no worrys my cousin is a state detective got a get out of jail card he told me to keep on the boat:evilb:

Now I wonder how this works, let's say your rafter up at an island your now running just hangin and your sauced!

Are you Breaking the law?

In a car you'd be screwed!

In a boat you could be staying put for days and have plenty of time to sober up

That's a good question. I've wondered the same.

I "believe" as long as the boat isn't RUNNING you're fine. I think you can be as trashed as you want anchored....as long as you're not being a total weinie! :lolhit:

As a side note to this situation, if you have a CDL the BAC is .04 not .08 on the road, must be the same on water !!! "HIGH LIFE"

talked to dep today at a hazmat sight i was on, and he said as long as the key is not in th ignition , you should be fine if it is in th e ignition, then they can get you for intent to operate,and yes on the cdl thats why i dont drink anymore.:drink:

I have my cdl too! The .04 is b.s.

It should be the other way around. cld more skilled drivers = better drunk drivers!!!LOL:angry-smiley-038: but I never understood the. 04

Yup a buddy of mine got bagged this way last year! didnt take the blow test and lost his license, He would have been over the CDL limit anyway, WTF if I drove my 69 firebird for 5 minutes and breathed in the Ethanol laced gas Id be above that limit!

LOL

Sucks cause hes a good guy whos pretty damn responsible with drinking and driving IMO. .04 isnt Much at all!

I always leave my Keys in the ignition when I am anchored and rafted just in case it breaks loose or something happens where I need to move the boat slightly in a hurry. Doesnt mean I Intend to go anywhere Its just a safety thing in the event of a emergency.

I think in a car even if the keys arent in the ignition but your in it your screwed arent you?

I really cant remember the law, Stuff like that makes it tough though because someone whos just trying to sleep it off and needs to get in the car to do it and be safe, can't.

So I bet alot of people say screw it and drive before they likely would.

Boating isnt like driving either theres not really any way to call a taxi to get home. It would cost you $1500.00 to get home from LI via a car taxi service.LOL

I believe in a car you have to be in the drivers seat with the key in the ignition to get screwed.