boaters card

[Mr.Stuart]

I've seen people posting ads on Craig's list trying to charge in excess of 100 bucks to help people get their boaters card when you can study and take the test on line for free, so I posted the following ad:

"About that boaters safety exam, regardless of what others have said, you can take the test for free, it's accredited by the Oregon and Washington state marine boards. All the study material is on the same web page, simple, and easy to do, for never owning a boat before, and not knowing a thing about boating in general, I was able to study the materials and take the test from my own computer in about an hour and a half, once you pass, print up two copies of the temporary certificate, save one for your self, and mail the other one to the marine board of the state you live in, along with 10 bucks, before you know it, you will have your boaters card that's good for life, can't beat a deal like that. And you actually get a chance to learn something in the process by studying the material

here's the test for washington
pwcsafetyschool/washington

and here's the test for Oregon
pwcsafetyschool/oregon
now if I could just find a cheap 12 foot aluminum boat to go explore the rivers and lakes with, I'd be one happy boater."

now check out this responce I got in my e-mail:

"How relevant is trailer law (that's the realm of the motor vehicle code) and further what the h*** does a jet ski have to do with boating, As a USCG licensed Captain with 100 ton license I know that some of the answers on your sacred test are just plain wrong, and others are flawed, I sure hope you have an ulterior motive for pontificating such malarky!!!!"

I want to answer this guy back, I'm just not sure what to say, got any ideas?

 

[Scaaty]

Re: boaters card

Didn't read all the way, but if ANYONE thinks the Nazi's here in WA don't have your number...and your money..they will with something phony of CL

 

[thefairlaneman]

Re: boaters card

I dont want to seem stupid but what is a "boater card" I live on the east coast

 

[Mr.Stuart]

Re: boaters card

in Oregon and Washington, we have to have a boaters card, it's basically a license to operate a motor boat or jet ski, we get our boaters cards by studying and passing a boaters safety course, I've gotten some really interesting e-mails from people concerning that ad, the most odd e-mail I got was from the disgruntled captain, I just thought it was interesting enough that I'd share it with the forum.

Oregon and Washington is separated by the Columbia river, it's a pretty good sized river, and residents of both states use it.

if the river captains think taking the test is a bunch of "malarky" as the 100 ton captain put it, then I as the pilot of a small 18 foot vessel on the Columbia river, should be concerned about their ability to operate those large vessels.

hope I'm not opening up a can of worms here, just my opinion for what it's worth.

we were out on the river this weekend fishing, we caught 3 sturgeon, and a seagull

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: boaters card

there are a lot of states that are requiring the boaters to become certified. under 22 y/o in Florida. the boating certificate is free in Florida, all you have to do is contact the Fresh water fish * game commission. they will send you the book and with a test that you then mail back. 2 weeks you are certified. there are on line sites, that charge $25.00 up, that you pay, they then certify to the state, and the state still sends the certificate.

i'm all for all boaters, being required to be certified. atleast they have read the rules of the water atleast once.