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NAME 5 NEED TO KNOW PEARLS OF WISDOM- beginner help
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<blockquote data-quote="jethro" data-source="post: 329918" data-attributes="member: 12381"><p>1. Practice launching and retrieving your boat on a weeknight at a less than popular launch. Don't launch at 6:30am on a Saturday morning at a popular launch until you are extremely comfortable and proficient.</p><p></p><p>2. Always have a plan. I don't care if it's a bluebird, sunny day... what would you do if it started thunder and lightning right now, right next to you? Where would you go? What would you do? Constantly be thinking about your whereabouts and escape routes.</p><p></p><p>3. Take a boater safety class. I grew up sailing offshore sailboats. From the time I was 2 years old, I was on a sailboat in the ocean- that was 40 years ago. I've sailed from the North Shore of MA to Bermuda and back. I've chartered a 48' bluewater boat in the virgin islands. My father owns a 38' Graves which I spend a lot of time on. I still learned stuff when I took a boaters ED class recently. </p><p></p><p>4. No wake means no wake. I have seen people get written up in no wake zones that thought they were making no wake. Headway speed can be slower than you think.</p><p></p><p>5. Maintain that trailer. Grease the hubs. Take the wheels off at least once a year weather it needs it or not. A broken down trailer with a boat on it is almost worse than the tow vehicle breaking down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jethro, post: 329918, member: 12381"] 1. Practice launching and retrieving your boat on a weeknight at a less than popular launch. Don't launch at 6:30am on a Saturday morning at a popular launch until you are extremely comfortable and proficient. 2. Always have a plan. I don't care if it's a bluebird, sunny day... what would you do if it started thunder and lightning right now, right next to you? Where would you go? What would you do? Constantly be thinking about your whereabouts and escape routes. 3. Take a boater safety class. I grew up sailing offshore sailboats. From the time I was 2 years old, I was on a sailboat in the ocean- that was 40 years ago. I've sailed from the North Shore of MA to Bermuda and back. I've chartered a 48' bluewater boat in the virgin islands. My father owns a 38' Graves which I spend a lot of time on. I still learned stuff when I took a boaters ED class recently. 4. No wake means no wake. I have seen people get written up in no wake zones that thought they were making no wake. Headway speed can be slower than you think. 5. Maintain that trailer. Grease the hubs. Take the wheels off at least once a year weather it needs it or not. A broken down trailer with a boat on it is almost worse than the tow vehicle breaking down. [/QUOTE]
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