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On a boat you owned, and can provide proof of owner ship, they seem to accept whatever reasonable time you claim. I felt I was conservative in my time on a previously owned sport fisher, becuase I did not have a complete log of all time operating the boat.
On my current boat, I keep a detailed log and counted only days actually underway and did not count days on the hook or in a slip.
If you were a cook in the Navy, you can claim all your sea time as confirmed by USN. That includes even time in port.
I know of a captain who accumulated sea time on an excursion boat as a "story teller."
The vast majority of licensed skippers have a ton of time they can't document but they have so much that they can, that it is not a problem. There are the few that stretch the truth.
I count myself among the former. I encourage you not to become one of the latter.
Sunspot Baby
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She took my address and my name
Put my credit to shame
Sunspot Baby, sure had a real good time
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