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Originally Posted by Mr. V
You don't understand.
It is not because I crave adventure that I ask the question, and presuppose a willingness to take the risk.
It is because the cost of a ticket is less than the cost of taking the course, if you factor time spent with it.
Fifty bucks, that's nothing.
Heck, I sometimes risk more than that on one roll of the dice at a craps table.
Why should piloting a boat be any different?
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Reading this thread, I'm reminded of an old saying, "He who is good with a hammer thinks everything is a nail."
Mr. V raises a good point: If the price of the ticket is about the same as taking the course, why take the course? After all, how hard can it be to operate a boat? Isn't it pretty much like driving a car?
Everyone else is saying: If you don't take the course, you're presenting yourself as a danger to everyone else.
Most experienced boaters (myself included) get a bit OCD about caring for their boats, navigation, planning and safety. Why? Because most understand how quickly you can get in to deep, even life-threatening trouble.
My advice (since you did ask) is to take the course. Or if that's too much trouble, hire someone to captain your boat for you.
It's soooo not about effective time-management. right?