| Boating can be a safer and more
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| | be recreational to some, but to most
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| pleasurable recreational activity if
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| | people their a practical mode of
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| you're mindful of your actions and take
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| | transportation. A pontoon boat, however,
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| responsible steps for avoiding the basic
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| | is primarily recreational, and when we're
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| situations in which people get hurt or
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| | in our recreational mindset we often
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| killed. By keeping these five dangers in
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| | don't think defensively like we do when
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| mind, and making it second-nature to
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| | we're on the road in our cars and trucks.
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| avoid them, you'll be far safer on the
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| | Keep in mind that drugs and alcohol
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| water and find your time on the water
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| | should not be used by pontoon boat
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| more enjoyable.
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| | skippers and that they cause serious
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| Danger #1: Smoking while putting fuel in
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| | impairments and subject everyone to more
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| the gas tank - It might seem like common
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| | danger.
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| sense, but it's worth emphasizing that
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| | Danger #4: Unfamiliar operators - don't
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| gasoline is still highly flammable even
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| | just let anybody skipper your pontoon
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| if your boat is sitting on top of all
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| | boat. Inexperienced boaters may not have
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| that glorious water. Don't smoke
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| | the maturity or temperment to guide your
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| cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or whatnot
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| | craft wisely. Use your best judgment
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| around the engine or fuel tanks.
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| | before you hand over the well-being of
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| Danger #2: Smoking while near the battery
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| | your passengers (and yourself and those
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| (especially while recharging the battery)
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| | folks in other vessels) to someone who
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| - This one is more subtle because most
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| | isn't a proven and experienced boater.
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| people don't realize that charging marine
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| | Danger #5: Piloting in reverse - when
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| batteries produces hydrogen. (You've
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| | someone is in the water, don't back the
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| heard of the hydrogen bomb, right?)
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| | boat up and injure them with the
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| Hydrogen is highly explosive, and can
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| | propellers. Too many bad things can
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| build up in a closed battery compartment
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| | happen when the propellers of your engine
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| when recharging. So the best rule is to
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| | start moving your craft backwards closer
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| not smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or
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| | to the person in the water. Boats don't
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| whatnot around the your battery at all.
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| | have brakes - they DON'T stop on a dime.
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| Danger #3: Operating the boat while under
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| | This concludes our first installment of
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| the influence of drugs or alcohol. Most
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| | this two-part series. The second
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| people will agree that drugs (even
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| | installment, entitled "Six More Stupid
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| prescription drugs) and alcohol impair
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| | Ways to Injure Yourself and Others on a
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| judgement and response times and
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| | Pontoon Boat" will highlights six
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| shouldn't be used when driving a car. On
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| | additional dangers of boating - so that
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| boats drugs and alcohol can be even more
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| | your time in the boat can be more safe
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| deadly because there are fewer
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| | and rewarding. Make sure you read the
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| protections (no airbags or seatbelts,
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| | second article and test your knowledge of
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| right?) and the mindset on a boat is
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| | the common dangers that boaters can face
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| usually more relaxed. Why are people
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| | - and see just how safety-aware you are!
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| usually more relaxed on a boat? Cars may
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