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Can my 5 month old baby go on a boat ride on the ocean ?
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Yes: Be sure to have an appropriate sized life jacket. (by the way, i've been a camp doc over at camp seagull for years.) motion sickness in that age would be very unusual.
Answered 9/11/2013
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Yes: No reason why not as long as all safety precautions are followed including proper sized equipment.
Answered 9/11/2013
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