Unlikely but I assure you age has nothing to do with it, more like no real interest in a lunch like that.

Interesting so just b/c you don't smoke while boating means it's ok to smoke while on land then boat b/c once you are on water the effects of smoking mysteriously disappear?
I'll try that next time I get stopped at a DWI checkpoint after having had 3 shots at my house then argue I wasn't drinking and driving. You know "not while driving"

You are twisting my words. I never said anything remotely resembling that.

Some will say how do we know the boat did not have a mechanical failure. Others will say maybe they swerved to miss something in the water. In most cases they are right we will never know if those were contributing factors.

Maybe all the incidents involving boats when the captain had alcohol in his system would have the exact same result if the captain was stone sober. Maybe some cases the person was so drunk the actions were a direct result of the alcohol. Maybe others just had a few and some freak mechanical or other issue happened. For me I think alcohol is a contributing factor. Again I like to tie one on with the best of them, will do it again this long holiday weekend. Looking forward to Key West and putting several down having a good time, it just will not be when I am behind the wheel of my boat. Not smart but I will admit to driving a scooter after a couple :(

I respect the guys that come on here and say I have one or two and it does not affect me. I’m sure all the guys that were in incidents said to themselves yes I had a few but I can drive my boat home no problem.

Not sure why no one wants to talk about it and if the end result would be different if the person was sober. Maybe those of us that don’t drink and drive our boat are in the minority?

I think it's the "it will never happen to me" attitude.

Sweet tea for me.. :daz:

That is not what he said. Not even close.

It was a question in order to clarify, not a statement but thank you for pointing out the fact I failed to put a question mark at the end.
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Ohhhhh, so you thought he may be saying that it's okay to smoke weed at home and then drive the boat? Now I understand.

And here I thought you were being a total smart azz and twisting his words to make him look inferior.

My mistake.

I didn't help him w/ his post, it says "not while driving"

If you are familiar w/ a device one that smokes marijuana would use in order to test themselves like a an alcohol breathalyzer then ask him yourself if he owns such a device and utilizes it to make sure his use doesn't affect others.

Maybe he never operates a boat or car within 72hrs of smoking how would I know b/c he's not really clarified his usage other than not while driving.

Otherwise he kind of falls into Interceptors category "never happen to me" and I'm wondering how one can know this.

To me the thread is about being a responsible boat operator in all aspects related to operating a boat and way less about how much can be consumed when.

As a manager a rule of thumb I preach to my teammates here when representing Hendrick Motorsports, Rick Hendrick, our drivers and our sponsors is if you even begin to think "will I get in trouble for doing this" you need not go any further b/c you already have your answer, NO. I also preach WWJD but instead of asking what Jesus would do I suggest they replace the J w/ Rick Hendrick, Jimmie Johnson or Dale Earnhardt so as to give them a little more realistic perspective about whether the decisions or actions they are about to take could be career changing for them.

Keep in mind this is a boating forum full of opinions, so the way I conduct myself in life may not work for you or someone else and I'm fine w/ that.