Re: Solo Boating Worries.
I think one reason a lot of us, at least myself, got over this initial fear of boating alone is that we had to do it out of necessity in talking our project boats out after working on them. No way I was going to have a boat full of people when I was trying to adjust carbs, or smoke up the lake running a gallon of SeaFoam mix through the engine in the middle of the lake! In fact, I ALWAYS take the first trip of the year alone because that's usually when something is going to go wrong in my experience after the boat has been stored all winter. Nothing more frustrating than being on a boat with mechanical problems or needing adjustments, and you can't think straight because people are conversating away.
Also. like someone said, in situations like needing a tow, or even rough waves, sometimes you are also better off not having to deal with passengers on the verge of a panic attack as it diverts your thinking away from the task at hand. But all this is prefaced by using common sense preparation as everyone has mentioned.
