Just to clarify a comment from one of the listers.  The issue was not about
a lawsuit due to the passing process, the issue was being accused of causing
bodily harm or equipment damage due to the wake of the passing vessel.  We
had no idea if anyone below was cooking etc.  Since each vessel is
responsible for their wake, one has to be careful dealing with other boats.
Especially passive agressive boaters.

Don't get me going on the wacko marina denizens and crew boats below Troy.
Good God,  if they had their way one would have to drift down to NYC with
the tide.

T

A year ago  in Rock Hall there was an incident like described below. The
boat was docked right in front of us. The man who owned the boat was cooking
soup. He was wearing shorts and no shirt. It was a hot summer day and we all
had the air conditioning on. Another boat from our marina came into the
harbor throwing up a large wake. This boater was new to boating and had just
bought a 48 ft Sea Ray. The wake he threw up was so bad that the soup
spilled out of the cooking pan and splashed down the front of the boater
docked in front of me. His genitals were badly burned. This was a serious
injury.
So yeah....you never know what is going on in the boat near you.
R>

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[mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.trawlering.com] On Behalf Of Terry Allen
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:09 AM
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Subject: Re: GL: How to execute a SLOW PASS

Just to clarify a comment from one of the listers.  The issue was not about
a lawsuit due to the passing process, the issue was being accused of causing
bodily harm or equipment damage due to the wake of the passing vessel.  We
had no idea if anyone below was cooking etc.  Since each vessel is
responsible for their wake, one has to be careful dealing with other boats.
Especially passive agressive boaters.

T