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I grew up with boats but we boated on fresh water. I remember us taking the boat (can't remember what it was other than we normally used it on a lake) to go fishing in the ocean off the coast of Maine. I was not very old - maybe 10ish? Well, let me tell you that going on the ocean with that size boat did absolutely nothing good for my young stomach! We were out there for hours and all I did was retch over the side. My parents were not the type to return to shore for that as they figured my stomach would "get used to it" - wrong! I didn't go out on the ocean again until I was 18. That's when I found out what a difference it makes when you use a bigger boat! Now I love it but I still would not go out with a small boat.