I was not going to add to this thread beyond my last post but I'll add this..Quite possibly My son in law may not have grown up without a dad if there were a second set of eyes aboard. Not that it would have stopped the clueless captain of the 35 footer from driving rite over his dads boat but maybe that 2nd set of eyes would have spotted the idiot ! I myself make a point of telling everyone aboard my boat that they are all Captains and don't be afraid or hesitant to say something! I'm going to assume you all do the same. Recently My two fishing partners over the last 30 years have retired and moved out by Spare. I don't mind cruising after dinner with the wife because as long as we're moving I have my eyes peeled.But I'm giving serious thought to the fact that I'll be anchor'd up Bass fishing the bridges and rips without those trusted sets of eyes and years of boating skills that I'm used to! Just something I've been thinking about.
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