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piseas
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Initially Posted - 08/16/2011 : 13:42:58

I just received an email re a California Boater Survey Report. Its a statewide examination of boating habits, environmental awareness and overall outreach and education program evaluation. I found some interesting info and if you are interested, just click [url="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/ccbn/materialsforeducators.html"]here[/url]. Once there, click on the Executive Summary. Over 5700 surveys were completed-but the didn't ask me!
Steve A

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2003 C250 WK #692
Newport Beach, CA

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 08/16/2011 : 16:26:21

Even the Executive summary is deep.

Always looking for validity and this time focusing on one of the many issues covered in the report:
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Overall, boaters who use their boats to ski or wakeboard are generally less likely to use bilge
cleaning products, less likely to use oil absorbents, and more likely to use improper methods and
materials, such as rags, paper towels, soaps and detergents. Those who leisure cruise were also
among those most likely to use oil absorbents.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I must admit that I do not carry any 'oil absorbers' on board. But then with only an outboard, if we had an oil leak it would already be an issue on the water.

One of my processes on board JD is to reduce the risk of fuel spillage when either topping up the outboard tank, or refueling the genny, is to use a siphon, but always with a 'rag' in hand to stop any overflow.

The issue of fuel spillage appears to be our concern.

???

Paul

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piseas
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Response Posted - 08/18/2011 : 09:29:57

Paul, I as well dont carry absorbers and bet 99.9% of our members do not.
I thought this was interesting:

For those surveyed, ski boats and fishing boats were the most popular boats and together accounted for about half (51 – 54 percent) of the boats owned. About one#8208;fifth (19 – 22 percent) were sailboats with auxiliary motors, and less than 15 percent were motor yachts. Although only a small number of the boaters own sailboats with auxiliary motors and motor yachts, they tended to use the boats the most. More than half (60 – 62 percent) of the boaters surveyed owned boats 20 – 39 feet long, 26 – 29 percent owned boats less than 20 feet long and a smaller percentage (11 – 12 percent) owned boats 40 feet or longer.

There were many other interesting facts and enjoyed reading it.
Steve A

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/18/2011 : 09:43:59

This sounds more like a social experiment than a true survey. Read [url="http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-double-standards-were-all-guilty-of/"]this story[/url] on cracked.com. The terms used are very-very similar creating an "us and them" situation. EG: Of course we're better, we actually use and sail our boats...

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