You boys sure know what you are doing. The videos on UTUBE are great. I’m glad that the old boy is hanging in there. Good job RF and BC.
captlou
While I totally agree with the 1/4 mile rule unless invited and I stay away from dive flags, the state rules are not so generous:
SECTION 50-21-87. Operation of vessel prohibited within fifty feet of vessel displaying diver down flag; diving prohibited within fifty feet of vessel whose occupant is fishing. (A) A person may not operate a vessel within fifty feet of another vessel when a diver is displaying a diver down flag (red with a diagonal white stripe) to mark the location of the diver. When the flag is being displayed in a water body too narrow to allow passage of another vessel other than within fifty feet, a vessel operator may proceed only past the displayed flag at a no-wake speed and allowing as much clearance between his vessel and the displayed flag as is safe and practical. (B) A person may not engage in diving activities within fifty feet of a vessel whose occupant is fishing. (C) A person does not violate this section if he fishes or displays a dive flag in an area before another person subsequently engages in diving activities or operates a vessel within fifty feet of a displayed dive flag. - See more at: http://statutes.laws.com/south-carolina/title-50/chapter-21#sthash.QMVq3lSG.dpuf