Skylune (or family relation) takes to the water...

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:30:35 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote:
I'm local and familiar with that lake. It's a relatively quiet lake,
with an engine limit for boats to keep speed and noise down. Some
reports stated that the man had to be subdued by police, so I wonder if
alcohol was a factor.

Alcohol involved with boating? SAY IT AIN'T SO !!!

burp

("Grumman-581" wrote)
Alcohol involved with boating? SAY IT AIN'T SO !!!


2006 - Minnesota Boating Guide
Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) .....Page 34

"BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED (BWI) - The alcohol concentration for impaired
operation is now .08."

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boa****er/boatingguide.pdf
(Page 35)
"The BWI law does not prohibit drinking alcoholic beverages aboard boats nor
having an open bottle. The law applies to operators of motorboats that are
not anchored, beached, moored, docked or being rowed or propelled by
non-mechanical means at the time of the offense."


Montblack

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:49:06 -0500, "Montblack"
wrote:
2006 - Minnesota Boating Guide
Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) .....Page 34

"BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED (BWI) - The alcohol concentration for impaired
operation is now .08."

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boa****er/boatingguide.pdf
(Page 35)
"The BWI law does not prohibit drinking alcoholic beverages aboard boats nor
having an open bottle. The law applies to operators of motorboats that are
not anchored, beached, moored, docked or being rowed or propelled by
non-mechanical means at the time of the offense."

Yet another really stupid law... I do not see the harm that it might
present to anyone else if a guy is cruising along with a trolling
motor while drinking a beer...

They mention motorboats... Are they saying that sailboating while
intoxicated is acceptable? Oh well, probably easier to not spill your
beer that way...

("Grumman-581" wrote)
"The BWI law does not prohibit drinking alcoholic beverages aboard boats
nor
having an open bottle. The law applies to operators of motorboats that
are
not anchored, beached, moored, docked or being rowed or propelled by
non-mechanical means at the time of the offense."

Yet another really stupid law... I do not see the harm that it might
present to anyone else if a guy is cruising along with a trolling
motor while drinking a beer...


http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boa****er/boatingguide.pdf
(Page 35)

Drink and troll. Not a problem - unless you blow an .08.

....or unless you're 8 years old - in which case the trolling is still ok,
but the drinking is not.

Check out the top of page 27
(Boats 25hp or less - No age restriction)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W2CC253AD
HTML link to pdf Minnesota Boating Guide (above).


Montblack

Montblack wrote:



Drink and troll. Not a problem - unless you blow an .08.

Another boat leaves Minnesota. I bought my brothers boat, he'll deliver
it to me in October when he comes out to do some bird hunting. Add
eight more cylinders to my CI.

("Newps" wrote)
Add eight more cylinders to my CI.


Urban or rural?

Is your CI age, yet? :-)


Montblack

The boat will give me a three year buffer. But then the youngest will
need a car soon...

Montblack wrote:

("Newps" wrote)

Add eight more cylinders to my CI.



Urban or rural?

Is your CI age, yet? :-)


Montblack

Grumman-581 wrote:

"The BWI law does not prohibit drinking alcoholic beverages aboard boats nor
having an open bottle. The law applies to operators of motorboats that are
not anchored, beached, moored, docked or being rowed or propelled by
non-mechanical means at the time of the offense."


Yet another really stupid law... I do not see the harm that it might
present to anyone else if a guy is cruising along with a trolling
motor while drinking a beer...

It doesn't prohibit that. You can drink and drive a boat, you just
can't be intoxicated.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:03:45 -0600, Newps wrote:
It doesn't prohibit that. You can drink and drive a boat, you just
can't be intoxicated.

Well, considering how low the blood alcohol level is in the regs, I
would hazard to guess that most people who do it are over the limit...
Regardless, I don't think that there is any more danger from someone
with a trolling motor than there is with someone paddling and from
what I read, it seems that paddling while intoxicated is prefectly
legal...

Sail boats have the right of way so the rest have to stay sober to
miss them )

I wonder what would be the law if he was in a sail boat and sailed in
front of the float plane???????????

Big John
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:07:09 GMT, Grumman-581
wrote:

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:49:06 -0500, "Montblack"
wrote:
2006 - Minnesota Boating Guide
Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) .....Page 34

"BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED (BWI) - The alcohol concentration for impaired
operation is now .08."

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boa****er/boatingguide.pdf
(Page 35)
"The BWI law does not prohibit drinking alcoholic beverages aboard boats nor
having an open bottle. The law applies to operators of motorboats that are
not anchored, beached, moored, docked or being rowed or propelled by
non-mechanical means at the time of the offense."

Yet another really stupid law... I do not see the harm that it might
present to anyone else if a guy is cruising along with a trolling
motor while drinking a beer...

They mention motorboats... Are they saying that sailboating while
intoxicated is acceptable? Oh well, probably easier to not spill your
beer that way...