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Originally Posted by 8gv
About the kayaks and canoes...They are often hard to see. A bright colored vessel, PFD or flashy paddle can help boats see them. I think that power boaters would do well to look for everything, not just other power boats. It's similar the the problem motorcyclists have with cars. The driver of the car scans for other CARS. Is there a CAR? No? Then go.
BANG! OMG, where did that bike come from? Although it's the power boater's job to avoid them, the paddler will still be dead even if the power boat's captain in in prison.
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I don't understand the statement "We can't see kayaks". Does that mean you
can see dangers to your polished hull—from pontoon boats only?
As it is written elsewhere, "ApS loves to harass others about safe boating".
But the bottom line is: A boat operator should, at all times, "Keep a Proper Watch".
As for slowing down, according to the Coast Guard, "Keeping a Proper Watch" includes manned vessels that are adrift.
As for being safer, that's difficult to measure, especially as the scofflaws are still exceeding the SL. The primary place to see this would be between Rattlesnake Island and Diamond Island—heading north on sunny days.