Carry on a boat

shoalcat · Post by **shoalcat** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:22 pm

I have had my CHL for about a yr. Was wondering about carry on a personal boat on lakes and in the bay's. I read something about a lake own by the corps, and it got me thanking. I can carry on my boat in the Texas coastal bay area right? Thanks for any one that can help.

lawrnk · Post by **lawrnk** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:53 am

I know several people who carry on boats..but IANAL

kdom · Post by **kdom** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:48 am

I have no idea about the regs on inland lakes, but we have at least a handgun on board whenever we head offshore. Haven't found any regulation that would prevent carrying offshore, but I'm not a lawyer...

Had an incident a few years ago when we were "intercepted" by a fast mover running w/o lights at night about 25 miles off the TX coast. I watched the boat come in on radar. I made multiple course changes to try to avoid it, but it kept adjusting to maintain a direct intercept course. I finally stopped, and it pulled up about 50 yards off our beam and stopped too. Eventually, I tried to see who they were with a flood light, but when I turned on our light were immediately lit up under their multiple "monster" flood lights.

I can only guess (hope) it was the Coasties checking us out, but if it wasn't we were a long way from help, and would have been seriously undergunned. After that night, "firearm" was moved way up the checklist of things to make sure are packed for a offshore trip, and crew on my boat are encouraged to bring their own...By the way, as soon as the lights came on, I turned the boat away and took off as fast as we could (~ 7 knots). They turned their lights off and disappeared again as fast as they had appeared. Never did learn for sure who it was...

Emmett · Post by **Emmett** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:09 pm

I fish as much as I can. Which means I spend a lot of time at boat ramps early in the morning or late in the evenings. There are a lot of strange people that hang out, doing what ever at boat ramps, especially at night. That is the biggest reason I wanted to get my CCW. I beleive a lot of fisherman carry on there boats.

Texian · Post by **Texian** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:13 pm

kdom said:

"Had an incident a few years ago when we were "intercepted" by a fast mover running w/o lights at night about 25 miles off the TX coast. I watched the boat come in on radar. I made multiple course changes to try to avoid it, but it kept adjusting to maintain a direct intercept course. I finally stopped, and it pulled up about 50 yards off our beam and stopped too. Eventually, I tried to see who they were with a flood light, but when I turned on our light were immediately lit up under their multiple "monster" flood lights.

"I can only guess (hope) it was the Coasties checking us out, but if it wasn't we were a long way from help, and would have been seriously undergunned. After that night, "firearm" was moved way up the checklist of things to make sure are packed for a offshore trip, and crew on my boat are encouraged to bring their own...By the way, as soon as the lights came on, I turned the boat away and took off as fast as we could (~ 7 knots). They turned their lights off and disappeared again as fast as they had appeared. Never did learn for sure who it was..."

That's a pretty scary story. Sounds like whoever it was, they knew what they were looking for and you weren't it.

kdom · Post by **kdom** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:50 pm

Texian wrote:That's a pretty scary story. Sounds like whoever it was, they knew what they were looking for and you weren't it.

Yeah, the whole time they were closing I was REALLY hoping it was the coasties wanting to check us out. At least I didn't have any trouble staying awake for the rest of my watch.

Over the years I've talked to a few CG vets, and they have inferred that based on my description it probably wasn't a bad guy, but "that's all they could say"...

Texian · Post by **Texian** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:49 pm

kdom wrote:
Over the years I've talked to a few CG vets, and they have inferred that based on my description it probably wasn't a bad guy, but "that's all they could say"...

Could-have-beens might include DEA, CIA, NSA, SOCOM or foreign national government agencies. Maybe they are not BGs but if you turn out to be collateral damage, it really doesn't matter.