[overeasy]

I'll keep looking for it. My boat is more than 25HP and you have my scared I'm an "easy mark" with out of state stickers. PA will send me a new card for $5 but it will take 30-40 days - too long! And it's a mail-in form, not something that provides digital proof right away. I didn't put much thought into keeping it somewhere sacred because it's not needed in PA for boaters born before 1982. I could retake an online version of the class for $45 and print a card immediately, but money is a little tight.

Maybe I will have my wife do it so she gets a better safety lesson than the one I give her at the ramp.

Very much looking forward to my trip! I plan to get a Bizer chart. This will be one of the first outings for this new boat.

And I agree with you on forfeiting being the stand-on vessel - most of my experience is on small sailboats on the Chesapeake. In that scenario one has to assume that every other boat is piloted by a drunk a-hole, or someone who is below deck and trusting their autopilot. I'm happy to change course before they even know I'm there. It's not like I'm in a hurry.