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Originally Posted by TMI Guy
The Jones Act is best known for the reason articulated by Descant in his post above. This part of the statute relating to goods transported between U.S. ports dates to 1920, and as I mentioned would have little (if any) meaningful impact on Lake Winnipesaukee. The section you quote here is part of a chapter pertaining to recreational vessels, and appears to have been added to the statute no earlier than 1983, perhaps as a result of the work done by the New Hampshire federal congressional delegation and state executive branch in response to the meddling by the Coast Guard, as pointed out in the NYT article.
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So what do you think? Does it apply to Winnipesaukee? I am genuinely curious.