If we don't wake, up soon it will be illegal to Think about drinking an adult beverage on a boat. At your service Larry Pegg Pilgrim M-17 #55 -----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Fri, Oct 23, 2009 4:21 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Boatin' an' Boozin' Goes without saying that being stupid drunk while trying to handle a flogging jib on the foredeck isn't a bright idea. What I'm wondering is how legal is it to sit in the cockpit of an M-17 and have a beer with dinner while at anchor. I BELIEVE it's legal - but then I believe a lot of things that have no basis in reality. Jim On Oct 23, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Howard Audsley wrote:
As a primary instigator here, I should state my official position > as a single hander 99% of the time is not to drink while underway. > Between pulling on strings and tillers and watching the horizon for > powerboats dragging tubes full of kids around, I've got my hands full.
But when the anchor and sun go down, that all changes!
On Oct 23, 2009, at 5:02 PM, James Poulakis wrote:
Ahoy Mateys
In an attempt to research the legality of booze and boats I came >> across this in a "Facts About Boating and Alcohol" publication >> from the State of California at its http://www.dbw.ca.gov/pubs/>> ABC/ website:
"While there is no "open container" law for boats, as there is for >> vehicles, it is just as illegal to operate a boat under the >> influence as it is to drive a car while under the influence."
Since this is an official publication from the Great State of >> California I have ABSOLUTELY NO FAITH in its correctness. I >> suspect that there is some sort of "open container" law for >> California boaters but I have yet to find it.
Jim
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