[willy]

I'll tell you one thing that happens, sh!t in the water, floating debris, saw one today in raritan bay, full length telephone pole floating (bobbing) in water did not see it until I was right on top of it, missed it by a few feet. Last year a fellow I met was out in his brandy new 27 footerone of those nice Osprey's with a cuddy. Hit a log floating just under the surface ripped out his uout drive and started flooding boat instantly. Was able to stem the tide by stuffing some kind of towels in the hole while sending out maydays. Another fellow was able to tie off and tow him to the shore where they ran it up the beach. If he had been out at sea he would have sunk.