Just passed my boating education class...anyone else

[LSGUNSS]

Just passed my boating education class today. It takes 4-5 hours to go all the way through the class and complete the exam. Man I wasn't expecting that. lol I was wondering how many people on this site had to take it. I missed the cut off by 11 months.

BTW: I am picking up a 2007 14' tracker with a livewell, trailer, and 72 mercury 9.8 Sunday or Monday. I plan on making a build thread for the mods I will be doing on it. I'm not new to forums or building things. This is my 2000 S10 that I built in the last 3 years.

 

[ggoldy]

I took the exam last year so I could rent the power vessels at our local military base/marina. There was a lot of info I would never need but, we have to have the card to rent. (smiling) My son missed the state cutoff age by 11 days LOL

 

[earl60446]

Just passed mine too...about 33 years ago
Tim

 

[S&MFISH]

Took the course last year,online. Although I don't need it to operate in MO,it was needed for our trip to Alabama(Guntersville) last year. Now I can go anywhere in the country and Canada.

 

[rickybobbybend]

Yep, got it. Lots of good information. May never need some of it but that's a lot better than doing something stupid because I didn't know.

 

[Moedaddy]

Got mine done about 10 yrs ago

 

[Butthead]

Red, Right, Return, ha-ha.
I took mine online a long time ago.

 

[lovedr79]

I took mine online 4 years ago. it is mandatory in Va now. I got paid by the hour to take mine too. they announced they were shutting our facility and were moving. they gave us our packets and my last day was about 4 months out, so I took advantage of it. I was surprised at how much I knew from learning to run boats from my old boss, his kids had no interest.

"red on right when returning from sea" I thought we were going p ourselves laughing when we finshed the restoration on his 27' cabin cruiser and headed up river to a marina closer to his house. we got to the intersection of two rivers/channels. I cut the throttle, he came running out thought something was wrong. I was confused on the "nun" buoy. he had no clue so he took the wheel I got up on the bow. couldn't see anything sure enough he picked the wrong side. LOL! we both just started laughing. he managed to get us off the bottom.

 

[overboard]

Butthead » Today, 14:15[/url]"]Red, Right, Return, ha-ha.
I took mine online a long time ago.

:lol:
Red over white-fishing tonight; white over red-pilot ahead!------ I THINK!!!
It's been a long time also, and I may need a refresher course!

 

[KMixson]

I took an SOS Boating Coarse way back in 1981. It was not mandatory but my father insisted that the family take it since we were going offshore working on a commercial fishing vessel a couple times a month. The course back then was a couple hours per night for 3 or 4 sessions if I remember right.

 

[lovedr79]

I am glad that Va has made it mandatory. even to operate a jet ski.

 

[bcbouy]

mandatory in canada,yet its still a gong show. :?

 

[SquiggyFreud]

I took mine a couple of years ago right after I bought my latest boat. Good info, learned a few things. I now drive my car like I am the Stand-on vessel :twisted:

 

[ggoldy]

SquiggyFreud » 26 Jun 2014, 09:19[/url]"]I took mine a couple of years ago right after I bought my latest boat. Good info, learned a few things. I now drive my car like I am the Stand-on vessel :twisted:

That's great...I love that LMAO

 

[JET4]

Took my 23 years ago

 

[great white]

I've been an "offender" for many, many, many years.

Finally took the online course and test this year.

Figured I'd get it done while Canada still has a "do it once and good for life" license.

you never know when some "do gooder" will suggest you test every couple years or have separate tests for different sized boats...

 

[zzzybil]

not required but figured ...SAFETY FIRST... tryin to learn........prolly forgot as much as i learned.....got mine before i put boat in water

 

[applesauce62]

I think the courses r a great idea. Rules of the road, courtesy, and right of way all go a long way to avoid confusion on any body of water and often help avoid hands around the necks of some. hee hee

 

[Blue Dawg]

The wife and I attended and passed the course in 1975. Back then you had to go to a class. We drove 1 hr 15 mins to a high school in Southern Maryland to take it. Had some great meals coming home. 2 nights a week for 3 weeks.

Dawg

 

[vapiper]

In the middle of taking it now in va..... So far 90% of what I'm learning does not apply to a small boat lol where you can dump your "dump" lol stuff like that... Placard placement...... Meh, hope it picks up for stuff I need to know...