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Re: Prop & Boat Strike Accidents (TheChesapeakeBay.com)

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From: Joe Freeman
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 00:00
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Maybe I misunderstood this but...  Your article says 95% of the boats
account for 80% of the accidents.  Maybe we should be worried about the
larger boats making up the 5% that does 20% of the damage?

<joe>

"Brian Raines (TheChesapeakeBay.com)" wrote:

> Preventing Propeller & Boat Strike Accidents
>
> There are nearly 12 million registered boats in the United States, 95
> percent of which are less than 26 feet in length. These same boats
> account for as many as  80 percent of the underwater impact injuries in
> which people in the water are struck by a boat or its propeller.
>
> http://TheChesapeakeBay.com/prop_boat_strikes.shtml
>
> Brian Raines
> Publisher, TheChesapeakeBay.com
> http://TheChesapeakeBay.com
> harbormaster@TheChesapeakeBay.com
>
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> Before you buy.

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From: Joe Freeman <joe@freemansoft.com>
Subject: Re: Prop & Boat Strike Accidents (TheChesapeakeBay.com)
Date: 1999/10/23
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