 30 years at sea.


4 posted on 05/29/2023 1:23:09 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Quit transporting all of your firearms by boat?


5 posted on 05/29/2023 1:23:25 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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I like to watch some of the boat ramp videos. Lots of lessons to be learned there. Amazing how many boats with capable people on board to handle a line, and the captain leaves the wheel so he can work a line.


6 posted on 05/29/2023 1:24:17 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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7 posted on 05/29/2023 1:26:02 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Socialism should more accurately be called Sociopathism)
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Those Rules only are good for small lakes & ponds, rivers. The Sea has a different set of rules of which those mentioned are just for starters **before you buy a boat**.


8 posted on 05/29/2023 1:26:33 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Not one dent.

Then there's this -


12 posted on 05/29/2023 1:30:15 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Foster Brooks safe boating PSA
18 posted on 05/29/2023 1:41:44 PM PDT by DarthFuzball ("Life is full of little surprises." - Pandora)
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19 posted on 05/29/2023 1:44:14 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Socialism should more accurately be called Sociopathism)
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*bloop*

Was that the fish finder?


20 posted on 05/29/2023 1:44:59 PM PDT by conservativeimage (Help Reassemble Civilian Government. Join Your State Assembly - tasa.americanstatenationals.org)
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Only when we have our weapons onboard, are we lousy boaters. 🤣


21 posted on 05/29/2023 1:56:50 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Elvis eats boats! Elvis eats boats! Elvis, Elvis, Elvis....!!!


22 posted on 05/29/2023 2:04:07 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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WE spent WAY to much money on buying our sailboat to do stupid things with it. It’s the only home we have.

While I won’t claim to be the BEST at boating, we haven’t killed anyone, nor, have we damaged anyone else’s boat. WE did break a bow light once trying to get out of a slip, but, it was a learning error on my part. I am a bit better now.


23 posted on 05/29/2023 2:16:21 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (Conan the Sailing Librarian)
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Another handy reference is "How to Avoid Huge Ships". Much wisdom there, and the reviews are hilarious. ;-)
24 posted on 05/29/2023 2:17:20 PM PDT by ken in texas
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1. Don’t Go Near The Water.

2. Never Violate Rule #1.

3. No More Rules Required.


28 posted on 05/29/2023 2:31:59 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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4.Designate an Assistant Skipper

Always a wise precaution - just in case the Professor can't figure out a way to outsmart the headhunters.

29 posted on 05/29/2023 2:39:55 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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As a boater - and an owner of a marina in New England, I have to say happy boating this summer.


30 posted on 05/29/2023 3:00:38 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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The last time I went power boating I had to fieldstrip a pair of Ma Deuces afterward. Come to think of it that boat would be fun to have at the next Hollywood Actor Regatta.


32 posted on 05/29/2023 3:37:05 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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FReepers are such lousy boaters.


We’ll see. I am building a 20’ Carolina Dory from scratch.

When I get it out, I’ll come back here and tell you whether I suck or not.


38 posted on 05/29/2023 3:47:21 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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