[Carry_Okie]

Having spent nearly 8 months at the local Coast Guard base AND reviewing the daily logs as part of my Radio Watchstanding course and duties I have yet to see one case of the Coast Guard harrasing an American boater.

It's relatively quiet up in Coos Bay. Having spent 9 YEARS living on the water in the Port of Oakland, I have.

I have seen many cases of the Coast Guard saving peoples lives and boats.

So have I. I have also had the privilege of having them attend a burial at sea. But I have also seen them playing eco-cop without any knowledge of what they were doing, I know people who saw them getting their jollies boarding boats with nude babe sunbathers, I nearly got my boat bashed when they were conducting a "safety check" in choppy water just because they wanted to gawk at the antique yacht, and know that they tried to board a Federally documented vessel illegally (all 20 years ago).

If there are any harrasment cases coming in on my watch, I will be the one answering the radio or phone 1st.

Do you really believe that a boater would be dumb enough to complain about the Coasties on the radio? Gimme a break.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Do you really believe that a boater would be dumb enough to complain about the Coasties on the radio? Gimme a break."

If they didn't report it on the radio they would report it on the phone.
The Radio Watchstander ALSO answers the phone calls coming in to the station.