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codeman671 · 12-05-2005, 05:57 PM

How many here would settle for going with a 25mph night time speed limit and changing the daytime law to more of a safe and prudent speed depending on conditions? Any thoughts on this? I think it is a decent compromise.

While we are on the subject of compromise what about noise? Woodsy brought up topics in the past of switchable exhaust as have I. Many performance (and family) boats come with the option or can be retrofitted with a silencing exhaust. Why does the state outlaw these??? Its legal to run open (as long as you are under the decible limit) and it is legal to exhaust out the prop, why not be able to switch between depending on conditions? As long as both sides meet the decible limit who cares???

One last thought, why not have mandatory boat inspections? The automobiles have to go through it. I am no fan of giving money away to the state but it would be another avenue of revenue (put it to the schools instead of stuffing us on property taxes!) and another layer of protection for those on the water as well as something to help curb noise infractions.

There has to be some more to compromise on somewhere...

12-05-2005, 05:57 PM	#1
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,496 Thanks: 221 Thanked 812 Times in 488 Posts	Compromise??? How many here would settle for going with a 25mph night time speed limit and changing the daytime law to more of a safe and prudent speed depending on conditions? Any thoughts on this? I think it is a decent compromise. While we are on the subject of compromise what about noise? Woodsy brought up topics in the past of switchable exhaust as have I. Many performance (and family) boats come with the option or can be retrofitted with a silencing exhaust. Why does the state outlaw these??? Its legal to run open (as long as you are under the decible limit) and it is legal to exhaust out the prop, why not be able to switch between depending on conditions? As long as both sides meet the decible limit who cares??? One last thought, why not have mandatory boat inspections? The automobiles have to go through it. I am no fan of giving money away to the state but it would be another avenue of revenue (put it to the schools instead of stuffing us on property taxes!) and another layer of protection for those on the water as well as something to help curb noise infractions. There has to be some more to compromise on somewhere...