www.iFourWinns.com

I've booked myself and the missus on our Boat Licence Course, it's one evening at the Four Winns boat dealers as it happens, on 31st May. I'm not sure what courses if any have to be done in other parts of the world, here in Victoria, Australia it's a read of a 90-page booklet, about 4 hours of classroom instruction (optional) and then a mutiple-guess test. I've elected to go the classroom, although I have owned 3 boats before, they were of a very different type and in a different country and I need to brush up!!!

Once we have sat the course we can go and collect our licences, then we can do sea trials of boats and get to drive them ourselves rather than just riding along while the dealer drives.

now.... Starboard, is that the front or the back of the boat....?

JB

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2010 Crownline 180BR
3.0 litre Mercruiser
Onyx black Narrow hull and middle deck band
Bimini/Targa, Bow and Cockpit canvas
2000kg tandem Dunbier trailer

Tow vehicle - Nissan Pathfinder Ti

Here in the U.S. it varies by state if you need a license or not. Here in Michigan, any idot er, I mean, anyone can buy a boat and go put themselves, their families and others in potential peril.

I'm sure someone with better info will come along with a link or list of what the different states do or don't require.

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Terry
Current: 07 Crownline 255 CCR cuddy - 350 Mag MPI/B3 "Casi Cielo"

Previous:97 245 Sundowner 5.7GI/SX

Tow vehicle: 1986 GMC 2500 Camper Special 454/TH400

http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/ab ... ng_law.htm

This is a good reference. Its got the links to all the different state boating sites.

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1990 Horizon 200
5.7L OMC Cobra 260HP