Hi all,

It was not my intent to turn this thread into a fishing/legal thread. But...that is OK with me and several of you have commented on the issue.

Update:

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the two boys.

This is a sad but all to often boating story here in south Florida.

There may be no regulations that can prevent this type of thing from happening.

I hear the phrase "there ought to be a law" about many things. Well..there are laws, enough laws on paper it is a wonder we have any trees left to make paper from.

Should training be required to run a boat? Yes, I think it would be helpful. Will that requirement stop people from hurting themselves and others? Absolutely not. Secondly, we in many cases, can not or will not enforce the law to begin with.

Everything at the end of the day is about money and how we spend it. The cost for the search for these two kids has run into hundred's of thousands of dollars, or more perhaps.

I don't think these two kids or there parents were stupid. Just unaware or unwilling to except the real laws, the laws of nature or cause and effect.

The only good news in all this is if they are in fact lost at sea then they died doing what they loved to do and I for one hope I get to die in the same way...doing what I love.

This thread started out on a very happy note. I wanted too express my thanks to PG Music for a great product and thank everyone here for all the kind help.

Funny how life can turn from happy to sad so quickly.


Best wishes to everyone here,

Billy

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