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On Aug 23, 4:39*pm, -hh wrote:
KingOfTheApes wrote: Many people that are into motorboating are poorly educated and couldn't care less about the consequences of their actions. Kind of an interesting self-contradiction you're making, by first talking about how these boats are huge and expensive, yet now they're owned by uneducated high school dropouts, which is a demographic with very low incomes. *With just a McDonald's job, how can they afford the gas to be constantly running their boats? First of all, there are "lions" out there and "wannabes." Meaning there are many big yachts and cigarette boats owned by the filthy rich, and then crappy motorboats of all kinds owned by the ones that want to imitate the others. The former you see either cruising slowly on their yachts or racing by on their fast boats. The latter are the ones that bring their extended family to the islands out there and leave all the garbage behind. In other words, motorboating has become democratic and even the dog participates in the affair. Actually, there are ads on TV that promote motorboating as a fun thing for the whole family --and the dog. It's a matter of STATUS. Just like cars. "Money to burn"=Big Yacht & SUV. "Survivor"=old car and boat. But motorboat pollution contributes to "the soup" out there too. You can even smell the gas, and I doubt it that it would be safe to swim in the intracostal anymore. You sure that you're not smelling naturally occurring organics? Afterall, the ICW runs through a lot of muddy marshes and estuaries. I can tell the smell of gas. And you can see it floating all over the place. And when a motorboats goes by, you can get some serious second hand smoke. Their main threat though is to life and property... "Here are some startling statistics regarding boating accidents from the United States Coast Guard: In 2005, states and jurisdictions reported a total of 12,942,414 registered recreational boats compared with 12,781,476 in 2004. The 4,969 boating accidents ... 0.04% incidence. *Yes, very 'startling'. *You would have to boat for over 25 years just to get up to a 1% risk. I bet many of those registered boats don't even make it to the water (they look good parked on the driveway). And the kayaks stay away from those motorboat highways, so the statistics may be misleading. But your common sense tells you they are a real threat. More than terrorists, say. ![]() |
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