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Here
are a few excerpts
to give you an idea of what this E-Book is about:
- "First,
there is no road to pull off of. Second, nearly
all recreational boaters are out there to enjoy
themselves and, believe me, they are not concerned
about you, your family or your disabled boat. Unless
you are in their way."
- "There
is another factor which also seems unavoidable.
It is a gender issue. Not what you are probably
thinking of, guys. It's you. Women don't have testosterone
issues. With men, it is a matter of pride and ego
which prevents them from acknowledging "that
funny noise" when the lady aboard first mentions
it. Then, when it becomes apparent, even to him,
his ego forces him to try to fix it."
- "The
primary advantage that chart users have over GPS-only
users is that land (you know, that lumpy stuff at
the water's edge) shows up clearly on a chart, so
you pretty much know that you ought to try to avoid
running over it."
- "Tides
have been going in and out for some time now. Whether
it is physics or coincidence, the depth of the water
in a certain spot has always seemed to increase
on an incoming tide and to decrease when it is outgoing.
Just an observation on my part."
- "Further,
(you'll like this one) they don't allow boats to
be beached on their beaches. Even if they are ship-wrecked."
- "Investment
of time to learn the basics should be as great as
any investment in cash. One, without the other is
a formula for disaster."
- "Boo-boo"
is usually an understated screw-up. Otherwise unclassified
boo-boos may range in severity from a mildly innocuous
mistake on one end of the scale to "Holy S…"
on the other end."
- "The
prudent mariner (definitely an oxymoron in the context
of this handbook) knows enough to avoid these clusters
of rudder and propeller magnets. (rumor has it that
these buoys have been know to swim after slow moving
boats and lodge themselves in and around rudders
and drive line parts)"
- "In
a small boat, weather can kill you quicker than
anything you can buy in a drugstore."
- "Just
after he jumped in, a wave came over the back and,
despite Kim's efforts, it swamped the boat &
drove it up on shore. Now instead of having one
boat on the beach, we have two."
- "With
nobody on the boat with me, I was unable to haul
in the line and maneuver the boat adequately. Consequently,
I got my towline caught in one of my propellers.
Not cool."
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